tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post1348146570510839727..comments2023-04-27T09:34:49.538+02:00Comments on travelling, but not in love: Israeli days, part onetravelling, but not in lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-80741681476798226092008-04-25T23:54:00.000+02:002008-04-25T23:54:00.000+02:00Softy, I'd love to hear some of those tales...Softy, I'd love to hear some of those tales...travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-63847892180646294222008-04-25T00:19:00.000+02:002008-04-25T00:19:00.000+02:00My brother was on a kibbutz upon on the West Bank ...My brother was on a kibbutz upon on the West Bank in the mid-80's and he has plenty of stories to tell - unfortunately one involves being in jail!! Coincidentally my husband got a job there around the same time and we all moved out there for a year and lived in Bat Yam south of Tel Aviv - we have one or two tales too! :)softintheheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365562754859033869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-65919599036239262552008-04-20T15:18:00.000+02:002008-04-20T15:18:00.000+02:00Enda, you may well be right - but more is on the w...Enda, you may well be right - but more is on the way...<BR/><BR/>SM - you know, I think she put on a very brave face, but she's since told me how upset she really was. I was young, what did I know?<BR/><BR/>It turned out fairly ok...see part two. three, four...travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-61395521706992748342008-04-20T14:19:00.000+02:002008-04-20T14:19:00.000+02:00I know just how your Mum must have felt when you b...I know just how your Mum must have felt when you bogged off to the Kibbutz at such a tender age.<BR/><BR/>My son also bailed out when he was barely out of short trousers, have always wondered if it was something I said or if it was just his sense of adventure getting the better of him. Hope it was the latter!<BR/><BR/>Tell me it all worked out well, or I'll start worrying about you too.Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-81730328972982033102008-04-20T02:55:00.000+02:002008-04-20T02:55:00.000+02:00Good grief! You certainly do have an exciting past...Good grief! You certainly do have an exciting past, don't you!<BR/><BR/>I get the feeling it's what you're <I>not</I> saying that's even more interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-10614005777957503322008-04-19T20:25:00.000+02:002008-04-19T20:25:00.000+02:00Medbh, vodka hangovers are just nasty. And this w...Medbh, vodka hangovers are just nasty. And this was nasty vodka! <BR/><BR/>I can still remember how bad it tasted - no matter what we added it to, it all always tasted bad.travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-38501518968977385642008-04-19T19:36:00.000+02:002008-04-19T19:36:00.000+02:00Vodka hangovers are the worst.Excellent story, Tra...Vodka hangovers are the worst.<BR/>Excellent story, Travelling.<BR/>I look forward to parts 2 and 3.Megan McGurkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673489472490377198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-74734038143239208832008-04-19T17:31:00.000+02:002008-04-19T17:31:00.000+02:00Amy, likewise. Keep on coming back!VM, thanks - I...Amy, likewise. Keep on coming back!<BR/><BR/>VM, thanks - I'm not sure how much I'm enjoying writing this tale though...<BR/><BR/>Aims, as I write this part of my history I have you in mind. Your own personal tale has been so good to read and you often say how hard it is to write some things down. <BR/><BR/>This is the first time I'm finding that myself. This tale, as you'll find out, truly is the story of my growing up...travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-43703072796959648892008-04-19T16:33:00.000+02:002008-04-19T16:33:00.000+02:00I remember when you first commented on my blog - y...I remember when you first commented on my blog - you told me that you left home and when you returned you were a changed person.....I have always wondered about your journeys...<BR/><BR/>Your words got my attention back then and they certainly have once more - and always...aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-63665718727338583482008-04-19T16:05:00.000+02:002008-04-19T16:05:00.000+02:00man of many facets - enjoyingman of many facets - enjoyingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-41650545024732862622008-04-19T13:31:00.000+02:002008-04-19T13:31:00.000+02:00I love your blog! Fantastic adventures, great wri...I love your blog! Fantastic adventures, great writing. PS Thanks for your counsel re "les Ch'tis"...amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330763519601938989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-21109096164848153802008-04-19T11:11:00.000+02:002008-04-19T11:11:00.000+02:00I lived in two: one near Beit She'an but not near ...I lived in two: one near Beit She'an but not near the border, and the other on the Sea of Galilee. This was in 1987-8, and I wrote about it at length in 1989 but have never re-read the manuscript - that's one of the things I'm hoping to have time for over the summer.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929723020089651115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-82551089523984070002008-04-19T10:56:00.000+02:002008-04-19T10:56:00.000+02:00Hi Lola, where was your kibbutz? It's such a stra...Hi Lola, where was your kibbutz? It's such a strange little world they have, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>You know what? I've never been back. In fact, Israel is the only country that I vowed I would never to return to.<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking this tale is a three-parter - you have been warned....travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-88194407680205164092008-04-19T10:49:00.000+02:002008-04-19T10:49:00.000+02:00I'm very interested in this one - I did the kibbut...I'm very interested in this one - I did the kibbutz thing, very differently from you, and I've a two-inch manuscript sitting on the shelf that I wrote afterwards about the high jinks. Have you been back? Israel seems very different these days (I'm assuming that it's a while since you were 19). You will be telling the next part of the story, won't you?Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929723020089651115noreply@blogger.com