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Category: Culture

White Spaces: Combatting Racism with Subtle Awareness
Africa, Culture, Travel Advice

White Spaces: Combatting Racism with Subtle Awareness

December 28, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

Late December, Sea Point, Cape Town The walls and tables are painted a matte black, with the name of the cafe written in white. The […]

It’s. A. Trap! (Fair Doesn’t Always Mean Equal)
Africa, Culture, Travel Advice

It’s. A. Trap! (Fair Doesn’t Always Mean Equal)

October 30, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 6 mins read

Ourika Valley, near Marrakech, Morocco “Very good price. Very low. Better than free.” We’re standing outside the van on the road to Ourika Valley, a […]

Africa, Culture

6 Awesome-Sauce Pictures of Morocco (or, Why you Should Follow Me on Instagram)

October 18, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

  I haven’t been writing much the last couple weeks. I think sometimes, when it comes to writing about our experiences, there have to be periods […]

Africa, Culture

How to Pour Tea, It’s Out of our Hands, and Other Lessons from the Moroccan Coast

October 8, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

View of Taghazout from one of my favorite cafes. We watch the waves crash against the cliffs beneath our table, the spray catching the sunlight […]

Culture, Europe, Food

3 Macabre Stories that Capture the Essence of Napoli

September 6, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

Climbing hundreds of stairs for a good view, as per usual. Thursday, 1 September, Napoli, Italy The weather was a bit mercurial, and we took […]

Culture, Europe

La Notte della Taranta—or, Where I was on Saturday

August 29, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

A post shared by Toby Israel (@tobyintheworld) on Aug 29, 2016 at 5:32am PDT On the road to Melpignano Melpignano, Puglia, Italy; Saturday, 8:00 p.m. […]

Adventure, Culture, Europe, Nomadism

Pilgrimage Today—It’s Still Relevant

July 26, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Pilgrimage Museum, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain I placed the noise canceling headphones over my ears, and an ancient melody flowed straight to my soul. […]

Culture, Middle East

Pillowcases in the Desert, Rainbows in the Forest, and Hippies in the Holy Land: Another Perspective on Israel

May 11, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

Tzukim, Arava, Israel The whirring of the machine as I touch my foot to the pedal brings me back. To my grandmother’s home and her […]

Culture, Middle East

Okay, Let’s Talk about Israel

May 2, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 8 mins read

View from Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv “If the Arabs didn’t kill me, my wife would.” Bloody hell. Did he just say that? After the split […]

Coffee Culture, Slow Food, and Why Cape Town Has Both
Africa, Culture, Food, U.S.

Coffee Culture, Slow Food, and Why Cape Town Has Both

April 6, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

A side alley off Buitenkant Street, Gardens, City Center, Cape Town The first sip is bitter, sour, almost acrid, before my palette adjusts and the […]

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