During our week in Jerusalem, we squeezed in a couple of day trips that we organized ourselves using public transportation which is very easy to use, affordable, reliable and comfortable. We spent half a day exploring the ruins of Masada which is Israel’s most popular paid tourist attraction, we indulged in an afternoon floating 423 metres below sea level in the Dead Sea, and we ventured over the border to Palestine to spend a few hours exploring Bethlehem.… [Read more]
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Sunday, November 11th, 2012 / christina
Category: Israel, Middle East
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Tuesday, November 06th, 2012 / christina
Jerusalem is a holy city to three major religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), and is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is the holiest city in Judaism and the spiritual center of the Jewish people since the 10th century BCE, the third-holiest city in Islam (next to Mecca and Medina) and it is also home to a number of significant and ancient Christian landmarks. … [Read more]
Category: Israel, Middle East
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 / christina
It was love at first sight. The aquamarine waters, the gentle sea breeze, and the cloudless skies were the perfect setting for the cozy hotel we booked ourselves into at the last minute ten days ago. … [Read more]
Category: Egypt, Middle East
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 / christina
As tensions flared, erupting into riots and demonstrations in Tehrir Square on Friday afternoon, we witnessed an incident at the pyramids in Giza that caught us off guard and made us realize how quickly situations can escalate and how important it is to stay alert to your surroundings and to avoid large gatherings of any kind. … [Read more]
Category: Egypt, Middle East
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Sunday, October 14th, 2012 / christina
With only three days at our disposal, we limited our explorations to the downtown core of Cairo and focused on a few of the most interesting and important sites. We used the metro system when we ventured a little further afar and found it to be a reliable, safe, cheap and fast way to get around.… [Read more]
Category: Egypt, Middle East
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Saturday, October 13th, 2012 / christina
My stomach tightened into a knot as we entered into the train station at 4:30 on Monday morning and I saw the train that would take us to Cairo. It was old, dirty, and marred with cracked and broken windows. … [Read more]
Category: Egypt, Middle East
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Saturday, September 29th, 2012 / christina
Diving in the Red Sea was everything we were hoping for and then some. Over the eight days at Roots Camp, we dove on four days plus Chris did a night dive. We saw beautiful, colourful coral like we have never seen before. … [Read more]
Category: Egypt, Middle East
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 / christina
As we walked through the town under the veil of darkness, my hopes for finding ship-ships quickly evaporated. Now and then the headlights of a passing car cast fleeting beams of light, just enough to give us a glimpse of the shops lining the street and outlines of people milling about in the shadows.… [Read more]
Category: Egypt, Middle East
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