Tajikistan , a former USSR country, lies in central Asia bordered by Uzbekistan, Kyrkizstan, Afganistan, and China. It's capital, Dushan...

A former co-worker of mine, Avi, was a sad case of psoriasis(psoriasis - a chronic disease which manifests itself through thick scales and ...

My hometown had several neighborhoods whose name started with the word Neve (oasis). The oldest and most famous was Neve Magen - The Shield ...

Every now and then I make plans to join a cruise, but nothing comes out of these plans as I am afraid of seasickness, 'mal de mer',...

It was because of a bad neighbour that I came to believe there might be some grain of truth in the saying: " you can take a man out of ...

Someone has recently emailed me a little something with a sort of surprise ending. Here it is: " Two women talking in heaven " 1s...

graffity seen in Prypiat She looks like a shadow, moves like a shadow; it's only when you place your head into her hands and she gently ...

The other day I went to do some shopping at the Azrieli Center shopping mall in Tel Aviv. The large mall is located in the circular tower , ...

At the beginning of a New Year , along with the new plans and hopes, I tend to go back in time to review small and big happenings in my pas...

Groundbreaking - Left to Right : Joe Forbes One of my great-grandmother's grandsons, Joseph Goldfarb Forbes (Joe Forbes for short) was m...

Memorial I had in my right pocket a slip of paper with the name and address of a nice german woman from Dachau whom I had met on a tour in...

I'm following a blog of a geography teacher (Viorel Irascu at plecatdeacasa.blogspot.com); one of his lasts posts focused on the lake of...

1 . 'Sharapova is in town' - reported the local media on February last year. The russian born , blonde tennis player Maria Sharapova...

lucky bamboo The world is insecure, full of conflicts and negativity; so people are looking for security, warmth and harmony inside their h...

My computer has been giving me a hard time lately. It is six years old, and completely exhausted . I'm proud that during these years it ...