After the night’s rain, UB’s streets became a mess. No wonders Mongolians with means buy SUV’s, the most popular being Toyota’s Land Cruiser. The Internet café was suffocating, but at least they charged only 700 Tugrigs (~ 50 cents). After lunch we went for an orientation session in Ger-to-Ger travel company. They started as a [...]
Day 2 – Ulaanbaator Immersion
Day 2 We started the day by visiting the Gandan Khiid – the largest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, and the first one I ever visited. The monks were friendly, when not praying or talking on a mobile phone, they were gladly giving directions or posing for a photo. In one of the temples, while the [...]
Day 1 – Arriving in Ulaanbaator
Day 1 Most airports would look unimpressive after Seoul’s Incheon airport, and the small and minimalistic in comfort Genghis Khan airport is not an exception. In taxi on my way to the city I had an euphoric feeling that I gonna love this country. Even though the road from the airport to the city was appallingly bad [...]
Day 0 – Seoul Airport
Day 0 After a 10-hour flight from Tel-Aviv to Seoul, I arrived at the Incheon airport at 17:00 local time. Korean airlines were pleasant - they had cushions and blankets in the economy class, good meals and a perception of fast service – they brought meals in many quick rounds, every time bringing a little dish, [...]
Mongolia – 2 Days To Go
Sitting amidst half-filled luggage, with my desk covered with passport photocopies and ticket printouts, it’s two days till my departure to Mongolia, and the excitement starts to sneak in on me. The last couple of weeks were busy with preparations and goodbyes. Finding a flight to Ulaan-Baator in July turned out to be an non-trivial task, [...]
Riding The Waves Of Uncertainty
Fulfilled living requires us to learn to live with uncertainty. This idea has preoccupied me for the last several months. And while I still struggle to grasp its full meaning, my life has been giving me enough opportunities lately to do so. We start our lives with a crucial need for certainty. As infants we [...]
The Charity Dilemma
A couple of years ago I went to visit my mother in a hospital. Just as I parked my car, a young guy approached to me with a bouquet of wild flowers. He told me that he lives alone with his grandmother, and that he doesn’t have any money to buy food. He offered me [...]
The Russian Myth of the Strong Hand
In a recent program on a Russian TV station, high-school teenagers were asked whether they think that a totalitarian regime is good or bad. Two boys spoke their mind. They said that “it is mostly good, because it brings order and structure into society, and enables progress. If people are not ruled, are not forced [...]
On The Humanness Of Criminals
Last Saturday me and a bunch of friends went hiking. We were met by a hot weather, small current of water, slippery rocks and lots of arid vegetation – in other words, typical Israeli landscape. After a five hour walk, and a short trip by a car, hungry and tired we arrived at a beer [...]
A Perfect Death: Exploring Our Exit Strategy
Semyon, a close relative of my family has passed away about a month ago. There was nothing surprising about it – the man has suffered from a terminal lung cancer for over an year. But when I heard the news, I still couldn’t help but feel a sense of shock. Man’s death can never leave [...]
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Day 3 – Swimming through UB streets
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Day 2 – Ulaanbaator Immersion
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Day 1 – Arriving in Ulaanbaator
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Day 0 – Seoul Airport
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Mongolia – 2 Days To Go
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Riding The Waves Of Uncertainty
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The Transforming Power of Struggle
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The Spiral of Personal Beliefs
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Book Giveaway Contest: Delivering Happiness
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The Charity Dilemma
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Wherever I Go, There I Am
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A Perfect Death: Exploring Our Exit Strategy
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