Haifa has recently become the most important port city of northern Israel, taking over the role from its nearby northern neighbor Akko (aka Acre), which dominated from the Middle Ages to 1900. Before Akko, Caesarea was the most important port during Roman times. With a population of about 270,000 people, it is about [...]
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The last post I wrote, I was looking out over the Mediterranean from the coast of Tel Aviv. Luckily, I’ll be back in Tel Aviv for a few days before my flight home, and I’m hoping that the weather is good so that I can visit the beach and swim in the Mediterranean.
My trip [...]
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Newly updated Tuesday, 3/12 10:15 am (see More):
Flat Kat and I have arrived here in Israel, and we are ready to go.
Our trip over was safe, though there were some more glitches than we would have liked. For example, we almost losing our return plane tickets and backup credit cards at a security checkpoint [...]
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Here I am, with less than 48 hours until I arrive in Israel, and I’ve still got a lot to do as always – like pack! It’s no problem though. I’m good at taking care of things last minute. I guess it comes from a life where I used to be a procrastinator.
I [...]
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