Skip to content

Toby Israel

Be happy. Be Free. Vagabond.

  • Blog
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Central America
    • Europe
    • Nomadism
    • Poetry & Fiction
    • Travel Advice
    • U.S.
  • My Story
  • Consulting
  • Retreats
  • Get The Book
  • Contact Me

Category: Culture

Culture, Europe, Poetry & Fiction

Story Time!

April 16, 2013May 22, 2020 Toby 8 mins read

The fairy chimneys, as it turns out, were the name that the genius, or over-romantic imagination, of someone in Cappadocia’s tourism department assigned to the […]

Asia, Culture

Everything is Possible; Nothing is Free

March 3, 2013May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

The hub of my front tire was bent at a worrisome angle. The brakes screeched so loudly they forgot to perform their intended function.  The […]

Asia, Culture

Existential Apple Juice

November 30, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 7 mins read

A section from my soon-to-be-turned-in research paper. A little slice of life in Kagbeni and some more thoughts on authenticity.  Next post will be on […]

Asia, Culture, Food

I Drank Yak Blood

November 15, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

 I drank yak blood. Really. Yesterday, after eight years of not eating red meat. The flavor had a quality surprisingly similar to raw milk, a […]

Asia, Culture

Fair & Lovely

November 3, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 6 mins read

[Also published at www.yourvox.org]  When drugstores sell creams to lighten your skin, and your vagina, and women buy these things by the thousands, something is […]

Asia, Culture

When Cultural Sensitivity is Overrated and Mosquitoes Should Be Killed

September 13, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

“Never step over people or tables. Don’t put books on the floor. Never point your feet at someone.” While we sat on cushions around the […]

Posts navigation

1 2 3 4 5 6

Copyright © 2020 | All Rights Reserved. Mik by Shark Themes