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Fall Hike and Climb in the Maine Woods

Nathan — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:23:08 +0000

It was a last minute idea, hiking in Katahdin in October can be iffy. In the history of us doing these treks we have had every weather state from freezing snow to bright sunshine, but it is always worth a shot as the hikes are not too long, so even in the rain, it is [...]

Ferðast um Ísland

Nathan — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:36:25 +0000

A little bit of a change in plans, well change in life plans, really, led to Chris and me heading to Iceland for a few days last week. Here are a few of the best snapshots from the short trip. Iceland is simply amazing. There is no way else to describe it. The simple, empty, [...]

Healdsburg, Wine & Fun

Nathan — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:43:59 +0000

Josh and I went on a quick trip up to Wine Country and stayed at the Hotel Healdsburg and ate at the Dry Creek Kitchen. The hotel was incredible and he and I both thought it deserves all the praise of hype. So many hotels are all intent and not follow through. The meal at [...]

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 [...]

Agra, India

Nathan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:11:36 +0000

Nathan not really awake on the train. We got up early again to catch a train. This one was a two person sleeper with no food. As you can see it is pretty roomy. We had a nice wake up ride.

This is one of the corner towers of the Jahangiri Mahal in the [...]

Jaipur, India

Nathan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:52:36 +0000

If I recall this moment, I had been looking out the window at the people sleeping in the mud, the outdoor pit toilets, and the general state of how people live. I started to tear up at one point. It can be overwhelming how people live – the squalor and poverty.

I wanted a [...]

Delhi, India

Nathan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:05:57 +0000

Josh and I started out our tour of Delhi by getting a cab to The Red Fort where we wandered around and acclimated ourselves to Delhi.

A quick walk across the street landed us in the front of Jama Masjid one of the largest Mosques in Asia. The area the mosque was pretty filthy [...]

India Here I Come!

Nathan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:05:08 +0000

In about 36 hours I will leave for Bangalore, India. This will be my first trip to India and my first trip to Asia that isn’t the Middle East. I am very excited to be traveling to meet the folks that I work with each day at CTS, see some of Southern India, and then [...]

Crossing Into Syria?

Nathan — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:32:27 +0000

Check this out : the position on a photo I took in Israel last year in Google Earth. Zoom in pretty close and notice this road goes right into the Alpha Line of the UNDOF, then back. If you look very closely there are these immense rock piles along the road forcing an intense zig-zag. [...]

A Little Caribe Never Hurt

Nathan — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:00:42 +0000

Sitting in the room sipping rum and coke. Ah…La Isla De Encanto.

Back Home After Tel Aviv Whirlwind

Nathan — Sun, 13 May 2007 15:39:04 +0000

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Well, I am home. The last 12 hours in Tel Aviv were pretty amazing. We woke up after a night at TLV and found our way to lunch with Liana on Rothschild and then on to drinks and relaxing with Tomer @ Gavriel. Champagne and relaxing ends with a quick hail of a cab [...]

Run Don’t Walk…Forever TLV…Last Night B’Eretz

Nathan — Sun, 13 May 2007 11:31:16 +0000

There are a whole set of quotes that I have from an old schooler that I knew. One of them, ‘Run Don’t Walk’, was a serious favorite. It came to mind today as I listened to this new CD I got – and you will note this is the first time I have written about [...]

Lots of Nothing in Tel Aviv

Nathan — Sat, 12 May 2007 00:47:41 +0000

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We arrive back in Tel Aviv to do a hell of a lot of nothing. This the vacation part of the Vacation. After checking into the hotel, we go wander around the Camel Shuk, Sheinkin & and surrounding areas. This results in the purchase of a couple pairs of sneakers, some shirts, and various [...]

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 [...]

Beersheva…The Lives We’ve Led!

Nathan — Sun, 06 May 2007 13:00:00 +0000

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Our arrival in Beersheva, the capitol of the Negev, was greeted with lunch at a restaurant that featured such delicacies as spinal cord on a skewer and a miniature dissonance over the value of 7$ worth of food. After a cup of coffee and being regaled with the gossipy details of the personal lives [...]

ארץ ישראל השלמה

Nathan — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:13:08 +0000

Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. And I said: ‘Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah

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Israel ’07

Nathan — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:59:24 +0000

Here we go! There are all kinds of Israel tours but no one does it quite like we do…

Ramot in the Golan – 2 nights Manot in the upper Galil – 1 night Haifa – 1 night, thank you Bahá’u'lláh Dead Sea – 1 night (it is SOOOO boring there) Eilat – 4 nights [...]

The Gates

Nathan — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 02:52:06 +0000

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 [...]

Ducati People 2002

Nathan — Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:21:50 +0000

I thought it would be amusing to enter a contest that Ducati.com was running on their site. The basic idea was to send in a picture of yourself with your Ducati and one with out. I submitted the photos to the site and thought that it was the end of the deal. Imagine my surprise [...]

The Death of a Snowboarder

Nathan — Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:37:31 +0000

I started skiing when I was 5 or so, at a small place called Big Squaw Mountain near Greenville Maine. I am not sure if it is still there or not, or what its name – there was much ado-surrounding squaw being a derogatory term for woman and things in Maine were renamed – but [...]

Snowboarding in Austria

Nathan — Tue, 21 Mar 1995 03:28:02 +0000

The adventure begins – Friday 10 March

Before I left my room I pack very carefully: Clothes for a week, including fresh underwear and socks A daypack! Anders did not bring a daypack. He says that he underestimated the size of the mountain! All the bathroom stuff a man could ever desire. I did not [...]