Tag: Israel

Sea of Galilee (Destination: Tiberias)

After our 5 day car trip, we made it to the Sea of Galilee.  Before dropping our car, we made a stop at the Church of Beatitudes. In Tiberias, we walked around town and saw some of the sites. This town really started to shut down for Shabbat but the hostel had lots of fun …

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The Most Holy City (Destination: Jerusalem)

My friend and I arrived in Tel Aviv airport in the midst of 100’s of birthright kids.  It was weird to hear 100’s of kids saying “like” with their American accents as we waited and waited.  The queueing was a bit ridiculous just for them to take a few seconds to print out a tourist …

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Ramallah, Jericho, Jordan River, Bethlehem (West Bank Tour)

Many have heard of Bethlehem but not all people realize it’s not in Israel – but in Palestine instead.  The same for Jericho and other sites from the bible.  This was my trip to see Palestine for a day… more specifically a West Bank tour. Since we were on a short-ish trip (9 full days …

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Israel Road Trip

I have backpacked for years, always trying to make the best use of public transportation, flights, and tours.  As a solo traveler, I never really thought to rent a car because it was quite expensive for solo travel and not easy to navigate.  When researching Israel, I found that public transportation wasn’t super frequent and …

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