Christmas time 2021, I'm reflecting on past travels, going back to the late '70's when I left the U.K. for foreign shores. I packed up my belongings into several suitcases in my bedsit in Ryde on the Isle of Wight. I was headed off to the Holy Land, to become a volunteer on a kibbutz in Israel. I had a return flight ticket, Heathrow to Tel-Aviv and about £70. I did join an online travel sight, back in 1999, called Virtualtourist, added hundreds of photos and travel tips, but that was sold off and vaporized a few years back, so I have been using Facebook for the last 13 years. I hope I can add to this first post, edit and continue this prologue.
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