Musings of an Israel Tour Guide

As I began exploring other cultures and peoples for the Tapestry of Israel virtual tours, I was constantly amazed by what I found and ...

The Druze Deciding with which group of Israelis to start in the Tapestry of Israel series was easy. The Druze, of course. Why? Well, most...

The Birth of Something New Everything was going so well! My tour guiding business had steadily grown over the past eight years, and so...

Where in the world can you do what my family and I did for Passover? Nowhere else but here.

We took in the gorgeous natural beauty around us; a gnarly oak forest, colorful spring flowers, lizards, butterflies and birds galore...

Jews, Bedouins, Arab Muslims, Arab Christians, Circassians, Druze… we all live side by side in a fragile co-existence that defies the odds.

Tel Hannaton may seem like a nothing hill, but the history of this artificial mound (tel) goes back over 3500 years!

This is only one story from the Knights Hospitaller citadel compound

Lonely Planet magazine picked the Negev as the second most desirable world region to visit for 2013

One of Na’ala’s favorite hikes lately has been to the Aviv Stream canyon, up north near the border of Lebanon

A walk around Ancient Gamla is a fascinating study of the lives of Jews during Second Temple times.

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

Pki’in, “I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this place!”

Mount Carmel was chosen as a UNESCO Biosphere because of the unique people that live there

the road to Jerusalem.

gorgeous front row view of the Mediterranean in all its glory. Beach property at its best!

Migdal Tsedek is a fortress on a hill overlooking the ancient Via Maris (the Way of the Sea)

The Banias Spring at the foot of Mount Hermon is the perfect place to start our study of Israel’s water resources