Jerusalem and Bethlehem: so different, so similar

Find out why Jerusalem and Bethlehem are ultimately disappointing, yet so worthwhile.

Tel Aviv restaurants: our favorite places to eat

Follow us to the White City of Tel Aviv, Israel, where we uncover the best places to eat during your stay

Israel: Impressions of Tel Aviv

The White City: in turns chaotic and relaxed, serious and carefree, ugly and beautiful. Here’s why we’re hooked…

Israel: Visiting the wine country of Galilee

Most tourists in the Galilee region of Israel come for one thing: a religious pilgrimage to the Holy Land. As for Ben and me? We were there for the wine.

Tel Aviv’s seashell lottery

Just about a century ago, a group of Jewish settlers purchased twelve acres of sand dunes near the ancient port of Jaffa…