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Category: Europe

Europe

This Blog Post says, Thank You!

November 25, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Do you ever experience moments of sudden and unanticipated gratitude? I do—every day. Thanksgiving, for me, is a lovely excuse to eat good food with […]

Johnny Cash and Slow Travel
Adventure, Africa, Europe

Johnny Cash and Slow Travel

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

8:15 a.m. Self-Service Restaurant “Mediterraneo.” Grandi Navi Veloci ferry from Tangier to Barcelona. I look up from my breakfast—a somewhat sad assortment of boxed orange […]

Adventure, Europe

Zen & the Motorcycle Passenger

September 17, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Sorrento Coast,  Italy (Mom, you’ll want to skip this one.) The headlights of oncoming cars are a blur as we race down the center line […]

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, Europe

This Is Why We Walk—Maybe

August 15, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Ancient Practice in the Modern Landscape   Sixteen kilometers of open road. No turns. No twists. The trees are thick on either side, and I’m […]

Adventure, Europe, Nomadism

Did You Find What You Were Looking For? (Camino Reflections, Part 10000)

August 3, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

My last visit to London, in July of this year, I had dinner with a former classmate. We had taken “Intro to Buddhism” together. I […]

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. […]

Adventure, Europe, Nature, Nomadism

The Camino de Santiago in 100 words and 27 Untouched Pictures

July 17, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

When I set out for the San Sebastian (my starting point for the Camino del Norte) at the start of June, I decided not to […]

Europe, Nomadism

The Modern-Day Renunciate

July 11, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Sobrado de Monxes Cathedral, Galicia, Spain. He asked if there was water nearby. The two dogs, attached to his belt by lengths of thick rope, […]

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