Check out my travel video from Jerusalem: featuring shots from the Musrara neighborhood, Abraham Hostel, the Kotel and many Israeli museums.
Middle East & North Africa
Israel hiking can be quite comfortable in the winter. These are photos from my hiking trip in the Negev Desert at Mitzpe Ramon, down into the Makhtesh.
The Green Backpackers hostel in Mitzpe Ramon (in the Negev Desert) is a place for experiencing the backpacking lifestyle. A great place to meet other travelers!
Instagram photos from two weeks traveling around Israel as a tourist. Beer, hummus, city skylines from the north to the south: Jerusalem and Tel Aviv too!
What kind of hotel offers the chance to both work hard and play hard? In Tel Aviv, Israel it’s definitely the boutique/design Melody Hotel – steps from the beach!
Revisiting Israel and the Palestinian territories – my first visit to Israel in over 2 years and an update on the new places & tourist sites I plan to see
Recipes for tabbouleh, cucumber-mint-yoghurt dressing and baba ganuj—some of my favorite mezze foods in Jordan.
When I first landed in Israel (well, walked into Israel, really), I had little idea of what to expect. Coming from Egypt, I was already used to the Middle Eastern lifestyle (ie, things move slow…) so when I first arrived in Jerusalem, I was pleasantly surprised to find a city all mixed up in modernity …
The absolute highlight of my Christmas in Jordan trip (yes, I liked this even more than Petra), was camping overnight in Wadi Rum. When I was in the Middle East on my round-the-world trip, everything was always about the Bedouins. In Sinai we had Bedouin tea and sat on Bedouin chairs and ate Bedouin food. …
Chefchaouen, Morocco is in the north of Morocco and is probably most famous for its beautifully vibrant blue medina (or city center). The Morocco Lonely Planet also said the city is famous for a beautiful Chefchaouen waterfall (pictured above). Unfortunately while I was there the waterfall was a bit of a joke with hardly any …