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Driving South, it’s Tuesday Avdat, ‘Station no. 62’ of the Spice Route Thoughts about the past From far West through here, on camels, months, to Gaza, the port, then to Europe Today you could take a plane from West to East and back but it’s even easier to go down the street to the supermarket Continue reading

We drive from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea The lowest point on Earth. – 420m. It’s warm, it’s Monday We’re four, and three of us sing. That’s 75%. Not all that bad. Floating in the saltiest water Covering ourselves in slimy mud The mountains in the background. And the foreground. Saltwater in the eyes –  Continue reading

A good night’s sleep Pancakesbreakfast with real latte macchiato Then out in the sun Under the wind A bus into town A steep walk up the Mount of Olives Many hats A funeral Stones on tombs Real estate Amazing views over the old city Inspiring thoughts of how it must have been A long long Continue reading

It’s like, well. Being in Egypt, I guess. We eat fries that come an hour after we ordered them We swim in the sea, today the current is different from yesterday, we cross some plastic waste The mountains are still there, they look a bit different than yesterday but their position is still the same Continue reading

I woke up with the mountains in my back and the sea in the front Flipflops and sunglasses, I feel timeless It’s easy to forget what season it is, which month, you even don’t know that when you crossed the border, the time zone moved with your steps West When your life is momentarily unstructured, Continue reading

Your thoughts sound different when thought while driving through the night They seem to travel longer distances, but it’s hard to tell how far they go because of the dark that surrounds them. The lights in the distance could be anything, in this case, they’re another country, maybe two. You don’t understand the language they’re Continue reading

Slept. Woke up. Thought. Got out of the house. Walked to the old city. It’s a holiday. I didn’t know. So there’s no walking tour. Or maybe yes. ‘Come back and we see.’ I already know what that means but you also never know. In life. And in Jerusalem. So I go to the Church Continue reading

A short night and a very expensive breakfast at the American Colony Hotel later, here I am back in Tel Aviv Seeing friends with years in between is always a pleasure Especially if it’s many This time it’s 2002, 2005, 2011 A stroll A fresh juice Another stroll A frozen yogurt New red shoes A Continue reading

Today: further North. Akko. Beautiful little place A market Scarfs and lemonade with mint Dresses and pomegranate juice A lot of information Politictalks Religiontalks Historytalks Foodtalks Under the hot sun, some wind About fish and no restaurant on the beach Haifa in the near distance On the way back: a stop in a Russian supermarket/night Continue reading

A fun trip North – Nazareth A big roof top terrace Sun Views Ups and downs A 500 that doesn’t like driving uphill Fancy but useless A really really good dinner Lots of stuff Falafelfreefriday HALAS Knaffi, yummyumm An evening spent with a huge atlas Sage tea Photos Stories Chopin Jazz Continue reading