israel
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Panoramas from Israel
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This summer I spent a few days visiting Israel as part of my University of Denver MBA program. A few panoramas and a video clip.
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Staffing an Adventure Trek with Israel Outdoors – Round 2
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Recently I had the opportunity to staff a cultural tour and adventure trek with Birthright/Taglit tour operator Israel Outdoors (Part of Authentic Israel) – their popular “Israel Quest” itinerary. This was my second time working with Israel Outdoors, and they’ve been consistently great to work with – fantastic trips, fantastic staffers, and fantastic participants! Here’s…
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Trekking Across Israel as Staff for Israel Outdoors
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Over the past two weeks, I had the opportunity to work as a staff guide for Israel Outdoors during the Israel By Bike cultural trek, part of Taglit Birthright Israel. Years ago, I actually participated as a guest in this exact same trip, and it was an exciting honor to now have the opportunity to lead it.…
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Next Week I’ll Be Guiding An Adventure Across Israel
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Coming up starting on May 19th, 2014 I’ll be guiding a ten day adventure across Israel with Birthright Israel and Israel Outdoors. During the trip, I’ll be working with two other expert staff members – Allison Bell and Asher Drimmer, traveling with a group of 40 guests. Years ago, I actually participated as a guest…
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Israel Day Five – Tel Aviv and NYC
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Today was the last day of the trip – and an extremely long one. We woke up around 11, and Steph, Wills and I hung out around the apartment for a while, going through photos, making breakfast, and packing up. After that Steph and I walked through some parks to the Sherut to TelAviv, which…
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Israel Day Four – Military Buildup
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Today was spent mostly walking around Jerusalem and getting to know the city better. Wills, Steph and I woke up mid morning, and Steph ran off to meetings for most of the day. I packed up my daypack, and set out walking across the city. After visiting a friend at a coffee shop, I went…
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Israel Day Two – Austrian Hospice
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Quick post for today. We woke up late, and Stephband I had a traditionl Israeli breakfast at a local diner. After that we did a quick lap around the old city, in the Jaffa gate, past my old home the Petra hostel, by the western wall, and finally up through the arab quarter to the…
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Israel Day One – Protests In Tel Aviv
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Today was my first full day in Israel for this trip. Steph had meetings to go to for most of the morning, so I walked with her across Jerusalem to drop her off at her office, then went up Jaffa Road to hang out in a coffee shop for a while and catch up. After…
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East Jerusalem To West Bank
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Arab minibusses in Palestinian controlled East Jerusalem loading up to travel to the West Bank.
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Anti-War Protesters In Tel Aviv
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Anti-War Protesters In Tel Aviv Originally uploaded by jamfan2 Protesters in Tel Aviv, Israel — Sent via mobile. —
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War Protest In Jerusalem
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War Protest In Jerusalem Originally uploaded by jamfan2 Protesters with signs at Ben Yehuda street in Jerusalem, Israel. Holding signs asking to stop the war and free Gaza.
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Arabic Graffiti – Jerusalem
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Arabic Graffiti – Jerusalem Originally uploaded by jamfan2 Arabic graffiti near the Damascus gate in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel. Israeli IDF soldier passing by.
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Turkey Day Ten – Istanbul to Tel Aviv
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Today was another big air travel day. We woke up early at Kirk’s house, and met up with friend Wills for a quick breakfast at home. Our one last stop before departure was the large Istanbul Bazaar, where we bought some interesting little trinkets – my only souvenir purchases of the trip! One more last…
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Discovering Israel with Birthright
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In December 2006, I traveled to Israel with Israel Outdoors on a Birthright-sponsored trip. A few pics from my journey: