Tag: travel
member name: Carl Rosendorf
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February 13, 2007 11:32 PM EST --
Today as I was traveling from Boston to New York City via Amtrak I realized how important a role that Amtrak plays in our transportation system. For many years I have regularly traveled between these two . . .
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January 15, 2006 09:44 AM EST --
2005 was a year of adventure for me. My travels took me to Italy, France, Monaco, Greek Islands, Jordan and Israel. In the US, I traveled extensively from Cape Cod to Santa Monica. Of all my many fascinating . . .
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November 29, 2005 01:34 PM EST --
After posting my last article about my "near death" experience in the MidTown Tunnel, people asked me about other "danger" moments in my life. There were three others. Two of which . . .
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January 04, 2008 03:10 AM EST --
Thursday, January 3rd:
I took a taxi over to the old city of Jaffa. I have been there before, but enjoy the contrast to the balance of Tel Aviv and the views of Tel Aviv from the Jaffa hills are . . .
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November 26, 2005 06:21 PM EST --
Today as I was watching the new Harry Potter movie – somewhat bored – my mind began to wander. As Harry was about to be eaten by a dragon, I thought about the times of my life that I felt . . .
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February 17, 2006 08:45 AM EST --
Many people call Buenos Aires the "Paris" of South America. Since it's the first city I've visited in South America I can't attest to that fact, but I can tell you that Buenos Aires . . .
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September 27, 2005 02:15 AM EDT --
Monday, September 26th: I arrived in Haifa around noon. It was an easy drive from Tel Aviv of about 90 minutes north. My hotel is the Dan Carmel, on the top of Mt. Carmel overlooking the bay.
Haifa is . . .
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September 29, 2005 01:08 AM EDT --
Wednesday, September28th: My guide, Karl Walter, picked me up at my hotel in Haifa for our three days of touring norhtern Israel. We traveled north from Haifa along the coast.
Our first stop on our tour . . .
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February 27, 2006 03:20 PM EST --
Saturday, February 25th: Rarely does one experience nature's beauty as is found in Parati. In fact, Amerigo Vespucci said, "Oh! God, if there was a paradise on earth, it wouldn't be very far . . .
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September 20, 2005 12:24 AM EDT --
Monday, September 19th: I almost did not get to the Promised Land today. I arrived at the Eilat Airport early for my flight. As I was going through my security screening (this happens before you check-in . . .
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February 18, 2008 11:01 AM EST --
Sunday, February 17th:
Today was a magical day with Tom and I visiting Jerusalem. During all my previous visits to Jerusalem I was alone, and it was very special to experience the holy and majestic . . .
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March 01, 2006 07:32 PM EST --
Rio is a city like no other. Its natural beauty transcends the culture. And, for Carnival, the city is magical.
We arrived in Rio on Sunday, February 26th. I woke early so I could stand on the . . .
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January 22, 2008 02:20 AM EST --
Monday, January 21st.
After working out, I thought I'd go for a short walk. That walk lasted five hours and covered parts of Tel Aviv that I had not discovered before.
I began by walking . . .
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September 17, 2005 05:28 AM EDT --
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January 15, 2008 01:35 AM EST --
Monday, January 14th:
Today I woke up early (well, 8:30AM) and dedicated the day to sightseeing. There have been two museums that have been on my to do list for quite a while and this is the day that . . .
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September 25, 2005 11:42 AM EDT --
Saturday, September 24th: I visited the ancient town of Jaffa; a city with a history that dates back thousands of years. In fact, during my tour I visited the remains of a fort that is 3,300 years old. . . .
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September 26, 2005 04:39 AM EDT --
Sunday, September 25th: Today was a day for sightseeing. My first stop was the Diaspora Museum at Tel Aviv University(See pic of the University below).
The Diaspora Museum chronicles the story of the . . .
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September 30, 2005 12:33 PM EDT --
Thursday, September 29th: Every day I wake up and wonder whether this country can be anymore incredible than I already believe that it is. And, then I have another phenomenal day.
My tour guide Karl and . . .
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October 02, 2005 05:15 PM EDT --
After five days of being on the road, I decided to take it easy. I spent the early part of the day relaxing on the beach, working out and enjoying Tel Aviv.
Later in the afternoon and evening I was with . . .
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October 03, 2005 06:14 AM EDT --
Sunday, October 2nd: I finally took one of the trips that I had been really looking forward to and had purposely saved for the end of my stay. I traveled south of Jerusalem to The Dead Sea and Masada. . . .
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