Bedouins or Bust
As I began exploring other cultures and peoples for the Tapestry of Israel virtual tours, I was constantly amazed by what I found and ...
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Musings of an Israel Tour Guide
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Jul 28, 20212 min read
You must go on without me. No worries. You'll be fine.
I traveled to California earlier this month to spend some time with my father in LA. I took the opportunity to visit my brother and his...
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Apr 13, 20214 min read
The Tapestry of Israel
The Birth of Something New Everything was going so well! My tour guiding business had steadily grown over the past eight years, and so...
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Anat Harrel
Apr 20, 20143 min read
Nowhere Else but Here
Where in the world can you do what my family and I did for Passover? Nowhere else but here.
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Anat Harrel
Apr 9, 20144 min read
Renewing the Old – the story of wine making in Israel
We took in the gorgeous natural beauty around us; a gnarly oak forest, colorful spring flowers, lizards, butterflies and birds galore...
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Anat Harrel
Mar 11, 20143 min read
An Insignificant Hill
Tel Hannaton may seem like a nothing hill, but the history of this artificial mound (tel) goes back over 3500 years!
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Anat Harrel
Dec 10, 20134 min read
You Just Never Know What’s Down There – the fascinating story of the Hospitaller citadel in Acco
This is only one story from the Knights Hospitaller citadel compound
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Anat Harrel
Dec 8, 20134 min read
The Jewel in the Negev Crown
Lonely Planet magazine picked the Negev as the second most desirable world region to visit for 2013
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Anat Harrel
May 10, 20132 min read
Israel’s very own Painted Desert
As you travel Israel, you are bound to pick up some souvenirs, the best ones being the ones you either make with your own hands or dig..
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Anat Harrel
Apr 23, 20133 min read
A makhtesh… a what? A makhtesh!
One of the extraordinary landforms of the Negev is the makhtesh, of which there are 3 in close proximity, all very similar
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Anat Harrel
Apr 15, 20133 min read
They should have spelled it ‘Mamsheet’…
Mamsheet is a beautifully restored ancient Nabatean city
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Anat Harrel
Apr 2, 20132 min read
Truly Extraordinary
I invite you to begin exploring a truly extraordinary regionת the Negev
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Anat Harrel
Mar 17, 20133 min read
On dogs, caves and a gorgeous hike
One of Na’ala’s favorite hikes lately has been to the Aviv Stream canyon, up north near the border of Lebanon
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Anat Harrel
Mar 5, 20133 min read
Olives for a Better World
pick up the Israel Trail for 4 mile scenic walk towards the village of Tzippori.
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Anat Harrel
Feb 26, 20133 min read
Would YOU throw your children down the precipice?
A walk around Ancient Gamla is a fascinating study of the lives of Jews during Second Temple times.
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Anat Harrel
Feb 26, 20134 min read
In Search of Kings
I had a rare opportunity to visit the ancient city of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Kingdom of Israel during 9th and 8th centuries b.c.e
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Anat Harrel
Oct 19, 20114 min read
Jewish Continuity
Pki’in, “I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this place!”
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Anat Harrel
Aug 4, 20115 min read
On being part of a UNESCO biosphere…
Mount Carmel was chosen as a UNESCO Biosphere because of the unique people that live there
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Anat Harrel
Jun 7, 20112 min read
Apollonia, fortress with a view
gorgeous front row view of the Mediterranean in all its glory. Beach property at its best!
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