April 6, 2012 | No Comments yet

Acre or Akko as it is locally known, is a UNESCO world heritage city that played a significant role in shaping histories of several cultures: Israelites, Greeks, Romans, Crusaders, Arabs and the Bahá'í. The historic old city has a big Turkish market (souk) with many interesting stores including the ones selling made in China tourist knick-knacks...
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December 16, 2011 | 1 Comment

...the interesting part was that this person had spent three years in India, studying Hinduism (perhaps that explained the aashram-like appearance of his house), where while sleeping one night, he heard a divine revelation that ordered him back to Israel… or something of that sort...
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September 16, 2011 | 4 Comments

Tel Aviv is the party capital of Israel. I spent my last two days in the old city of Jaffa, at the southern end of central Tel Aviv. The beach on the Mediterranean sea is fantastic and a great place to unwind. Don’t worry about the occasional military planes, I stopped noticing them after a couple of days. Just take some pictures, checkout the random groups playing music and stroll on the waterf...
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July 8, 2011 | No Comments yet

To checkout various places around the Sea of Galilee, I picked up a bike and went on a self-designed bike tour. By cycling around the lake Galilee, one can easily visit the numerous places of historical and religious significance that are scattered around this lake. This post is about a settlement called Capernaum....
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December 24, 2010 | 4 Comments

'Photo Friday': Pictures from faraway lands.Check out my Israel travelogs and pictures for more stories....
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November 19, 2010 | 6 Comments

October 15, 2010 | 4 Comments

May 7, 2010 | 10 Comments

Pictures from faraway lands. This edition brings pictures from the Bahai Temple, Israel....
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