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Yossarain Lives!

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by yoyo.

Yossarian Lives!
It’s the first and last thing I wanted to say in this post.
Why? Because he does.
The first time I ran into Catch 22 was when I was still in high-school and a good fiend gave it to me in an old edition. After just a few pages about letters censorship I decided it was [...]

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Ala Kul Pass… Retrospective

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by yoyo.

Well, it took some time but I managed. thanks to my poor technical sills it took a long time, but still.
This was taken on the pass of Ala-Kul, in the Karakol trek (don’t remember- reminder). anyways, me and Nadav met a group of Polish travelers, who decided to go back down the mountain, because they [...]

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Sky Burial, Litang

Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by yoyo.

 Sky Burial is maybe the most eccentric Tibetan ceremony you’ll have a good chance to witness when travelling in Tibetan areas. having very little firewood, and very hard, usually frozen ground, the Tibetans had to find a good way to dispose of dead bodies. believing that vultures are holy animals, because they do not kill [...]

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East meets Further East

Posted on 25. Oct, 2009 by yoyo.

Or: Centrel Asia meets East Asia.
When travelling along the silk road from West to East you can’t overlook the growing influence of the East. I’ll explain. as West as Georgia you can eat Khinkali, which is a very strange form of Dumplings. when you cross over to Turkmenistan the music is Indian, and the movies Chinese. [...]

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I miss

Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by yoyo.

In Hebrew we have a verb, ‘Ga’agua’. it means to miss something, to long for something. for me it is to want something you once had. mostly a feeling you once experienced. and you want to feel it again.
Well, I miss my country.
I miss the green mountains of the Galilee, that make you want to [...]

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Create Your Experiences

Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by yoyo.

There is a Hebrew noun ‘Khavaya’. it means to experience something, but perhaps, in a more profound way than ‘experience’. for me, ‘Khavaya’, means to have a real reaction to something you experience. something that will stay with you long after the experience is over.
A ‘Khavaya’ could be your first snow, or desert flood. your [...]

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Identifying GuestHouse Dwellers

Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by yoyo.

Some GuestHouse dwellers are easily identified, some take observation. here are a few specimens, common throughout Central Asia and the Caucasus:
Never-Stops-Talkingopus: Usually the most dangerous of them all. some Talkingopus’ are known to camouflage themselves as innocent travellers, and even offer bits of information. but beware, this is only a bait! when the Talkopus gets [...]

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Shana Tova- Happy New Year- Kyrgyz Style

Posted on 15. Sep, 2009 by yoyo.

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Allaudin Pass. Midd trek thoughts

Posted on 03. Aug, 2009 by yoyo.

I am now sitting at the top of Allaudin Pass in the Fan mountains. it is not the highest, and not the lowest. a pass. it is the pass where I have some time to write.
People always say “I think my the clearest thoughts when I am in nature”, “I think my best thoughts at [...]

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Savor Your Dreams

Posted on 19. Jul, 2009 by yoyo.

Stop. Don’t just continue reading/ take a few moments to think about the last couple of days. Where you were, what you’ve seen, the people you met. Think now, read later.
Finished?
It’s so easy to loose yourself in the never-ending visa-where-to-sleep-what-to-do-where-to-go-HOW-MUCH?!-timetable-I-smell-SO-BAD!-I-need’a’shower world. Traveling is not a race, it’s your dreams coming true. Kick back, relax, [...]

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