Tag: travel writing

  • A Know-Nothing In Palestine

    A Know-Nothing In Palestine

    Last weekend I visited Palestinian West Bank for the first time. I have been writing a few travel pieces and reading a lot of them since I moved to Israel. If there is one common theme that typically leads to criticism of these pieces, it’s that an outsider who does not identify with the place is inherently…

  • A Night in Glasgow

    A Night in Glasgow

    “The well off… it’s the kids, that are to pity. They are born with arms filled with marbles, you see, and each one, to them, means so much. Because they have so many and figure that is what makes them happy, you see… And poor buggers, because it is impossible to suffer living without losing…