Category: Travel
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Simple Tips to Enjoy Kosher Zurich in a Day
Don and I traveled to Israel recently. On the way from Newark to Tel Aviv, we worked in a 14 hour layover in Zurich, Switzerland. Over the past many years, we have toured a number of cities in Europe this way. We have found that this is an excellent way to tour a city without…
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Inspirations from the Cramim Spa in Israel
I look for inspirations for recipes, flavor combinations, designs and plating ideas everywhere I can find them. At the end of our Pesach (Passover) holiday, I spent one day at the Cramim Spa (translation: Spa of Vineyards) in Kiryat Anavim, right outside of Jerusalem. It is a beautiful place set into the Judean hills surrounded by…
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“Love Your Neighbor as Yourself”: Inspiration from my return flight from Israel
I fly long-haul flights often enough to cringe when I contemplate the discomfort, dysfunctionality and sheer exhaustion of being in the air with so many other people in such close proximity. I shudder when I think of the passengers who are rude and inconsiderate and the all-too-often “I’m in it for myself” attitude of those…