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Yisroel Pensack: The New York Times Shows Uncanny Timing With Sunday Travel Story On Mountain Climbing In The Himalayas

"It was 4 a.m. in mid-November, and I was stretching in a lodge in Thorong Phedi, Nepal, at 14,500 feet, trying to pump warmth back into my body and get rid of a throbbing headache brought on by dehydration and … Continue reading

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He was on the roadtrip of a lifetime, chugging across the US at the wheel of an exquisite vintage Torino with a young, blonde, beautiful … workmate

Dave Gorman writes for the Times of London: The hotel receptionist stared at me with what seemed undue suspicion. “So … you want a room?” he asked, his tone of voice suggesting that he found the idea faintly absurd. “Yes,” … Continue reading

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Budapest’s Jewish Quarter

Nicholas Kush writes for the New York Times: KIRALY STREET in Budapest has staked claim to the title of hip new spot with its restaurants and fine boutiques, but there’s more to the city’s once-gritty District VII than this one … Continue reading

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Travel Deeper: London, Oxford

Tamar Fox writes for Jewcy: If you’re in London for a while and can spare a day just hanging out in Golder’s Green, that’s what you should do. Take the Northern Line to the Golders Green station, and just wander … Continue reading

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You are where you sleep, because where you sleep says to the world,

A good sentence from Taschen’s 2002 book "Cheap Hotels." From WorldHum: What are some of the things about a cheap room that make you, as you write in the book’s introduction, so “unexpectedly and inexplicably” happy? It happens when I … Continue reading

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