http:Bicycle Trip of 3 Israeli Soldiers
“6 o’clock guys, wake up! I made some porridge. We gotta move fast if we wanna make it till sunset.”
That was one of many early mornings of which we – Mor, Dor and I, have traveled the most expensive region of Europe for almost nothing, if you disregard the flight cost. We were vibrant, excited and adventurous – traits suitable for young men, boosted by the liberating freedom that accompany the final release from a long 3-years mandatory Israeli army service.
It was 2010, somewhere between Stockholm to Karlskrona in Sweden. It’s funny to think that just a week earlier we were all practicing sales pitch techniques, trying to make some money knocking on doors and selling Chinese-made oil paintings. The crew was solidified (thank you, Israeli culture), the scenery was just stunning, and these two ingredients blended together produced a spontaneous yet powerful getaway.
The Getaway: Who Let The Israelis Out?
“We’re doing this. We’re fu**in’ doing this.”
We sat around the table in our shared apartment in Stockholm, preparing our big day of quitting the god-damn oil paintings and venturing out into the wilderness of the Swedish forests. Quite ironic it is, considering the fact that I let them all watch ‘Into The Wild’ just a few nights earlier. Alas! with the door-knocking, the beauty of nature was too mesmerizing to resist.
We were all throwing in ideas, opinions and helpful comments, and eventually reached the final plan. We’re going to get a few pairs of bicycles, and just head south, with the very clear intention of reaching Greece and taking a boat (with the bicycles, of course) all the way back to Israel. http://regevelya.com/travel-europe-cheap/Daydreams of the Israeli media cheerfully waiting for us at the end occurred but there was no time to think about it. We had to move. Money was scarce.
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That was one of many early mornings of which we – Mor, Dor and I, have traveled the most expensive region of Europe for almost nothing, if you disregard the flight cost. We were vibrant, excited and adventurous – traits suitable for young men, boosted by the liberating freedom that accompany the final release from a long 3-years mandatory Israeli army service.
It was 2010, somewhere between Stockholm to Karlskrona in Sweden. It’s funny to think that just a week earlier we were all practicing sales pitch techniques, trying to make some money knocking on doors and selling Chinese-made oil paintings. The crew was solidified (thank you, Israeli culture), the scenery was just stunning, and these two ingredients blended together produced a spontaneous yet powerful getaway.
The Getaway: Who Let The Israelis Out?
“We’re doing this. We’re fu**in’ doing this.”
We sat around the table in our shared apartment in Stockholm, preparing our big day of quitting the god-damn oil paintings and venturing out into the wilderness of the Swedish forests. Quite ironic it is, considering the fact that I let them all watch ‘Into The Wild’ just a few nights earlier. Alas! with the door-knocking, the beauty of nature was too mesmerizing to resist.
We were all throwing in ideas, opinions and helpful comments, and eventually reached the final plan. We’re going to get a few pairs of bicycles, and just head south, with the very clear intention of reaching Greece and taking a boat (with the bicycles, of course) all the way back to Israel. http://regevelya.com/travel-europe-cheap/Daydreams of the Israeli media cheerfully waiting for us at the end occurred but there was no time to think about it. We had to move. Money was scarce.
Sunset in Sweden, somewhere by a lake we stopped to sleep by
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