Israel

Making Plans for Jerusalem

by Jason B. on May 14, 2011

This post brought to you by Microsoft. All opinions are 100% mine. A few months ago I was given the task to plan a travel itinerary for Jerusalem using Microsoft OneNote software to create a TripBook. I had just returned … Continue reading →

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My Daily Life in Tel Aviv, Israel

by Jason B. on April 3, 2011

I only lived in Tel Aviv for two weeks but I developed a routine similar to my time spent living in Medellin, Colombia. Or the time I lived in London. Instead of green mountains surrounding my apartment I lived 50 … Continue reading →

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Everyday "Photos" Found In Israel

by Jason B. on April 1, 2011

At first I was going to focus this post on interesting advertising I found in Israel. Instead, i’m including murals and even dubbed TV because I know you will just die after seeing this completely out of place Lil’ Wayne … Continue reading →

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Israel's Quest for a 'Better Place'

by Jason B. on March 30, 2011

A US based company is launching market-based transportation infrastructure that supports electric vehicles. The statement alone is uninteresting except Israel is such a tiny country that is just actually might work. Within a decade the country is likely to  have … Continue reading →

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What a Free Trip to Israel Means

by Jason B. on March 14, 2011

The reason I was sent to Israel for free was because the people in charge wanted to teach me what it means to be Jewish. They put me myself and 40 other 20 something year old Americans on a busy … Continue reading →

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Golan Heights Off-Road

by Jason B. on March 7, 2011

Between the border of Israel and Syria lies the Golan Heights. Vrooooom…was the sound all 40 plus of us imagined in our heads while waiting in the jeeps about to start our “offroad tour” of the Golan Heights. I should … Continue reading →

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In Transit

by Jason B. on February 21, 2011

I reckon traveling as part of a tour group is more taxing than going solo. On January 31st I left my Dad’s house in Pennsylvania to walk yet again with my most useful belongings in a backpack to the Ardmore … Continue reading →

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Ready-Made Bedouin Experience

by Jason B. on February 20, 2011

Right around sundown our mega tour bus entered a parking lot to join the other dozens of buses already parked seemingly in nowhere. Our tour group and many others liked to think that this Bedouin camp was off the grid … Continue reading →

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Israel In the Travel Plans

by Jason B. on November 23, 2010

I am going to Israel on a free nearly all expenses paid trip in a few months.  I submitted an application on a whim after seeing a Facebook friend announce that registration was open for Birthright Israel trips. I first … Continue reading →

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