Posts under ‘General’

Went out on the weekend and came back with a movie review and some good words on a local chain of restaurants. The movie is local too, so if you don’t live in Israel or not visiting, this post may be irrelevant to you. The movie was Land of Genesis – a unique one-of-a-kind production [...]

Lazy days of summer. It’s been so hot outside, I did all I could to stay at home with the kids, except for the unavoidable beach and pool outings. Anything else needs to have a very cold micro-climate (aka air conditioning). There are some very good malls in Israel and they all have fantastic air [...]

We’re halfway through the two hottest months of the year here. If in doubt, one just sticks one’s nose outside the air-conditioned room into the boiling soup outside. Where I live, along the coastal plain, we have the winning combo of humidity and heat. High temperatures here today are supposed to reach 31 Celsius (that’s [...]

A Mommy post today – no politics. We’re sitting together at a restaurant and my eldest son comes up with this question: “How do polar bears give birth?” Well, polar bears, right? So I start explaining about caves in the snow and hibernation, and about the tiny cubs being born in the secure dark cave [...]

Once again, I see the same dynamics in action. An Israeli posting something negative, but true, about Israel. It could be criticism of the government’s policies in the West Bank, about soldiers mistreating Palestinians at checkpoints, or about some cab driver making a racist comment against Arabs. Things that happens in Israel, unfortunately on a [...]

First, a quick shout-out for two new hubs I created after writing my last post here about Israeli food. The first one is about the Story of Israeli Couscous and the second one is about what Hummus really should be, aka My Israeli Hummus Recipe. If you have a minute, please visit my hubs and [...]

I haven’t posted in a few weeks and before resuming normal service, I want to explain why I was taking time off. It all started with the Gaza flotilla. People on Twitter began attacking me like I was the head of Shin 13 (the Israeli Seals). I’m used to attacks on Israel, but the flotilla [...]

I often get questions from people about traveling in Israel. A common question is about using public transportation, buses and trains while touring Israel. The answer, as always with this country, is complicated. Let’s start on a positive note: Yes, you can use public transportation in Israel. Buses in Israel Israel has a fairly extensive system [...]

The decision has been made. The Universe willing, we’ll be going on a road trip in the US and Canada in the summer of 2011. I am working on a general plan these days, just to see that the idea is feasible, in terms of driving distances, things to do etc. Our time frame is a [...]

Israeli Independence Day My apologies for another “heavy duty” post today. It’s sort of a “heavy” week here in Israel, with the Holocaust Memorial Day, followed a week later by the Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers and then, the very next day, Independence Day. Today is Memorial Day. The saddest day in the year in Israel, [...]