Rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram won Israel's 3rd-ever gold medal this past weekend and the first-ever by an Israeli woman. It was the...

Maaleh Adumim and Mishur Adumim are Jewish communities/settlements just east of Jerusalem in the Judean Desert, which are usually best...

Tokyo 2021 has already become Israel's most successful Olympics in history and there is still more to go. On Sunday, the big news was...

The 2020 Olympic Games are finally upon us - in 2021 - and this year might be Israel's best chance to finally a grab a second gold medal...

I just walked across my entire country. Okay it's Israel, so it's not that big, but I can tell you that it was not easy.... The hike is...

One of my favorite stories in the Jewish canon occurred in this past week's Torah portion. "And Isaac went out walking in the field...

Israel has emerged now from a second lockdown, which was enacted over the Jewish holidays. While indoor spaces such as museums are...

I'm very excited today. Not only did we finally get the first rains of the season today, but now that we can go outside again (after a...

I am sitting here looking at the absolutely stunning photos on the Instagram of Ayala Fishaimer and I cannot stop. Fishaimer is an...

Israel set a record last year with 4.55 million tourists. That was an 11% increase over 2018 which itself was a 42% increase over 2016....

What do you do when as an Israel tour guide you are tasked with planning an outing in Israel for "people who have gone everywhere and...

I just read an article on CNN about a tourist being fined $1200 for trying to take sand from Sardinia's beaches and it got me...

This past week your trusty Israel tour guide took a 3-day trip to the coast and north of Israel: Wineries, dairies, national parks an...

Now here is a woman after my own heart. She loves to hike. She loves to drink. But what on Earth is she thinking combining the two? As...

2020 seems to be on track for one of the worst years ever. [For some historical perspective, just be happy you weren't alive in 536CE -...

Here is a chance to get a brand new perspective on Israel. Here is a collection of 18 photos of Israel from above courtesy of the...

All over the north of Israel - but especially on the Golan Heights, one can find dolmens [though it can help to have a trusty tour guide...

As a tour guide of Israel I can attest that sometimes it is easy to think I've seen it all. Of course the truth is that there is so...

As you know, Israel is tiny. Depending on which areas one includes or not, it is about the size of New Jersey and Wales, half of...

You may have heard me say on more than on occasion that as a tour guide of Israel, the north of the country is my favorite part of Israel....