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Jerusalem With Night Vision – Above, Below & in the Middle
No matter what you think, this city is it and not it. At night, in particular, different essences come to life in alleys, deserted fields, on top of ancient city walls, behind fences and under construction.
Leh Ladakh Revisited – Life Galore and Salt in Your Tea
Leh Ladakh, India – enjoying the travellers advantage to the full: food for all tastes, henna art, interesting social encounters, spiritual opportunities, salt in your tea and buying air ticket with cash.
Mangyal Tsemo Monastery, Leh – Demons, Flags, Flute
Mangyal Tsemo Monastery in Leh is a great historical-religious site. After a rigorous climb with breathtaking views, you encounter yet another example of Buddhist nature-culture merge – multiple-armed Buddhas and demons, flags and totems.
Shanti Stupa Leh – Art, Views, Temples
Shanti Stupa Leh with adjacent temples, towering over Leh to the north, are magnificent Buddhist modern holy sites. Breathtaking views, beautiful art, Arduous climb. Visit concluded with unstructured luxurious shanti time with chai and momos at a zula down the “Israeli Road’.
Leh, Hub of Ladakhi Desert & the Peace Guesthouse
The Peace Guesthouse Leh is a wonderful place to explore the city from – great atsmophere, service. Hub for Ladakh, Leh has it all – scenery, culture, markets and great shopping opportunities.
Vashisht Village – Hot Springs and Waterfalls
Vashisht didn’t measure up to my expectations, still it was fun to walk up to the famous waterfalls, eat at the Tibetan Cafe to sounds of Israelis playing guitar and singing, dip my toes at the hot springs, emjoy the village atmosphere.
Einot Tzukim Nature Reserve – Fresh Water, Salt Sea
Einot Tzukim Nature Reserve is a gem of freshwater springs by the Dead Sea with recreational picnic and swimming options. Home to endemic & rich wildlife, some parts are restricted.
Oriental Dance Festival Eilat – Extravaganza Galore
Oriental Dance Festival Eilat with multiple workshops and performances is an extraordinary international gathering of beauty, art, culture and, yes… extravaganza.
Jerusalem With Night Vision – Above, Below & in the Middle
No matter what you think, this city is it and not it. At night, in particular, different essences come to life in alleys, deserted fields, on top of ancient city walls, behind fences and under construction.
Leh Ladakh Revisited – Life Galore and Salt in Your Tea
Leh Ladakh, India – enjoying the travellers advantage to the full: food for all tastes, henna art, interesting social encounters, spiritual opportunities, salt in your tea and buying air ticket with cash.
Mangyal Tsemo Monastery, Leh – Demons, Flags, Flute
Mangyal Tsemo Monastery in Leh is a great historical-religious site. After a rigorous climb with breathtaking views, you encounter yet another example of Buddhist nature-culture merge – multiple-armed Buddhas and demons, flags and totems.
Einot Tzukim Nature Reserve – Fresh Water, Salt Sea
Einot Tzukim Nature Reserve is a gem of freshwater springs by the Dead Sea with recreational picnic and swimming options. Home to endemic & rich wildlife, some parts are restricted.
Oriental Dance Festival Eilat – Extravaganza Galore
Oriental Dance Festival Eilat with multiple workshops and performances is an extraordinary international gathering of beauty, art, culture and, yes… extravaganza.
Jerusalem With Night Vision – Above, Below & in the Middle
No matter what you think, this city is it and not it. At night, in particular, different essences come to life in alleys, deserted fields, on top of ancient city walls, behind fences and under construction.
Leh Ladakh Revisited – Life Galore and Salt in Your Tea
Leh Ladakh, India – enjoying the travellers advantage to the full: food for all tastes, henna art, interesting social encounters, spiritual opportunities, salt in your tea and buying air ticket with cash.
Mangyal Tsemo Monastery, Leh – Demons, Flags, Flute
Mangyal Tsemo Monastery in Leh is a great historical-religious site. After a rigorous climb with breathtaking views, you encounter yet another example of Buddhist nature-culture merge – multiple-armed Buddhas and demons, flags and totems.
Goings-on
Mindroll
Israel's Best
This section is “under construction”. Much much more is yet to come about my beloved country. Keep posted. Subscribe! Here is a link to Israel’s Best page.
Mamshit National Park – Desert Traders’ Rich Enclave
Mamshit National Park and World Heritage Site is an extraordinary testimony to the ancient Nabatean life, their extraordinary water technologies and the esthetics they brought to the sheer Negev desert. No other people has ever mastered the desert better.
Beit Guvrin National Park – Caves, Figs and Doves
Beit Guvrin National Park, a World Heritage Site, features an extraordinary array of ancient man-made caves, carved in white chalk, and used for various purposes, from family burials to raising doves and pressing oil.
Apollonia National Park and Beach
Apollonia National Park has it all: wondrous flora on the unique kurkar cliffs- yellow primrose, sea lavender, impressive ruins from the last 2600 years, a Crusader fortress and a magnficent beach.
Beit Guvrin National Park – Caves, Figs and Doves
Beit Guvrin National Park, a World Heritage Site, features an extraordinary array of ancient man-made caves, carved in white chalk, and used for various purposes, from family burials to raising doves and pressing oil.
Mamshit National Park – Desert Traders’ Rich Enclave
Mamshit National Park and World Heritage Site is an extraordinary testimony to the ancient Nabatean life, their extraordinary water technologies and the esthetics they brought to the sheer Negev desert. No other people has ever mastered the desert better.
Ein Avdat National Park -Negev’s Ultimate Oasis
Ein Avdat National Park – marvel in mid desert – a year-round flow from a hidden spring greens the desert, where a deep canyon digs into colorful sediments. Family hike. Spectacular views from top.
Mamshit National Park – Desert Traders’ Rich Enclave
Mamshit National Park and World Heritage Site is an extraordinary testimony to the ancient Nabatean life, their extraordinary water technologies and the esthetics they brought to the sheer Negev desert. No other people has ever mastered the desert better.
Beit Guvrin National Park – Caves, Figs and Doves
Beit Guvrin National Park, a World Heritage Site, features an extraordinary array of ancient man-made caves, carved in white chalk, and used for various purposes, from family burials to raising doves and pressing oil.
Apollonia National Park and Beach
Apollonia National Park has it all: wondrous flora on the unique kurkar cliffs- yellow primrose, sea lavender, impressive ruins from the last 2600 years, a Crusader fortress and a magnficent beach.
Incredible India
This section is “under construction”. Much much more is yet to come about my trip to Incredible India. Keep posted. Subscribe! Here is a link to the Incredible India page.
Manali, Himachal Pradesh – The Charm of a Himalayan Village
Manali Himachal Pradesh – a village gem in Himalaya: cozy, friendly accomodations, atmospheric restaurants, beautiful views, nice merge of traveler and local cultures.
The Road from Manali/Jispa to Leh , Part II – Ladakh
Jispa to Leh, the second leg of the trip from Manali to Leh includes the highest motorized passes in the world. Awesome views of peaks, glaciers, undulating rivers, pristine lakes, erosive formations, as well as charming stop-overs where you can have a Ladakhi dish or buy a woolen hat.
Manali to Leh Jeep Trip – Part I – Himachal Pradesh
Manali to Leh I – green Himachal Pradesh section. My Felix Felicis day – awesome views, great company, music, photo opportunities, and a peak experience: moonrise over the Himalaya.
The Israeli Phenomenon in India, Part 3 – The Case of Bhagsu
Israelis in Bhagsu. If you thought you knew why Israelis come to India, read this post and be ready for surprises. Post compares Hindu and Israeli tourism to this friendly village in the lower Himalayas. Everybody co-exists and cultural co-fertilization brings about interesting results.
Bamba, Turkish Coffee and the Legendary Hezi
Falafel and Israeli salad in every corner Bhagsu is not sufficient. How can the Israeli traveler survive without his fix of Turkish coffee and Bamba?
The Israeli Trail in India – From Lower Bhagsu to Upper Dharamkot
The Israeli trail can be found in India, complete with the trail’s markers, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, problems, joys. Welcome to India if you want to know Israel!
Manali, Himachal Pradesh – The Charm of a Himalayan Village
Manali Himachal Pradesh – a village gem in Himalaya: cozy, friendly accomodations, atmospheric restaurants, beautiful views, nice merge of traveler and local cultures.
The Road from Manali/Jispa to Leh , Part II – Ladakh
Jispa to Leh, the second leg of the trip from Manali to Leh includes the highest motorized passes in the world. Awesome views of peaks, glaciers, undulating rivers, pristine lakes, erosive formations, as well as charming stop-overs where you can have a Ladakhi dish or buy a woolen hat.
Manali to Leh Jeep Trip – Part I – Himachal Pradesh
Manali to Leh I – green Himachal Pradesh section. My Felix Felicis day – awesome views, great company, music, photo opportunities, and a peak experience: moonrise over the Himalaya.
Poetry
More poetry is yet to come. Keep posted. Subscribe to the newsletter. Here is a link to the poetry page
Jerusalem’s Alternative
Tiger pants and tight leather,
Firm breasts over high heels
Wafts of air picking up mini skirts
Touching soft flesh
Coiled into ringed bellybuttons.
Freak Wave
You came onto my life
Like a freak wave
Everything rose,
Then crashed over the deck
Blame
I abjure responsibility for:
Colonialism,
White Privilege,
Slavery.
The Crucifixion,
The Book of Joshua,
The Settlements.
Jerusalem’s Alternative
Tiger pants and tight leather,
Firm breasts over high heels
Wafts of air picking up mini skirts
Touching soft flesh
Coiled into ringed bellybuttons.
Freak Wave
You came onto my life
Like a freak wave
Everything rose,
Then crashed over the deck
Blame
I abjure responsibility for:
Colonialism,
White Privilege,
Slavery.
The Crucifixion,
The Book of Joshua,
The Settlements.
Jerusalem’s Alternative
Tiger pants and tight leather,
Firm breasts over high heels
Wafts of air picking up mini skirts
Touching soft flesh
Coiled into ringed bellybuttons.
Freak Wave
You came onto my life
Like a freak wave
Everything rose,
Then crashed over the deck
Blame
I abjure responsibility for:
Colonialism,
White Privilege,
Slavery.
The Crucifixion,
The Book of Joshua,
The Settlements.
Galleries
Since a big part of this website is dedicated to world traveling, this collection of photo galleries is focused on the beauty, variety and creativity of the Land of Israel. An emphasis on the desert will soon be balanced with more pictures from the North and Center.
Nocturnal Eilat
Photo gallery. Night magic in the sea and the city of Eilat.
Jerusalem With Night Vision – Above, Below & in the Middle
No matter what you think, this city is it and not it. At night, in particular, different essences come to life in alleys, deserted fields, on top of ancient city walls, behind fences and under construction.
Jerusalem With Night Vision – Above, Below & in the Middle
No matter what you think, this city is it and not it. At night, in particular, different essences come to life in alleys, deserted fields, on top of ancient city walls, behind fences and under construction.