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ROAD WARRIOR (noun): a person who travels frequently as part of their job and does much work while travelling.
[Oxford English Dictionary]

Middle East

Lea’s Notebook, and a Brief Farewell to 2018

In the blink of an eye, another year has gone by, marking my seventh full year of writing this blog. […]

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North America

Why I am Really, Really Worried.

  I promised in my second to last blog of 2016 to get back to writing fluffy travel pieces this […]

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A Story of a Humble Banana

This week I will be lighting a Yahrzeit candle for my grandmother, Lea Leibowitz (a Jewish memorial candle lit to […]

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Europe

Notes from Lithuania (Part II of III) – Lea’s Legacy

My maternal grandmother’s name was Lea Leibowitz. She was born Lea Charif, in Lithuania, on 5 July 1914, although her […]

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Europe

Notes from Lithuania (Part I of III) – Vilnius and the Paneriai Forest: How Cold is Cold?

I recently decided to visit Lithuania (see my previous post Milk Boys and Jewish Tartans). It was a spur of […]

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Europe

You say Oświȩcim, I say Auschwitz

I work for an international oil and gas company. What we do is drill deep holes in the ground, and […]

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