Noelle Talmon

Noelle Talmon is a freelance writer with a passion for martial arts, vintage cars and motorcycles. She co-owns Moonlit Path Martial Arts on the Connecticut shoreline and has been running a successful Tang Soo Do program at an inner-city charter school since 2005. When not writing or teaching self-defense, she loves traveling to Iceland and other faraway places, tinkering with her 1976 Porsche 911S, and hopping on her Harley Davidson for an impromptu adventure.

Articles by Noelle Talmon

• Estimating the value of a Porsche from one of the ‘maligned’ generations

  ​I am occasionally asked how much my 1976 Porsche 911S is worth. I have a hard time answering for a…

  Monday, April 02, 2018

• Would you park your Porsche in the living room?

  I only just heard about the Porsche Design Tower in Miami. Since I'm not a millionaire, the brand-new,…

  Monday, March 05, 2018

• Bomb cyclones, mice and other winter obstacles

  As another winter storm bears down on the U.S., I find myself thinking about my cold, lonely Porsche.…

  Monday, January 15, 2018

• 5 reasons why you should drive your Porsche to Thanksgiving dinner

  ​Nearly 49 million people will travel 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving this year, according to AAA.…

  Monday, November 20, 2017

• A Porsche’s perfect flaw

  ​My 1976 911S is not a concourse car. Nothing makes that more evident than when I wash it. Every scratch,…

  Monday, October 16, 2017

• The serious dangers of overexercise

  As people are increasingly kicking up the level of intensity and frequency of their workouts, they are…

  Monday, August 14, 2017

• 7 terrible exercises for people over 40

  ​Even if you've been active and a frequent exerciser most of your adult life, your workout should reflect…

  Thursday, July 20, 2017

• What would you do for the perfect Porsche?

  A New York auto body shop owner was recently indicted for stealing a 1978 Porsche 911 from a dead man.…

  Monday, July 17, 2017

• Cut your chances of cancer and heart disease by biking to work

  ​The League of American Bicyclists notes that 40 percent of all trips in the United States are less…

  Thursday, May 04, 2017

• 10 Porsche Instagram accounts you have to follow

  ​There are hundreds of great Porsche pages to follow on Instagram, so it's difficult to narrow down…

  Tuesday, May 02, 2017

• Are fitness trackers doing more harm than good?

  Fitness trackers from Fitbit, Garmin, and other manufacturers are big business. Millions of the devices…

  Tuesday, March 07, 2017

• How long will you keep your Porsche?

  In 2015, people owned their new cars an average of six-and-a-half years, a full two years longer than…

  Monday, March 06, 2017

• The health benefits of martial arts training for all ages

  Many believe the martial arts are only for the very young and very fit — but, as research shows, that's…

  Wednesday, January 18, 2017

• Even grown-ups like Porsche toys

  ​A couple of months ago, one of my karate students surprised me with a delightful gift. He had purchased…

  Tuesday, January 03, 2017

• Which Porsche makes your head turn?

  When you get a new car, you suddenly notice similar vehicles everywhere you go — coming toward you…

  Monday, October 17, 2016

• Confessions of a vintage Porsche 911 owner

  ​As the driver of a 1976 911S, I find Porsche ownership quite fulfilling. I love driving to work on…

  Monday, August 15, 2016

• Limping, not sprinting, to Porsche Parade in my vintage 911S

  "Sometimes you need to know your car's limitations," my co-worker said last week as he proceeded to look…

  Friday, June 03, 2016

• Overheard while driving an ‘old’ Porsche

  While easing my 1976 911S into a spot at Starbucks last week, a pair of women in their 60s walked by…

  Monday, April 11, 2016

• Porsche and the manual driving experience

  ​There's a meme circulating on social media featuring a six-speed shift knob and the caption "millennial…

  Friday, February 19, 2016

• The perfect Porsche driving day

  As I write this, it's an uncharacteristically balmy 60 degrees during the last weekend of November on…

  Tuesday, December 01, 2015

• The simple gratification of driving solo — Porsche style

  ​One of the great things about owning a Porsche is you don't need an excuse to drive it. Who wouldn't…

  Friday, September 18, 2015

• Risky driving behavior in a vintage 911

  ​There is a certain protocol when it comes to driving a vintage car. One of the rules is: "Thou shall…

  Friday, June 26, 2015

• Follow this checklist as Porsche driving season arrives

  It was a particularly brutal winter for those of us in New England, with Boston receiving a record amount…

  Monday, March 30, 2015

• Defying the Porsche owner stereotype

  ​I met a German several years ago who told me that only dentists rode Harley Davidsons in his country.…

  Monday, December 15, 2014

• Driving a vintage 911 is a real conversation starter

  ​While cruising down the highway on the Connecticut shoreline this summer, a teenage boy in a souped-up…

  Monday, September 29, 2014

• Porsche Zen: Find your inner peace behind the wheel

  People decompress in many different ways — playing 18 holes of golf, sailing or going for a run. For…

  Monday, July 28, 2014

• Smiles are contagious — and so is Porsche ownership

  ​Has this happened to you? You buy/inherit/restore a Porsche that you love dearly, but you realize…

  Monday, May 19, 2014

• Spring fever strikes for snowed-in Porsche owner

  As I write this, there are flurries in Connecticut, and a blizzard warning has been issued in parts of…

  Monday, March 17, 2014

• A day in the life of a vintage Porsche owner

  I affectionately call my black 1976 911S "Smoky," because the first week I owned him smoke billowed out…

  Friday, January 24, 2014

• 5 reasons to buy a vintage Porsche

  ​Vintage vehicles evoke a bygone era. When you hop into an older car, the smell, the old-fashioned…

  Thursday, November 21, 2013