Ecuador: Our summer home on the ocean in Salinas
This summer we did something different.
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Articles written by: Barbara Moser
Reviews & Previews
Book review: The Book of Faith, Elaine Kalman Naves
Elaine Kalman Naves’ novel is an exposition of a certain Jewish community, the Reconstructionists, a branch of Judaism that takes a less traveled path to Judaism.
Travel
Galapagos Islands: An adventure of two lifetimes
We had always wanted to visit the Galapagos Islands, but felt a trip to this isolated archipelago in the Pacific Ocean was just too expensive — it was a destination for the rich. When we decided to spend our two-month long summer vacation in one spot this year, Salinas, Ecuador, the […]
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Restaurant review: Café Falafel
I miss Israel. So when I found Café Falafel, I was delighted.
Travel
Travel: Rivers and valleys of colour in Riobamba, Ecuador
Riobamba — the name itself suggests exotic, rhythmic dancing. For us, it was a place to cool down from the steamy coast of Ecuador, and our three beach towns: Salinas, Montañita, and Puerto Lopez. Getting there by bus was arduous!
Reviews & Previews
Centaur Theatre review: Triplex Nervosa
The soft lyrics crooning behind the opening scene of Triplex Nervosa tell us the characters we are about to meet are “looking for shelter from the storm.”
Travel
Bathing body and soul in Baños
For the first time on our many and varied travels, I was crying because I didn’t want to leave.
Travel
Travel: What’s in store for the children of Cuba?
Now that Cuba and the United States are engaged in talks aimed at normalizing relations, what changes are in store for the socialist experience there? In particular, how will possible changes affect Cuba’s children?
Travel
Romance in Bruges and mussels in Brussels
This summer we explored Belgium and once again fell in love with Jacques Brel.
Columnists
First Person: Do unto others
Even if I were to take the story in Genesis literally, it is not Adam who sinned but Eve who ate the forbidden apple. At least give her credit for thirsting for knowledge.
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