Haifa & Caesarea, Israel
It wasn’t long in our drive through the rain from Tel Aviv to Haifa that I began to wish that we had stayed in Tel Aviv for another night. The Continue Reading →
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65 Hotel Rothschild, Tel Aviv
An easy to navigate, cheap, morning bus trip got us from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv well before check in time. Shenav was the smiling, helpful woman at reception of 65 Continue Reading →
Tel Aviv – Messa, Neve Tzedek, Jaffa
We had a leisurely morning before leaving Jerusalem, as there was no rush, no commitment of transport to meet. Ended up leaving the hotel a little after 10am, taking a Continue Reading →
Bezalel Hotel, Jerusalem
Everything about Bezalel Hotel is funky and modern. It is named after the Bezalel School of Art, and is appropriately filled with contemporary art in the public spaces and the Continue Reading →
Jerusalem (Part 3) – Yad Vashem, Machane Yehuda Markets & Machneyuda
To make for an easier border crossing back into Jordan, we investigated the early payment of our departure tax this morning. This was recommended online as a streamlining process for Continue Reading →
Jerusalem (Part 2) – Old City
What a cold and miserable start to the day. Our guide and driver, Jiries, was waiting for us when we left the hotel this morning, and we were very grateful Continue Reading →
Jerusalem (Part 1) – Bethlehem and Israel Museum
Our first day exploring Jerusalem began with our guide and driver, Jiries, collecting us at 9:30am, and we headed to Bethlehem via the settlements. This country and the situation is Continue Reading →
Jordan to Israel – Border Crossing, Masada, Qumran
Our hotel in Madaba (Mosaic City Hotel) arranged a driver to take us to the King Hussein/Allenby Bridge Crossing between Jordan and Israel. His name was Jehad, and I nearly Continue Reading →
Wadi Rum to Madaba
After our big balloon ride at dawn, we headed north towards the small town of Madaba. It was a big drive on the challenging Desert Highway, which is a mess Continue Reading →
Wadi Rum, Jordan
Wadi Rum Bedouin Camp In our quest to squeeze as much as possible into this trip, we needed to get to Wadi Rum by 9am to join our all day Continue Reading →