Tag: travel
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A week in France in November
I’ve known Livia for over three decades. The longest I’ve known any of my current adult friends. My Mom tells me stories about going shopping for her wedding, with Livia’s mom (her wedding godmother as well). We are second degre cousins. We share a great-great grandparent. My genealogist-by-nature mom would know. And we used to…
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Exploring nature on a whim
In college I longed to go explore beautiful Romania. But I can count on one hand how many times I did that. I love nature, I enjoy hiking, but I was in a pretty lazy crowd. Only three guys had cars, and the logistics of traveling were otherwise complicated. And the days, the weeks, the…
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“I have a spot for you”
I mentioned to a former leader of mine that I’m visiting California this winter.
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We saw Edelweiss on the high peaks of Lacu Rosu
The best excursions in nature happen without much planning.
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Budapest
We have had a pretty intense week. A lot of heavy stuff going on around us, which inevitably took a toll on us. But Saturday morning rolled in, we packed our car and drove for 6 hours to Budapest to spend the weekend in a shared-with-friends Airbnb apartment. …Two days away from familiar places can…
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Lacu Roșu
The mountains were calling. A very luring call. With promises of fresh air, silence, beautiful blue sky, tall dense evergreen forests, and a comforting reminder of how small we are.
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That first morning in Jaffa
In our very comfortable Airbnb apartment in the old town of TelAviv, Jaffa, while sipping freshly brewed yume coffee, we were talking about Christ, freedom and legalism. Can’t remember how we got to this. But Conrad read this text to Liviu and me. I am starting to love “the message” translation – it is mind-blowing…
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Adventure and Perspective
It was a long week. We were ready to return home. As the random orthodox priest traveling with his parish told Liviu on the plane ride back, we have seen a lot more of Israel than anyone without a proper plan and a tour guide. But we had our friend.
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Nazareth
The second part of our trip. When we travel we pack light, plan to explore everywhere on foot, we are flexible, adventurous and have no expectation. We have walked every day at least 10 miles. Traveling in this part of the world, we did not have the same lifetime thirst that you may have expected.…
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Israel #vivalet2016
A memorable experience. Starting with the arrival, to the vastness of rocky land, the Stoney walkways, the history, the spices and delicious foods… Our friend is a delightful host.