Israel

way down there in some caves the dead sea scrolls were found by a couple of Bedouin teenagers herding goats. One boy threw a rock in a cave and heard…

Built by Herold, King of Judah, as his winter palace and a refuge from his enemies, Masada was home to luxurious palaces, well stocked storerooms and cisterns. After his death…

these are called dove cots - little niches carved in the stone to encourage doves and pigeons to roost as they provided supplemental meat and really good fertilizer for crops.…

It's surreal - the whole city sort of shuts down on Shabbat - the day god rested after creating the earth according to the Jews. As a result, no baking,…

and when you do, head to Levinsky Market - one of the several open air markets in Tel Aviv. The markets all seem to specialize in some kind of way…

A Friday right before Shabbat is lively- the cafes are packed and street entertainers fill every available legal space. There was one in particular - a guy who walked on…

if you are what you eat, I prefer to be nuts.

This market was about a minute walk from my airbnb and was the most fabulous collection of nuts and dried fruits, an organic coffee bar and several street cafes.

This trendy neighborhood was the first built outside of the port city of Jaffa and the only place you can still buy a single family dwelling making it REALLY expensive…

This tree growing from a hanging pot is the artists statement about our stunted growth if we are not grounded in nature - disconnected from our natural surroundings and a…