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Tag: travel

Familiar Things
Africa, Nomadism

Familiar Things

December 5, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa I’ve been in Cape Town for less than a week now (after nearly a year away), but it seems […]

On Leaving
Nomadism

On Leaving

November 28, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

London, England. Late November. 12:30 p.m. My backpack leans against the wall. My second suitcase stands next to it. The kitchen is clean, lights off, […]

Nomadism, Travel Advice

How to Pack One Bag for Life (What’s in my Backpack)

November 15, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

It’s been two years that I’ve lived out of one bag. In two weeks I will take a second (small) suitcase with me to Cape […]

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 […]

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 […]

Africa

Taghazout, Morocco: 10 First Impressions in 10 lines

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

First impressions aren’t everything, but they are something. After nine days in the small town of Taghazout, Morocco, I’d like to offer a (first) glimpse […]

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. […]

Europe, Food

Olive Oil on Everything—A Gastronomic Diary of Italy

May 29, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

Sicily, 2013—where I first learned about putting olive oil on everything. Florence, Tuscany Gnocchi with fennel, mint and gorgonzola. A generous drizzle of olive oil […]

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