New Media » Travel http://jnarvey.com Essays and opinions on current affairs and politics. Published from Vancouver, Canada by new media writer Jonathon Narvey Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:07:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Another Day In Paradise http://jnarvey.com/2012/01/29/another-day-in-paradise/ http://jnarvey.com/2012/01/29/another-day-in-paradise/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:00:42 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=3134 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> In case you were wondering, the title of this blog post refers to my being back in Vancouver, paradise of the west coast. In contrast, Maui’s an absolute hellhole.

I kid, I kid. Vancouver truly is all that, but Hawaii’s certainly a pleasant place to spend a week. Here are some shots from my recent trip there.
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]]> http://jnarvey.com/2012/01/29/another-day-in-paradise/feed/ 0 Scenes from New York http://jnarvey.com/2011/11/07/scenes-from-new-york/ http://jnarvey.com/2011/11/07/scenes-from-new-york/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:57:47 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=3083
  • Traveling in New York City Some highlights of my vacation in New York City so...
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     I’ve actually been back from my vacation in New York City for a few weeks now. Between catching up on work, writing for The Propagandist, and playing a zombie apocalypse RPG, I’ve been busy. Too busy to write about my trip.

    Here are some images from Flickr I took while I was in America-land so you can get an idea of what I was up to. They’re in no particular order:
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    ]]>     http://jnarvey.com/2011/11/07/scenes-from-new-york/feed/ 0     Traveling in New York City http://jnarvey.com/2011/10/17/traveling-in-new-york-city/ http://jnarvey.com/2011/10/17/traveling-in-new-york-city/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:49:15 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=3081 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Some highlights of my vacation in New York City so far:

    1. Not getting deported immediately upon arrival at JFK. I thought I lost my passport and scrambled to find it for 5 minutes (It was in my backpack).
    2. A slice of pizza from the restaurant where Peter Parker worked as a delivery guy before pursuing a different career as a superhero.
    3. Eating octopus in the Greek neighborhood of Astoria in Queens.
    4. Walking over the Brooklyn Bridge.
    5. Pints of various Brooklyn beverages during happy hour. $3 a beer? Seriously.

    I’ll be meeting some fellow propagandists tomorrow, taking part in a writing meetup and checking out “Occupy Wall Street” (For those who know me well and are asking themselves, “what took you so long?”, all I can say is politics and headline news have been on the back burner for this trip). I’m looking forward to actually hanging out with some cool locals.

    If you’re a New York-based blogger, political pundit, social media nerd or related sort of creative type, please do feel free to get in touch while I’m here. Cheers.

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    ]]>     http://jnarvey.com/2011/10/17/traveling-in-new-york-city/feed/ 0     Images from the Holy Land http://jnarvey.com/2010/05/02/images-from-the-holy-land/ http://jnarvey.com/2010/05/02/images-from-the-holy-land/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 19:29:17 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2567 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Some images from my recent travels in Israel. More accounts from myself and other Canadian writers and bloggers will soon be available at Rediscovering Israel.
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    ]]>     http://jnarvey.com/2010/05/02/images-from-the-holy-land/feed/ 2     My Winnipeg http://jnarvey.com/2010/04/26/my-winnipeg/ http://jnarvey.com/2010/04/26/my-winnipeg/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:55:45 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2554 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I’m long overdue for a visit to my old hometown of Winnipeg. I was thinking about the place while compiling some video I took from a trip about a year ago. I think it’s a nice tribute.

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    ]]>     http://jnarvey.com/2010/04/26/my-winnipeg/feed/ 1     The Latest Zionist Organ Conspiracy Outrage http://jnarvey.com/2010/04/23/the-latest-zionist-organ-conspiracy-outrage/ http://jnarvey.com/2010/04/23/the-latest-zionist-organ-conspiracy-outrage/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:12:22 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2544 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Belatedly catching up on my travel writing from Israel, after first attending to my business writing that gets the bills paid. My next story at Rediscovering Israel deals with the Part of the Zionist Plot Where Israeli Doctors Save the Lives of Children From Around the World By Fixing Their Hearts:

    “Politics is outside this hospital,” says a doctor on the ward. “When children come here, they all receive the same treatment. Of course, there are parents who are bringing their child from some countries and cultures where this would seem complicated, but when a child is sick, everything else is secondary. They do what they have to do.”

    Almost all parents would agree, anyway. The doctor seems to lose focus and his smile drops for a moment as he recounts the tale of an Egyptian man who contacted the program’s branch office in London. “We were excited because this would be our first child from Egypt, but it turned out that the father who made the inquiries thought we were a British organization.” As soon as he found out it was an Israeli program, he reportedly told the consultant on the phone that he would rather that his child died than be treated by Israelis.

    That seems to be an exception to the rule, though. While Egypt and Jordan still have yet to participate in the program, this hospital has treated children from Iraq and other parts of the Arab world.

    One part of the ward is reserved for Palestinian children and their parents, which the medical staff have politically-incorrectly nicknamed the occupied territory. Two Palestinian mothers covered up except for their faces in traditional garb dote over their babies who are in recovery. The situation here contrasts sharply with the image that both Palestinians and human rights activists outside Israel keep in mind. “We hope to leave them convinced, or at least confused,” the doctor notes.

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    ]]>     http://jnarvey.com/2010/04/23/the-latest-zionist-organ-conspiracy-outrage/feed/ 0     Thoughts While Headed to the Holy Land http://jnarvey.com/2010/03/09/thoughts-while-headed-to-the-holy-land/ http://jnarvey.com/2010/03/09/thoughts-while-headed-to-the-holy-land/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:34:14 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2484 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I’ll be touring around Israel all week and plan to provide regular dispatches on my experiences and some mostly sober thoughts inspired by what I see. A few essays I whipped up on the flight from Toronto to Tel Aviv:

    From the Promised Land to the New World and Back Again

    I Am A Bacon-Flavored Kind of Kosher

    A Country Where You Can Not Get Away from Politics

    I’m dead tired and a bit flustered at not being on my home turf for what will be a game-changing event when it comes to Canada’s role in Afghanistan. Must retire for a bit.

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    ]]>     http://jnarvey.com/2010/03/09/thoughts-while-headed-to-the-holy-land/feed/ 1     Impressions of New York City http://jnarvey.com/2009/10/27/impressions-of-new-york-city/ http://jnarvey.com/2009/10/27/impressions-of-new-york-city/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:51:33 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2014 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Just got back from the Big Apple. Some impressions in photographs.

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    Wild.

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    Colorful.

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    Triumphant.

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    Connected.

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    Strident.

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    Tragic.

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    Resilient.

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    Cosmic.

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    Surprising.

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    Serene.

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    Inspiring.

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    ]]>     http://jnarvey.com/2009/10/27/impressions-of-new-york-city/feed/ 6     Back from Vacation http://jnarvey.com/2009/10/03/back-from-vacation/ http://jnarvey.com/2009/10/03/back-from-vacation/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:43:31 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=1923 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> It was a great trip. But I missed Vancouver.

    Scenes from Laguna Beach, California. That’s not smog. Hot day plus water makes lots of mist.
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