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Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:35 AM

A different perspective

IMG_8958 Originally uploaded by kirispupis This photo was taken about a week ago near Petra, Jordan. We hired a guide to take us around and show us Little Petra, which is a smaller version of the gigantic Petra that was recently named one of the new seven
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:05 AM

Travelling tips

The following is a collection of travel tips that have significantly improved our vacations since we started using them. Packing lists - Until a few years ago, it seems that I would always forget something whenever I went on vacation. Now what we do is
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Monday, September 10, 2007 10:04 AM

Back from Israel and Jordan

Yesterday we got back from a two week trip to Israel and Jordan. This was a particularly fascinating trip and there is so much to say but I will stick with my major impressions. - It is rather sad, but from a first hand look I think it will be a very
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Friday, August 31, 2007 7:47 AM

Ranking my vacations so far - part IV

This is the final part of ranking the best 24 vacations I have been on so far. #6 Thailand Thailand was the most recent vacation I have been on and is truly a beautiful country. We spent time in Phuket, Ko Samui, and Bangkok. The temples in Bangkok are
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007 7:13 AM

Ranking my vacations so far - part II

This continues my previous day's blog, covering the top 24 vacations I have been on. #18 The Oregon Coast and San Francisco This was the first vacation we took with Eitan, who was then only two months old. The Oregon Coast was beautiful and we also spent
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:22 AM

Ranking my vacations so far

For fun recently, and also for lack of anything I can say publicly about OCS, I decided to rank the vacations I have been on thus far. I counted 24 vacations that I considered memorable to list. I have been to other places, such as 47 states in the US,
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Monday, August 13, 2007 7:06 AM

Some funny conversations with my three and four year old

I thought for a good spirited Monday post I would post some of the funnier conversations we have had with our three (Nathan) and four (Eitan) year olds. Nelya : And when we go to Israel, we’re going to see the Dead Sea! Eitan: Are there fish in it? Nelya:
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007 10:05 AM

And the winner is...

After discussing this with my wife and coworkers who have been to several of the areas I mentioned yesterday, I have decided that the next vacation (after Israel/Jordan) will be Italy and Malta. The following were what made this the best choice in my
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Monday, August 06, 2007 10:32 AM

Figuring out vacations

As those who know me well are very familiar with, I tend to plan vacations quite far in advance. For instance, in a few weeks my wife, kids, and I will be travelling to Israel and Jordan. Our plans there are already taken care of and I have been spending
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:20 AM

Dreaming of the next vacation

Part of the frustration of writing this blog is the fact that I have several interesting topics to blog about - several of which I'm sure you're interested in (see the comments in my recent "questions about UCAS" post) but I cannot blog at all about these
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:34 AM

Two seconds in a life

I am going to digress from the MSS Beta for a day so I can add a long awaited post. One of the many things I find interesting about life is in retrospect it is not continuous. We do not remember every second of every hour of every day in our life. We
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:30 AM

Travelling with small children - part VI - the flight part II

Another question that one may have about travelling with small children on a plane is whether to use a car seat. As I mentioned in my last post, if your child is under one, you can use the basinet on the plane. If your child is between one and two, I
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Monday, September 12, 2005 5:13 AM

Travelling with small children - Part V - the flight

As you may imagine, travelling with one or more small children on an international flight takes some planning. The first question you may have is how many seats to book. The following are my suggestions based on taking an 11 month old to Italy and a 10
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Sunday, September 11, 2005 4:52 AM

Travelling with small children - part IV strollers

So now you've figured out where you want to go. It's time to look at a stroller for your little one(s). Since my son Eitan was born, we have owned three different double strollers and two different single strollers. The following are the pros and cons
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Saturday, September 10, 2005 4:31 AM

Travelling with small children - part III

In my last installment I discussed considering travelling abroad. I will now discuss what countries you should consider when travelling with small children. There are several prerequisites I have when choosing to travel abroad. 1) The country must be
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