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I hate apologizing for being Israeli, but I do.

I hate apologizing for being Israeli, but I do.

My very Mexican accent gets smiles out of the paisas (Medelliners) I speak to, but when they ask me where I am from and I say “Israel” I…
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Pola Zen3 days ago
Colombia. Hostels. Conversations with Fellow Travelers.

Colombia. Hostels. Conversations with Fellow Travelers.

These are some of our encounters with less-than-friendly fellow travelers:Conversations with not-so-friendly fellow travelers. For every really nice person we meet, there is one of these: Ext. Taganga Hostel — Pool area. Day Two girls are speaking in a foreign language. They finish speaking. Avri — Hey, are you by any chance Danish? I thought I recognized the sound of it. Girl — Yes. Avri — That’s cool. My grandfather was Danish so I grew up listening to it.
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This scary thing happened today

This scary thing happened today

We were in the packed subway station waiting for the train when this happened:The doors opened and a lot of people came out before we could go in. Avri was behind me. I felt someone push me inside the crowded train (I thought it was Avri). Someone pushed Avri to the side so he couldn’t get in (he told me this later). I heard some guys laugh behind me. I turned to see one of them blocking the doors so that I was stuck inside and Avri outside. The doors started closing.
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Pola Zen5 days ago
Medellin, I think we should start over.

Medellin, I think we should start over.

A fellow traveler told me a couple of weeks ago that he had to leave Medellin because the temptation was too strong with cocaine being…
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Pola ZenApr 4
Slow down, Cartagena. It’s too hot to run.

Slow down, Cartagena. It’s too hot to run.

I wasn’t expecting to love Cartagena. On my first day here I was feeling a bit of nature-withdrawal. After only having been in small towns…
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Pola ZenMar 31
Spoil me rotten

Spoil me rotten

When I was 9 years old we moved from Dallas to Mexico City. My new school was tough — I didn’t speak the language, I didn’t understand how…
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Pola ZenMar 27
Sunset in Minca

Sunset in Minca

Minca’s trees are full of cicadas that make the loudest noise and, as I learned today, also pee on you. Well, they pee on trees to keep…
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Pola ZenMar 25
Colombian Coffee and Un-Fair Trade

Colombian Coffee and Un-Fair Trade

We visited a 120+ year old coffee plantation in Minca. A British company built the plant in the late 1800's and brought the hydraulic…
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Pola ZenMar 24
The best part of Tayrona Park

The best part of Tayrona Park

Was not the way there, the beach or the jungle…
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Pola ZenMar 24
Things growing up in a city does not prepare you for:

Things growing up in a city does not prepare you for:

The very important thing I learned from fellow travelers today
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Pola ZenMar 21
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