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How To Find A Private Tour Guide in Israel

How to Find a Private Tour Guide in Israel We are total do-it-yourself travelers but thought we needed to find a private tour guide in Israel; at least for parts for the trip.  We just didn’t want to be herded…

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The Best Place To Snorkel In Eilat

Best Place to Snorkel in Eilat This was supposed to be a down day. However I’ve heard about the Red Sea as a great place for snorkeling for years, and had researched the best place to snorkel in Eilat. So…

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Jerusalem On Our Own

Yehuda Mahane Market Today is our first day without a guide.  It was great to sleep in for the first time in a week.  By late morning we set off on foot for the yehuda market.  This was giant mix…

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Crossing The Eilat Aqaba Border into Jordan

Crossing the Eilat Aqaba border We had anticipated some hassles crossing the Eilat Aqaba border and getting into Jordan. Especially since there is what the Israelis call a “cold peace” between the two countries. As it turned out, we did…

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Into the Negev

Guide Number Three Our guide Avi is off to give a lecture in Greece today. He recommended Gadi Ben-Dov for our trip South from Jerusalem. We realize it is going to be a LONG day and the first thing we…

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Mount of Olives to the Lions Gate

Mount of Olives  Since it was the Sabbath, our trusty rental car was locked in the parking lot for the day. We opted to take taxis to the top of the mount of olives to start our day.  It is…

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City of David

City of David  This archelogical dig of ancient Jerusalem is incredibly difficult to describe. we entered into the side of the hill outside the “old city’ wall.  We then wound our way through various water channels.  The orgininal was built…

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Tiberias to Jerusalem

Breakfast at Mount Tabor The bottom of Mount Tabor is a village called, you guessed it, Tabor. They have another coffee shop chain called Cafe Café and it is also very good with good coffee and enormous breakfast that we…

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Israel on the Lebanon – Syria Border

Magdala The city of Magdala, home Mary Magdalene fame, no longer exists it is just a archaeological dig and has been replaced nearby by the city of Migdal.  however the there is an Aroma coffee shop there. Aroma is the…

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Tel Aviv to Tiberias

  Tel Aviv Breakfast The day started with a spectacular Iraeli breakfast. Which consist of multiple courses of Meat, cheeses, fruits,vegetables yogurt and an amazing array of condiments.   All this topped with a custom order omelette.  Much to our relief…

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