This is the best of education and entertainment. Jim shares his extensive experience of cigars, fine drink, and his vast knowledge of history and politics.
Small Places returns to the Negev Desert for a visit to the Timna Valley, oldest known site of copper mining on the planet.
Music for this epsidode is “Silk Route” by Satya, courtesy of the PodSafe Music Network.
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So this is the promo for Dreams of a Sailor, my new e-book. The complete text is available as a podcast, and the e-book is available for download from the e-book retailer of your choice.
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Wait … what? Could it be? Yes! The World Traveler Jim Show returns – LIVE! Join me Sundays at 1700GMT on TalkShoe to listen live, and join in!
A review of the remarkable Ashton Aged Maduro Pyramid.
The recent seizure of the top online poker sites in the US.
An we begin a review of the formation of the modern state of Israel.
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The final days with with Charles in Israel. Charles and I riff on airport security, women, and Rosh Hashana. Then we visit Askelon and Jaffa before seeing Charles off at the airport.
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More Israel with Charles. We visit the Galilee and the Roman city of Scythopolis, before swimming (floating?) in the Dead Sea. We follow that up with a night of fun smoking cigars and dancing in Tel Aviv. The next day found us having lunch in Be’er Sheva and then pitching out into the deep desert for visits to Mitzpe Ramon and Nitzanna.
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Charles McFall (Big C, of the Bear Crawling Nation) joins me on a trek through Israel. We record his experiences and my thoughts on his first trip out of the US. In this episode we discuss Jerusalem, Haifa, Meggido, Zippori, Akko, and the history and religion behind it all.
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A review of two Cubans, and the final part of our look at Stalin’s Russia.
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CAO comes out with their own atlas, and we delve again into the darkness of Stalin’s Russia.
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The Via Dolorosa, or Way of Suffering, in Jerusalem is the path walked by Jesus from prison to the crucifixion. This is traditional 14th stations walked by pilgrims today, from the Lion’s Gate to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Special thanks to all my friends who helped out on this episode:
Charles & Erin McFall
Dwayne & Annette Boring
Tim & Nanette
Jen & Dave
Jeff & Kelley Schultz
Julie & Dale
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After an interminable and wholly unconscionable delay, World Traveler Jim joins the Bear Crawling Nation and returns for show #010!
The seasons of Rocky Patel;
Digging mountains with John Henry;
And the realty of life after the Revolution.
Now available on Podcast Alley! You are voting every month for all the BearCrawling Nation shows, right?
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