Category: RTW Travel
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The Island of Love
Read more: The Island of LoveI will sing of stately Aphrodite, gold-crowned and beautiful, whose dominion is the walled cities of all sea-set Cyprus. There the moist breath of the western wind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea in soft foam. –Homer According to the Greek myth, Uranus and Cronus were fighting for control of Olympus and…
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Middle Eastern Delights!
Read more: Middle Eastern Delights!The food in Israel has been amazing! It is so flavourful and fresh that we decided not to cook for ourselves, but to eat from some of the best food stalls we have found so far on our trip. We are not sure what makes their food so tasty, but we think it’s a combination…
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Our Indiana Jones Moment
Read more: Our Indiana Jones MomentHave you ever been to one of the seven ancient wonders of the world? I have… Petra! While visiting Israel, we decided to be like Indiana Jones and jump across the border into Jordan. We went on a full day tour around Petra and saw many ancient ruins. Our fabulous tour guide, Abdul gave us a lot…
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A different view of Israel
Read more: A different view of IsraelOur travels in Israel were not limited to visiting religious or sacred sites in the Holy Land. We also visited some really interesting natural sites. Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park Located about 1 hour south of Jerusalem, this large National Park was really interesting to see. The first area we visited was an area called the…
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Olives on a Mountain
Read more: Olives on a MountainWhen I heard the words “Mount of Olives tour”, the first thing I thought of was a mountain full of olive trees where we learned how to taste olives properly. Well, the mountain is full of olive trees but we did not get to taste them. Instead, our tour guide Yariv, taught us about how Jesus…