yaron and hagit's Guestbook

4th September 2008

I love eastern Turkey.....good to see I'm not the only one.......

4th September 2008

Love from Argentina
I love your pictures and you seem to be a lovable family. Interesting place. I like those people in the streets, the cattle on the roads. Your little child is so cute. Love from Argentina.

From Blog: Kachkar Mountains

4th September 2008

anonymous
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sign
lol, the sign on the on the road says that there is a construction site and you should wear a helmet.

From Blog: Kachkar Mountains

27th August 2008

Sunni
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I traveled with my 6 month old on an extended 2 month trip around Australia, Samoa and Fiji. We also brought everything and of course ran out of diapers and formula. But the substitutes were fun to find and experiment with. We learned a lot about being flexible and patient and the warmth and joy our baby allowed us to share with complete strangers. Waitresses offered to watch him while we ate, or while we scuba-ed on the Barrier Reef. And we rarely used the crib we brought with us as there was always a fold up cot in the hotel or B&B. So your adventures will be rich and wonderful with little baby in tow. Relax and Enjoy your freedom now.

From Blog: Lost

27th August 2008

Ohados
"Travels with Myself"

young turks
hello young turks, the pix are great as always. dont let the mishap with the bag annoy you, it's part of travelling and you'll only remember it as part of the advanture years from now. hope u will find some hot gear and wont freeze in the kachkar ;) keep having fun and have a safe trip, ohad

From Blog: Lost

27th August 2008

Mine
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Beautiful Turkey places

From Blog: Lost

25th August 2008

ohados
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enjoy!
hey, u didnt say you're going! where to? have fun, the pix u sent r amazing, as always, u should turn to being pro, yaron. israel never looked so well b4... :)

From Blog: Baby makes Three

20th March 2008

elde
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The pictures are really beautiful =) Thanks for posting them up

From Blog: Kashgaria

18th November 2007

Bonny
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Great pictures!
Such great pictures, reminding me so much of my time in Burma, almpst ten years ago. And the text is great, too! How did you catch such great pictures of people? I don't usualy like to get too close, and am mostly too shy to ask them for a picture.

From Blog: Myanmar Days

11th March 2007

yaron and hagit
Baby makes six

discrimination vs assimilation
Chinese (Han Chinese that is ....) are sometimes very blind to the fact that they force their culture on the minorities. After the minorities accept the Han culture (either by force or by the Chinese giving them a big "bear-hug")they are not discriminated upon. However, after this assimilation, there is not need for racial discrimination. The minorities are changed forever. I guess the train symbolizes the Han cultural invasion in Tibet. It is obvious how Lhasa is very different culturally then the rest of Tibet. Lhasa looks and feel like any mid size Chinese city. it's too bad that in order to gain economic benefits the Tibetans are forced to loose their identity

From Blog: A crash course of Buddhism in Lhasa, Tibet

10th March 2007

Good Blog
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Waiting for your reply
These commnets are interesting. I am a Chinese living in Beijing. I never been to Tibet but a couple of my best friends in high school are from there and I always want to be there. The train to Tibet is good thing and bad thing for Tibatans. I think westerners have to understand Tibet in 50 years ago is still a slavery society. Landowner can buy and sell humans at that time. I hope Tibet can develop its own economy. Of course, the train rail is damaging the eniroment and the Tibetan society maybe loosing its orginial flavor, but I think at the end of the day, people have to admit building a train rail does benefit Tibet a lot. You can separate people one from another. It's the seperation causes hatride. This train will be a bridge between Tibetan and the rest of China. Also, China is a very diversed country. While white people sometimes discriminate black people, in China people don't think it that way. For example, I was bron as a Han people but many of my classmates are minorities. We get along well and really don't think ethincs is an issue.

From Blog: A crash course of Buddhism in Lhasa, Tibet

31st January 2007

Ohados
"Travels with Myself"

Oh Phi Phi ;-)
Great pix! just now there in PP and it's amazing indeed! Lily&Ohad

From Blog: Our Honeymoon

29th November 2006

Ohados
"Travels with Myself"

Amazing pix!
binders, these photos are amazing. it might lead us to burma as well, though not on our pre-planned route...

From Blog: Myanmar Days

10th November 2006

yigal raviv
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thanks
Hello Hagit and Yaron! I follwed your blog almost from the beginning and i enjojed very much, especialy from the pictures. I am waitting to your next trip!! THANK YOU YERY MUCH!!!!

From Blog: Suddenly it starts... Suddenly it ends

8th October 2006

Hagit Sidon
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Indeed excellent
And we enjoyed VERY much reading it and be a little part of it from the other side. I hope you will soon be back to evaluate the little-and-so-different everyday life and capture its joy and its unknown hidden suprises and exciting moments that there are during the life real journey. However, I think we should all be wishing for such experiences as you two had, although I'm sure each one of us have his own types of experiences no matter in what location or country he is travelling at the moment. Your blog was wonderful and well written!

From Blog: Suddenly it starts... Suddenly it ends

7th October 2006

Daniel
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Bravo!
excellent journey wonderful ending. cant wait for you guys to get back on the road!

From Blog: Suddenly it starts... Suddenly it ends

29th September 2006

Ryan
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Hey!
Awesome photos you guys! So nice to see bloggers that add lots of pictures! =) Enjoy the rest of your trip!

From Blog: Our Honeymoon

27th September 2006

eli
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amazing
Wonderful colors, beutiful sunsets.

From Blog: Our Honeymoon

27th September 2006

Hagit
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Beautiful blog. See you at home!

From Blog: Our Honeymoon

25th September 2006

Lee Kay
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On a different note...
I'm reading Thom Friedman's "The World is Flat", and he has a theory very similar to yours. He calls it "the Dell Method for Global Conflict Solving", in which no two countries who participate in a global supply chain of a large multinational corporation can wage war on each other. This is a development of the "Mc'Donalds system", that claims no two countries with a strong middle class (that can afford Mc'Donalds) will fight each other. Problem is, this only works on state-backed all-out war. It doesn't affect civil unrests (like the Thailand revolution) or small border skirmishes (like Cashmere, between India and Pakistan), or global terrorism (like Al-Qaeda). The first is a true battle of the have-not's against those who deprive them (which can be a good thing). The second doesn't have a large enough effect on political stability to prevent international investment (which can be a bad thing). The last simply has no deterrent- Al-Qaeda doesn't want to be a part of any global supply chain. They don't want them to exist (except its own). So in many cases (like Myanmar), you and Friedman have the same solution- enhance economic ties, build up a strong middle-class (and encourage transparency and contract-enforcement, which are essential to economic stability), and the rest will happen in and of itself. Question is, what do you do with the de-stablizing global factors. (sorry for the long rant)

From Blog: Myanmar Days

23rd September 2006

shalyn
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photos
you take absolutely wonderful photos, you definitely have a great eye for capturing the true colors and magic of a place. it takes me back to the time I spent in Thailand...

From Blog: colors of Siam (+ Shana Tova Video )

21st September 2006

Koz
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great couple indeed. You two give the whole israeli backpacker horde a much better image. Keep shining !

From Blog: colors of Siam (+ Shana Tova Video )

21st September 2006

Lee Kay
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Shana Tova
First of all- the dictionary. I laughed my lungs out. I'm going to send the link to as many people as I think will appreciate it, and that's quite a few. Lately I find that the language we use can have an enormous effect on the way we feel (and think), and this is a great example. Second- your Bangkok pictures brought back my short visit there almost five years ago, and the long trip to NZ that it was the finale of. It's sad to be reminded so strongly of the way it feels to be so close to the end of a great trip. I hope your island vacation will help you relax and forget the past and the future, and enjoy what's left of your experience as if it's all that ever was and all that ever will be. And may the coming year be at least 10dB better than the one just leaving- to everyone.

From Blog: colors of Siam (+ Shana Tova Video )

21st September 2006

Harriet
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Shana Tova
Cute video!! You seem like a nice couple. Have a great trip and Happy New Year!

From Blog: colors of Siam (+ Shana Tova Video )

17th September 2006

Cricket
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Loved Burma
Your photos brought back great memories of being in Burma a few years ago. The Burmese people need visitors to tell the outside world about their plight. Which you have with your comments and photos! We hiked into hilltribe villages in the north and took in protein powder and vitamins, medicin for the poor displaced rice farmers. And we brought in lots of clothes to be distributed to the orphanages, all under the radar of the govt. And we found the Synagogue too, not easy! Again, great photos!

From Blog: Myanmar Days

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