Wednesday, 13 Jun 2012 | Views [316]
After returning my rental car and spending a couple of warm sunny days in Tel Aviv, it was time to end my 2-week visit to the Middle East. Because I'd heard that the security at Ben-Gurion Airport is tight, I pulled an all-nighter and arrived for my ... Read more >
Thursday, 7 Jun 2012 | Views [300]
I woke up tired and sore on the morning following my bike ride, but I was ready to jump in a car as soon as possible, so that I had the freedom to explore at my own pace. That morning at Avis, I ran into Julio, whom I hadn't seen since the West Bank, ... Read more >
Tuesday, 5 Jun 2012 | Views [305]
As the Egged bus wound its way from the top of the hill, we passed a sign marking the point where we were now below Sea Level. Still many meters below us, along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, lay the town of Tiberias. As soon as I saw it, I realized ... Read more >
Sunday, 3 Jun 2012 | Views [326]
When Robbie Robertson of the Band wrote my titular line, he was referring to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and Levon Helm, the man who sang it, has sadly only recently become all the way past dead. But, it was fitting that I should arrive in the original Nazareth ... Read more >
Friday, 1 Jun 2012 | Views [634]
Even after recollecting its repeated references in the religious services of my youth, nothing could prepare me for actually arriving in Jerusalem. After hopping a hired Sherut (Minibus) from Ben-Gurion Airport for the 45-minute ride, I was dropped ... Read more >
