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A different perspective in Tel Aviv

A different perspective in Tel Aviv Since I’ve lived in Thailand, I haven’t traveled much for pleasure. Yes, I’ve experienced Sri Lanka and safaris, Myanmar and the deep jungle and Cambodia and an...

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Tel Aviv’s ultimate street art experience

Tel Aviv’s ultimate street art experience Gilad Uziely, the founder of Mekomy, picks me up on his motorbike, producing a cushiony helmet for me to wear as we zip along the Mediterranean and head...

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2013: Life-changing moments as an expat

2013: Life-changing moments as an expat “Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes/Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear/ Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred...

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This time will be different

This time will be different “This time Israel will be different.” I tell everyone who will listen to me, not really for them, but to remind myself how much I have changed. “This time, I’m going for...

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Eternally happy in Tel Aviv

Eternally happy in Tel Aviv We sit, tucked into a little patio just east of Ben Yehuda Street, and down the road from Gordon Inn in Tel Aviv, where I am staying for the night. Across from me is one of...

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Airport security and Israel

Airport security and Israel I’ve been to Israel three times now — twice in the span of one year. Other than getting asked if it is safe to travel there (yes, it is and a blog post is coming), I get...

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Driving in Israel

Driving in Israel I tentatively press my foot on the gas in the black Mazda. Oh so tentatively. “Oh my god,” I saw to Giselle and Cody, who somehow have agreed to be willing participants in the Great...

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Behind the wall of Bethlehem

Behind the wall of Bethlehem We see it before we even “arrive” to Bethlehem, a massive, concrete wall spanning as far as the eye can see, rolling up and down hills and into the horizon. On top of the...

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Where to stay in Jerusalem: Abraham Hostel

Where to stay in Jerusalem: Abraham Hostel When it comes to hostels, I tend to think bigger isn’t better. Why? Well, in my experience, the more people crammed into hostels, the more chances of loud,...

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The battle for hope in Hebron: the dual narrative tour

The battle for hope in Hebron: the dual narrative tour A loud bang permeates the air, reverberating through the empty spaces in the crowded desert city. We jump, but not too much. A few hours earlier,...

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Five years later

Five years later March 7, 2010 I boarded a flight to London. It wasn’t a city I loved, but it was where I was going to start my career break. Five years later, it is the place I sit and write this post...

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10 things to do in Tel Aviv

10 things to do in Tel Aviv Tel Aviv. One of my favorite cities in the world (not just because my best friend happens to live there). It is a city I have been to three times in less than two years, and...

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