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Camel riding at a Bedouin camp in the Negev Desert

I Was a Bedouin For A Day

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [2,422]

I stayed in a Bedouin camp in the Negev Desert and learned about the history and culture of the Bedouin people.

Destinations: Israel
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Animals | Music | 20th Century History | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Food | Economy | People | For Kids | Nature | Ancient History
Tandoori Love

Asian Films Play "I've Got a Secret" at San Jose'sCinequest 2009

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [20,914]

Each year, ThingsAsian features reviews of all the Asian and Asia-related films entered for competition in San Jose's Cinequest Film Festival. This year, there were thirteen entries available for...

Destinations: India | Turkey | Indonesia | China | Pakistan | Japan | Israel
Topics: Culture | People | Performing Arts
Covered with Dead Sea Mud.

The Ultimate Beauty Treatment

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [2,422]

I had the ultimate beauty treatment in the Dead Sea. I smeared myself with Dead Sea mud and then washed it off in the world's saltiest body of water.

Destinations: Israel
Topics: Culture | Economy | People | Adventure | National Parks | Beaches & Resorts | Agriculture | Animals | 20th Century History | Nature | Ecotourism
Ronit Elkabetz and Sasson Gabai star in The Band's Visit

Film Review: The Band's Visit

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [20,914]

The Band’s Visit is a small, simple story that takes place in the remote town of Beit Hatikva, Israel, where the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra has been stranded for the night. But by dawn’s...

Destinations: Israel
Topics: People | Performing Arts | Music
Ushpizin

Film Review: Ushpizin

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [20,914]

Ushpizin is a magnificently simple tale, told with heart and humor, amid a setting of rich Jewish tradition...

Destinations: Israel
Topics: Culture | People | Festivals | Performing Arts | Traditions
Prayer beads in the Jerusalem bazaar.

The(com)Promised Land

Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,906]

Join travel writer Jeff Greenwald, the author of Shopping for Buddhas , The Size of the World , and Scratching the Surface , on his first trip to Israel. The (com)Promised Land: Dispatches from Israel...

Destinations: Jerusalem | Israel
Topics: Travel | People | Photography | 20th Century History | War & Conflict

The(com)Promised Land
Dispatch 3: Shabbat in Jerusalem - Of Wine and Walls

Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,906]

I found the 8.5 x 11" poster on a stack inside the Jewish Student Information Center. A crude photocopy, in black and white, it showed a scene from Seinfeld, with Kramer leaning hilariously into the...

Destinations: Jerusalem | Israel
Topics: Travel | People | Religion | 20th Century History | Traditions | War & Conflict

The(com)Promised Land
Dispatch 4: Wall-Eyed

Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,906]

Damascus Gate was nearly empty at 9 a.m., the sun leaning lightly on the flagstones of East Jerusalem. I bought the Herald Tribune and read about Mars, waiting for the woman who would be my liaison in...

Destinations: Jerusalem | Israel
Topics: People | Religion | 20th Century History | War & Conflict | Ancient History
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