4 Things to do in Tel Aviv
1. The Carmel Market (Shuk HaCarmel) is Tel Aviv’s biggest outdoor market. Alongside produce, pastries and groceries, you can find toiletries, clothes, small appliances and other household goods. There is also a large...
11 Things to do in Jerusalem
1.Israel Museum
The Israel Museum has the Dead Sea scrolls and other really, really old books of interest to Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the Shrine of the Book. Start your visit here–in the iconic white building. We first saw the Dead Sea Scrolls on exhibit in the US, and it was an unexpectedly moving experience: the pieces of paper are so old it is rather...
4 Day Trips in Jerusalem
Going to Masada, Ein Gedi, and The Dead Sea can be done in one full-day trip. We wanted a guide for this, mostly so someone else would drive, and that was a good move. However, we didn’t feel we got much out of the actual guide. We have heard this from many folks, that the official guides don’t offer much more than what one can read on the...
6 Day Trips from Tzfat
Tzfat has an artists’ colony, lovely views, and a few good restaurants. The artists’ street was mostly closed when we were there. We gathered this was because of the day(s) we tried to visit, or the times, or the COVID-season, or the month (February). In any case, we saw only a few shops in Tzfat because we were unwilling to wait around for...
5 Day Trips from Haifa
1. Akko
Akko is a great town. We considered moving to Akko instead of Haifa, but were unenthusiastic about being woken up early by the call to prayer so stayed put. It was pouring the morning we visited, but still a good day for Akko. The...
