Technion is a university in northern Israel at the city of Haifa. It’s considered the regional MIT, of sorts, focusing mainly on engineering, technology, and exact sciences, though also accommodating other fields, like business/economics. I recently visited the Technion for
In my last visit to Israel I went to visit a university that I knew very little about – the Open University of Israel in Raanana. Open University was meant for remote education to allow anyone to have access to
Dead sea is only a short trip away from Jerusalem, but somehow I rarely went to visit when I was in Jerusalem. In my last trip to Jerusalem, I took a daytrip out to the northern tip of the Deadsea
Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel, has two campuses. I am more familiar with the Mount Scopus campus, mostly centered on social science, law, medicine, and humanities, but there was a time when I frequented the Givat Ram, centered around exact
I have visited Jaffa many times, very briefly, but never really took the time to linger. In my last visit to Israel I stayed in the area for a few nights and so could explore more of its magic. It’s
Caesarea is one of the most intriguing places to visit in Israel. Built by Herod around 1st century BC as the center of his rule over Israel, or Roman Judea at the time. Nowadays, it’s a national park and a
I spent many years coming in and out of the Hebrew University Mount Scopus campus, and never really appreciated it much. It was only earlier this year that I had the chance to come back and visit after many years
Beginning of this year I had the chance to go back and revisit a lovely university campus in Israel – the Tel Aviv University. Following a meeting in a nearby coffee shop with some of the local faculty, I spent
I think most people visiting Israel are pleasantly surprised by how nice the beaches are in the coastal cities. Tel Aviv, the vibrant energetic heart of contemporary Israeli cultures, boosts a very long coastline with some fine beaches, but those
A good way to get started on your tour of the gorgeous old city of Jerusalem is to go on a walk on the old city walls. If you approach the old city from the Jaffa gate you can do
