Month: February 2007

So Heidi has discovered her most favorite place in Israel – the mountains of Gilboa. For myself, I think I still like the Dead Sea more, but this comes in a very close second. As the roads are only wide enough for 1.5 cars, you won’t find any tour buses driving here. You need to…

Even the best laid plans go awry. Friday morning, I thought perhaps we would finish the southern tip of the Dead Sea by going to Masada. Ever since first reading the story of Masada, I have been more than a little eager to visit this place. Driving south along the Dead Sea, I thought we…

So it was into the West Bank this weekend. Fasten your seat belts and don’t leave the main roads was the motto of the day … I have to say that the scenery driving down towards the Dead Sea was my favorite so far. I was really disappointed in the photos I took, because they…