Yesterday, I posted about the Men of Big Brother Israel and now it’s time to continue with part 2: The Women Liam Raz – the last one to enter the villa, Liam opens my list. She’s 27, from Haifa, and is both beautiful and apparently very intelligent (any Technion student can’t be too stupid). She [...]
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A Movie and a Meal
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 [...]
Evil Israeli Food
Ok, maybe not evil, but definitely wicked. I bring you the infamous Israeli chocolate spread. And no, it is NOT Nutella. No nuts in this, just pure evil chocolaty paste: Pure calories – no nutritional value whatsoever. Let me share some facts about the Israeli national spread: It’s like the peanut butter of Israel (nobody [...]
Driving in Israel
April 2009. Our first visit to the US and we’re driving through the streets of suburban Tuscon, Arizona. Morning time, almost no traffic, lanes so wide you’re not sure if you’re going forward or sideways, and our GPS is making us confused. Naturally, I pull over, so we can have a look at the map. [...]
Some Israeli Music in English
Listening to the radio, I realized some of the nicest songs recently are in English, or at least contain parts in English. I thought it might be nice to share them here. The first one is by a Jerusalem singer and his band, Nadav Avidan and the Mojos. The song is entirely in English and [...]
