When I first traveled overland from Israel to Egypt four months ago, I learned the hard way that at Taba, Egypt’s only border with Israel, you can only get a Sinai visa, not an Egypt visa. The good news is that the Sinai visa is free. The bad news is that it only is valid [...]

The name Jenin struck a familiar chord when it was mentioned to me a few days ago, so today when the opportunity arose to visit this West Bank city, I jumped on it. You may have heard of Jenin, as it played a prominent role in the 2nd Intifada, which lasted from September 2000 until [...]

I’ve never stepped foot on the continent of South America although I know it’s a very travelable – if that is a word – destination. This guest post has got what it takes to make up for my lack of southern hemisphere experience, in the country of Argentina. Argentina is one of the safest places [...]

It is currently Sukkot in Israel, one of the country’s many religious holidays, this one seven days long. This is the second Sukkot I’ve gotten to spend in Israel and, although I’m not Jewish, it’s been pretty enjoyable. Not because a lot of people are off of work and in a holiday mood, and not [...]

I am not accident prone, but I have had a few rather painful injuries and mishaps since I began my living-like-a-local travels almost a year and a half ago. If I was the type to routinely get hit by cars and fall down stairs or whatever it is that accident prone people do, my injuries [...]

It is like Christmas, said the man in the shop. I was in a small market in Tiberias buying a few groceries the afternoon before the Yom Kippur holiday this past Friday in Israel. The man who uttered this sentence did so in response to nothing I said, simply noticing, I suppose, that I did [...]

Whether you’re a nubile traveler or you’ve been a citizen of the world for years, travel can open your eyes. A few months ago I wrote a post entitled Five Things I Find in Other Countries That Don’t Exist At Home . Just five? You might say. Yes, just five, because I am terrible at [...]

Last night, a cute little kitten I took into my home to nurture back to health died on my sofa. This very smart little go-getter was two or three months old, white with orange and black patches, gender unknown. A stray. When I first took it in the previous night, I thought it really might [...]