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Currency Collection

Nathan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:11 +0000

A little trinket of my travels augmented by a couple friendly additions can be found on the inside cover my my work portfolio – by Il Bisonte of course, now mass market crap here (and by that I mean Gucci, Prada, Fendi, LV, etc…). Also in there are my tickets to Petra and the Prado. [...]

Kolkata, India

Nathan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:21 +0000

Josh took this photo of me waiting on the platform of the New Delhi Railway Station with all of our luggage as we learned that the train would be 5 hours late. I was warned this might happen and at this point in the vacation we were both more that used to things in [...]

Talmud Tidbit: Accidental Consummation of A Relationship

Nathan — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:28:33 +0000

It has been a while since I posted a Talmud tidbit. This is partly because I have been traveling and because work has been killing me. Not since a certain South African took over my company have I battled such usurpers. On top of all this, I am in the midst of Yevamot which is [...]

Jerusalem Arrival

Nathan — Sun, 06 May 2007 19:14:06 +0000

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Our first day in Jerusalem was spent roaming around the Old City and the western areas. We walked a long way from our hotel to the Israeli Museum, only to find out it was closed. Yeah closed. I simply forgot it was Sunday. DUH! Thankfully the guys were not too irritated with me. We [...]

Space & Radio Lab & Science

Nathan — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:26:21 +0000

Occasionally, I have been able to listen to Radio Lab on WNYC. Every time I do so, I am astonished. Not in a glib bored postmodernist way, but in the way where I find myself sitting on the couch listening, doing nothing but listening and imagining what they are describing. To give you an idea [...]

Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:32:36 +0000

Our deepest fears are like dragons guarding our deepest treasure – Rainier Maria Rilke

It seems strange to write a page like this on my blog as this whole entire thing is about my travels both physical and existential through life. I suppose I can try to give a brief overview of who [...]

Oh to have your observations validated!

Nathan — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:05:00 +0000

Again The Week pulls through! Quoting an article in the China Daily

“Some improvement has been seen among Chinese tourists traveling abroad, with less spitting and littering,” said Li Xi, a Chinese travel guide in Paris. “But what annoys the locals most is that Chinese tourists always speak loudly and make noises in public.”

Now, [...]

It is only a t-shirt, or is it?

Nathan — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:05:21 +0000

A known anti-war advocate was waiting to get on his flight at JFK wearing a t-shirt saying, in Arabic, “We will not be silent.” It shows the craziness, ignorance, and the great lengths our government is taking to make our skies safe. But, in fairness, it seems like the TSA just yawned at him, while [...]

Israel

Nathan — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:37:38 +0000

Cool notes about Israel:

People say Shabbat Shalom as a greeting on Fridays and Saturdays Jesus fish are all but non existent (thank G-d) Hotels have synagogues Drink the fresh juice, it is amazing, and everywhere For urban coffee lovers don’t miss Aroma, they are everywhere Guns are everywhere; a certain class of Russian seems [...]

Spain (incomplete move from old site)

Nathan — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 03:51:19 +0000

The Trip started Tuesday night with a trip to JFK. Nothing eventful happened at all. We boarded the flight and made our way to Spain via Iberia.

Wednesday 8th of September

The jet from JFK arrives late to Madrid Barajas and we miss the connection to Barcelona and we fear that we might miss our [...]

Mexico w/Idan

Nathan — Sun, 18 Apr 2004 04:04:14 +0000

Idan has been traveling through Mexico for over a month and was around the Cancun area. I looked online and found a good deal to go visit him for a 4 days weekend. In total the trip would cost about 300$. I figured staying in a resort would give him nice break from his backpacking [...]

A Return to Prague

Nathan — Sat, 14 Feb 2004 04:43:23 +0000

The trip was originally going to be Anthony, Roy, Dan and me, but circumstances dictated that only Dan and I would be able to go. The day of departure came and we had arranged to meet at 11 Madison Park for lunch, hop in the car to JFK, and be off for a great weekend [...]

Fall Trip Around Puerto Rico

Nathan — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 04:49:31 +0000

After a whirlwind tour of Italy and a few days at work, I took off for Puerto Rico early Friday morning.

When I arrived at the airport the lines were immense and I had no idea if I would make it on the jet in time. It left at around 4am for a 7am departure, [...]