No visit to Tel Aviv would be complete without visiting at least one market, or “shuk” as it is known locally. This gives visitors a chance to experience a slice of Israeli culture and to enjoy a ‘taste’ of its lifestyle. As my literati friend, Henrietta David so eloquently put it: “Reminds me of Alice […]
Carpeting Europe’s verdant landscape are majestic castles alluring tourists by their magnitude, splendor and history. South African TV viewers of the 2017 Tour de France would have noticed some of these impressive castles, fortresses and splendid Chateaus along the route watching out for their cycling compatriots – Janse van Rensberg, Jaco Venter and Louis Meintjies. […]
By Sasha Star Some people cross crocodile-infested waters… Others partake in violent protests where rocks are thrown and tyres are burnt… Wonder Woman sprinted across a war zone with bullets firing on either side. I braved Jerusalem’s famed shuk (market) Machane Yehuda… on a Friday. There is a special energy that envelopes the market Erev […]
From the lowest spot in the world to the high point of your holiday in Israel, the Dead Sea offers an oasis of beauty, relaxation, tranquility and excitement. The drive down to the Dead Sea, whether from Jerusalem or Arad, never fails to fascinate as you pass one sign after another marking the rapid descent. […]
Tel Aviv’s original train station, known as ‘HaTachana’, is a place for shopping, eating, drinking beer – lots of it – and mixing with locals and tourists. It is no more a place to catch a train but to catch a ride to a “destination” of fun. South Africans know all about trains. It […]
A paradise for birds, Israel’s fields, cliffs, rivers, ravines, gorges and desert plains welcome more foreign visitors than Ben Gurion Airport. It is little wonder that the country is also a paradise for those who want to check out these ‘birds’. Clearly birds have a splendid time in Israel if one goes by the number […]
While it does not project the grandeur of Paris’ ‘Avenue des Champs-Elysees’, or offer the pulsating “jol” experience of Cape Town’s ‘Long Street’, Bialik Street personifies the cultural journey of Tel Aviv – a journey where visitors require not tough shoes but exploring minds. Bialik street can take five ministers to casually stroll or five […]
The Israeli street food scene is on full display almost anywhere in the Tel Aviv-Yafo area. Take a virtual mouth-watering tour with us!
In the center of Israel, amidst historical heritage sites and the national forest of Ben Shemen, lies the green and rural Modi’in region, home to the ancient Maccabees and present day Israelis who are ready to welcome you. The Maccabees were the leaders of a Jewish rebel army that took control of Judea and founded the Hasmonean dynasty, […]