travel thoughts - Toby Israel

Journeys All The Way Down

April 11, 2016May 22, 2020

Toby 3 mins read

Goes into the post office to mail home some books… 30 minutes and 90 stamps later ^^ Once, a great guru came to a small […]

Nomadism

Vagabonding vs Bonding: On Staying in Touch

March 31, 2016May 22, 2020

Toby 4 mins read

Reunited in Cape Town: Hiking Table Mountain Is it hard to form deep, enduring friendships when you’re always moving around? I get that question a […]

Africa

Minibus Freedom: On Risk and Reward

February 2, 2016May 22, 2020

Toby 4 mins read

Stand-Up Paddleboarding (well, kneel-up paddleboarding) in Smitswinkel Bay. “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t…” The sun beats down on my left […]

Nomadism

The Bittersweet Beauty of Goodbye

January 5, 2016May 22, 2020

Toby 3 mins read

If I sift through the shadowy pathways of my memory, I will touch a hundred moments of parting and a thousand words of farewell in […]

Adventure, Africa

Next Up, Cape Town: Meeting the Voice of Intuition

December 24, 2015May 22, 2020

Toby 3 mins read

Chapman’s Peak, near one of my possible next homes. The flights are booked. Philadelphia —> NYC —> Amsterdam —> Helsinki. Short pause. Helsinki —> London […]

Europe, Nomadism

Revisiting

November 3, 2015May 22, 2020

Toby 3 mins read

“Revisiting” Sicily I have rarely been one to visit the same place twice. I always used to squirm uncomfortably when new friends, by way of […]

Europe, Travel Advice

Strangers on a Train

October 26, 2015May 22, 2020

Toby 4 mins read

“We’re on our way to bible study,” says my friend. (He likes to make up stories, but let’s get real, who doesn’t?) It’s 10:00 pm, […]

Adventure, Nomadism, Travel Advice

Traveling Light: “Only What I Can Carry” Photo Project

October 19, 2015May 22, 2020

Toby 2 mins read

Saturday, October 3rd, 2015. Helsinki, Finland. [This is only an excerpt from a longer piece about this project written for elephant journal. For the full […]

Nomadism