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Jerusalem Beer Festival 2010
Tomorrow sees the start of the Jerusalem Beer Festival, 2010. Held over two days (the 18th and 19th), that should be just about enough time (or not, if you’ve got British DNA) to get yourselves a sampling of some of the many beers - over a hundred brands - on show.
The Jerusalem Beer Festival is [...]
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv strike it BIG in the World’s Best Awards
In the 2010 World’s Best Awards, held annually by Travel and Leisure magazine (owned by American Express), Jerusalem was crowned the top city in Africa and the Middle East, with Tel Aviv coming in at third. The results will be published in their August issue, but can be viewed online for now here.
In a welcome [...]
Light in Jerusalem 2010 - and then there was light!
For the last couple of days there has been an awesome light show going on over at the Old City in Jerusalem. Every night up to the 16th June, from 20:00 - 24:00, you can browse the streets and alleyways of the Old City and check out the amazing light festival. And the best bit [...]
Holy Week in the Holy Land
This week is one of the holiest weeks in Israel, both for Jews and Christians. Jews celebrate Pessach (Passover), probably the most seriously taken of all Jewish holidays; Christians in the Holy Land are here for Easter, which kicked off yesterday with Palm Sunday and continues through to next Sunday, Easter Sunday.
Yesterday saw thousands of [...]
Jerusalem Hotels - Something for Everybody
Jerusalem can truly be said to be the melting pot of the Middle East. Jews, Moslems and Christians, 100’s of cultures and ethnic groupings concentrated in this amazing city. The city is of course a major tourist site and has many hotels. Jerusalem hotels are renowned for their diversity, their locations and their services. Many of [...]
Coming soon to Israel - the H&M Tsunami!
2010 is, of course, the year that H&M take over Israel. The women of Israel await with oh-so-baited-breath the opening of H&M’s first stores in Israel (in Tel Aviv’s Azrieli Mall, the Malcha Mall in Jerusalem and Haifa’s Grand Canyon), scheduled for March. Guys, you have been warned…
Zara gets festive. With a little help from its Jerusalem customers…
We’d like to think Jerusalem is THE holy city. A sacred point for three of the main religions of the world, Jerusalem stands out in its devout holiness for Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Despite no one religion being in the majority and the problems that there have always existed between the three, we’d all like to believe [...]
Jerusalem from above
So we’ve all seen the standard tourist shots of Jerusalem; the Old City, the Western Wall or even Ben Yehuda promenade, oh yeh, most of us are probably very familiar with the regular tourist-type shots. And if you’ve been to any of these sites, you’ve probably got a collection of shots sitting on your hard [...]
Our guide to Jerusalem cafes and bars with Wireless Internet
Following on from our guide to the cafes and bars in Tel Aviv that have wireless Internet, it’s the turn of Jerusalem to show us what she’s got. We know that Jerusalem is one heck of a Holy city, but does it have the Internet access to keep a wired up (without the wires) bevy [...]
101 things to see, try, taste and do in Israel
Looking for the ultimate checklist of things to see and do in Israel? We’ve compiled our Top Ten list previously, but here’s a quick list of things (101 of ‘em!) to see, try, taste and do in Israel. Some (no, all!) of which you really should try and squeeze into your visit here…
Autumn Nights in the Old City of Jerusalem
One of the absolute must-sees on any visit to Israel is the Old City of Jerusalem. Teeming with history, character and even a fair dollop of holiness, you can now also take an autumnal walking tour - at night - through some of its best parts (through September and October only).
Beer, beer, and more beer - the Jerusalem Beer Festival!
For the beer lovers among you, get yourselves over to Jerusalem tomorrow (and Thursday) evening for the fifth annual Jerusalem Beer Festival. With over 100 types of beer to taste from around the world, including some from Israel, it might be a good idea to stop over in Jerusalem for the night!
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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
