All Entries in the "Getting to Israel" Category
Whewww - Israel is hot, hot, hot!
We’ve mentioned this before, but summers in Israel are piping hot. And even though we’ve been in Israel for donkeys years, those little heatwaves that come visit for a few days never cease to amaze us. This last weekend has been particularly nasty, with record temperatures recorded in the Dead Sea, and record temperatures recorded [...]
National Geographic votes Tel Aviv one of world’s top beach cities
The National Geographic last week voted Tel Aviv one of its Top 10 beach cities in the world. Not surprising really, to those of us in the know who’ve enjoyed its golden sands and cute beach cafes. I won’t mention the cute Israeli girls in skimpy bikinis. I was down there myself yesterday, and though [...]
Is Israel safe to visit?
It’s been a while since I first wrote about how safe it is to visit Israel. And despite some deadly serious incidents involving Israel over the last 18 months, things are still pretty much the same, safety-wise. There may well have been a Gaza War some 18 months ago which rocked this part of the [...]
Israel tourism numbers reach new heights - 39% up on last year!
Israel is definitely the place to be! Last month’s numbers mean that the first half of the year has been a record breaker, with some 1.6 million tourists visiting the Holy Land so far in 2010. That’s a whopping 39% increase on the same period last year, and a nice little 10% up on Israel’s [...]
Israeli Tour Guides back in Bethlehem!
Today marks a bit of a turnaround in Israeli tourism history. No, we’re not talking about yet another record smashing month, we’re talking about the fact that 50 Jewish and Druze tour guides and drivers were allowed into Bethlehem for the first time since 2000 (the outbreak of the second intifada). Israelis have been forbidden [...]
Dead Sea facts: 10 things you didn’t know about the lowest place on Earth
We love the Dead Sea round these parts, we really do. And if you’ve never been, it really has to be on your list of must sees when visiting Israel. We’re guessing (OK, presuming) you might have picked up a few bits and bobs about the Dead Sea along your Internet travels, like the amazing ability [...]
Smasshh! There goes another tourism to Israel record!
Oh yes, another record to chalk up for tourism to Israel! The month of May was a record ever May with some 309,000 visitors - that’s a third up on May 2009, which ain’t too shabby, we thinks. That now means some 1.4 million tourists have dropped by in the Holy Land in the first [...]
Tourism Ministry gives cycling tourism to Israel a huge boost
Tourism to Israel has been hitting record heights this year, and it looks like it’s only going to get better - especially if you’re a two-wheeler interested in visiting the Holy Land. Yesterday saw the Tourism Ministry present a 100 million shekel (that’s around $25 million) plan to promote cycling tourism to Israel, complete with [...]
Making Aliyah: my first Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut, Part II
There is a period of time where you feel the atmosphere changing in Israel. It’s not a moment like flipping a switch quickly, but more like a light on a dimmer switch: It starts out dark and gradually lightens until it’s fully on and bright.
That’s Yom Hazikaron-into-Yom Ha’atzmaut. The country is somber and [...]
Bar sticks her iPad under her bikini and ends up in hot water!
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli got herself in some trouble a couple of days ago when she landed at Ben Gurion airport (Israel’s international airport). No, she didn’t lash out at a lurking paparazzi or scream abuse at a stalking autograph hunter - she simply forgot to declare the iPad she had stuffed away in her [...]
Tourism to Israel keeps on breaking records!
Those record numbers for Israeli tourism keep a-tumbling as April sees yet another bumper month - some 317,000 tourists visited the Holy Land! That’s up some 26% on last year and is now the all-time record for April. It also means that just over ONE MILLION tourists have visited Israel in the first four months [...]
New Israel tourist campaign set to invade and occupy Europe and the US!
Tourism to Israel is certainly belting along in the right direction this year, with some record figures for March set to be joined by additional record breaking months throughout the year. The Israeli Tourism Ministry has taken note, and has announced plans to invest some 34 million shekels in advertising Israel as one heck of [...]
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- Picture of the Week LXIX September 3, 2010
- Champions League glory (ahem…) awaits Hapoel Tel Aviv! August 28, 2010
- Picture of the Week LXVIII August 27, 2010
- 30 Seconds to Mars LIVE in Israel! August 21, 2010
- Picture of the Week LXVII August 20, 2010
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- 'Jerusalem Day paves the way for Israel's collapse' (Jpost) September 3, 2010
- Ra’anana man feeds humous to a Hungary nation (Jpost) September 2, 2010
- 3 weeks a year behind the wheel! (Jpost) September 2, 2010
- 'The blame game has already started' (Jpost) September 2, 2010
- US seeks framework deal as Palestine, Israel agree more talks (bignewsnetwork.com) September 3, 2010
- Palestinian armed groups vow more actions on Israel (bignewsnetwork.com) September 3, 2010
