Living Under Siege: A Writer’s Return to the Land of Israel
Robert J. Brodey In the shadow of Damascus Gate, a group of Israeli soldiers stop a Palestinian man for questioning. The Arab Quarter of old Jerusalem,…
Finding Solace in Israel’s Negev Desert
[Author’s note February, 2011: This article was written in 1998 at the beginning of my journalistic endeavours. Some information has been updated]. Finding a peaceful retreat…
Taking New Zealand’s Back Roads – Photo Essay
Story and Photos By Robert J. Brodey Along the isolated southern coast of New Zealand, the wind sweeps up off Antarctica, bringing with it the kind…
The Flying Fox – New Zealand’s Riverside Eden
Going Off-Road in Rustic Style By Robert J. Brodey High above the broad banks of the Whanganui River on New Zealand’s North Island, rests a bohemian…
Welcome to Cathar Country
A Family Trip Tackles the Medieval Fortresses of Southern France By Robert Brodey Peyrepertuse, France — Beneath the dome of the deep blue sky, the fortress…
Being Salvador Dalí – A visit to Spain’s Catalonia region reveals the surrealist’s inspiration
By Robert Brodey Cadaqués, Spain – It’s as if this dry twisted landscape was a product of Salvador Dalí’s imagination. But perhaps it was the landscape…
Strange Pilgrimages. A road trip to Argentina’s San Juan Province
By Robert J. Brodey In search of some of the oldest bones in the world, I head north on highway 40, moving from Mendoza’s famed vineyards…
Reinventing the Feast. Dining In with Chef Teo
By Robert J. Brodey For two years now, I’ve been following Chef Teo’s feasts across continents. And for good reason. He’s like an alchemist in the…
Almost Barefoot in Bolivia
By Robert Brodey Uyuni, Bolivia — They are laughing at me. Or should I say, at my feet. The women look down, elbow each other, and…
Veggie Tales in Buenos Aires
By Robert J. Brodey I know it’s not nice, but I sometimes make fun of vegetarians. In fact, in meat-crazed Buenos Aires, I make jokes at…
Remembering Las Madres. Why Argentina’s Mothers of the Disappeared Won’t Let Us Forget
By Robert J. Brodey Under a bridge in Buenos Aires’ oldest barrio, San Telmo, the memorial is fenced off like an invitation to forget. The constant…
Travelling with Purpose: Finding Meaning on the Road in Bolivia
By Robert Brodey La Paz, Bolivia — After the Spanish “discovered” a mountain of silver in Potosí, Bolivia, in 1545, the precious metal was mined by…