On my way to Beer Sheva in the southern desert part of Israel I was looking for nearby local attractions, and noticed a couple of historical sites I have not been to before, and decided to stop by. Well, surprise.
Visions of Abu Dhabi : Emirates
Never expected to be able to visit Abu Dhabi, up until recently this seemed very unlikely to those with my passport, but things have really changed in the last few years, and the Emirates were some of the first worldwide
Visions of Dubai : UAE Emirates
Up until a few years it was possible for me to visit Dubai, but things have changed a lot in the region in the last few years, and so this year after the pandemic started to ease up I got
Mitzpe Ramon and Sde Boker : Negev southern Israel
One of my favorite spots in Israel is the southern desert, and I don’t often get to visit. During the pandemic I took a car down to Sde Boker and Mitzpe Ramon to warm up a bit and remind myself
Reichman University IDC campus : Israel
The Interdisciplinary Center private college at Herzliya in Israel has recently gained university status and named Reichman University. Lots of unique properties about this initiative in the Israeli academia landscape, they have tried to deviate from the class university directions
Dubai Expo 2020 : UAE
I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to visit the UAE and Dubai for a very long time. There were some passport challenges up till a few years ago, and then the pandemic hit, but once things opened up a bit,
University of Haifa campus : Israel
The Haifa University is set in a strategic location on top of the Haifa Carmel mountains overlooking the northern coastline of Israel and far into the Galilee region. It’s a rather small but well-known university in Israel, and the campus
Dubai Miracle Garden : Emirates
Dubai is a fascinating place, with all kinds of weird tourist attractions. The Dubai Miracle gardens are a nice example of that, but as far as weird attractions go – this is pretty great, lots of great, lots of flowers,
Bar Ilan University campus walk : Israel
Last year I had the chance to revisit some early life memories and go back to a campus I have not visited in many years – the Bar Ilan University campus, near Ramat Gan, in Israel. It was during the
Apollonia national park (Tel Arsuf) : Israel
Apollonia national park (Tel Arsuf) is set in one of the most gorgeous parts of the Israel coast, near Herzliya. Wasn’t expecting to find anything that nice in that area, but to me this is a world-class archeological site with