Israel

My visit to the West Bank and a stop at the Palestine Israeli Separation Wall was sobering and heartbreaking. Read more about the controversial wall and its effect on life in Palestine.

I finally returned to Tel Aviv – one of my favorite cities during all of my travels in 2014. Read what I got up to during my second visit to this amazing city!

This week I returned to the Dead Sea, a place I fell in love with during my first visit to Israel in 2014. I enjoyed a much need spa day in the desert…

My days on the shores of the Red Sea were as relaxing as I had hoped: I spent time on the beach, ate good food and experienced some of the best snorkeling in my life in Eilat!

I got a quick introduction to Jerusalem last week – and am already looking forward to returning next week! The sacred city has an aura like no other place in the world.

Last week I started my trek along the National Israel Trail with a couple of days of hiking through the Negev Desert. The combination of the desert heat and the barren landscape was challenging, yet extremely rewarding!

Israel has ruined me for life. Not a single day goes by that I’m NOT thinking about the glorious food I had there. No matter if it’s the juicy olives, …

It is rare that I get to a hostel and don’t want to leave, but the Abraham Hostel in Jerusalem was just like that – I felt right at home and am already looking forward to return.

In the second part of my Israel National Trail trek I hike through northern Israel and the Sea Of Galilee. I am also sharing my tips for doing the trek independently.

The Israel National Trail is a 1000 km / 620 mile long hiking path that crosses Israel from north to south. Join me on my hike through the Negev Desert segment of it!