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Blogging from A-Z April Challenge: One Week ‘Til Go Time

last Updated: October 29, 2025

  One week from today I will begin the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge.  That's the main reason why I have not posted anything new for Continue Reading

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Bedouin Hospitality in the Negev Desert

last Updated: October 29, 2025
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It's hard to say that I've met a bunch of people who were more than accommodating  than our Bedouin hosts.  If anyone is planning a trip to Continue Reading

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Into the Negev: My Donkey Hates Me

last Updated: May 11, 2023
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Remember my last post when I had the time of my life riding a camel?  Fast forward 10 minutes later, and I almost died.  DIED I tell you.  Okay, so Continue Reading

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First Views of the Negev: A Photo Essay

last Updated: April 24, 2018
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Living in New York all my life (mostly in a cookie cutter suburban neighborhood, and more recently in the city), the landscape doesn't change much. Continue Reading

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Old School Transportation in the Negev: Camel Riding

last Updated: May 11, 2023
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After a rough morning (due to a night out on Ben Yehuda in Jerusalem), the bus pulled into a little development in the middle of the desert.  Smack Continue Reading

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And the Oscar goes to…

last Updated: April 17, 2020
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A Passion and A Passport! <-- yes, that's me! (and yes, I know the Oscars were last week...or the week before...) Wow my third liebster blog Continue Reading

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5 Goodies You Must Try at the Jerusalem Market

last Updated: February 16, 2018
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A lot of my birthright experience was filled with history, history, and more history.  I'm not in any way saying that I'm no fan of learning, but in Continue Reading

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The Two Sides to the Western Wall

last Updated: April 24, 2018
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Literally.  There are two sides to the Western Wall.  Every wall must have two sides.  Right?  The area in front of the wall, and the area behind the Continue Reading

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On Being Jewish in the Jewish Quarter

last Updated: October 4, 2017
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Being American and Jewish, I just figured Israel was the land of the Jews.  Makes sense right?  Call me naive, but I never realized just how many Continue Reading

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11 more things you probably (didn’t) wanna know about me

last Updated: October 4, 2017
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Nominated again! My second Liebster Blog Award nomination!  Thanks to John from A Budget Travel Blog for thinking of me! I already described the Continue Reading

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