Aliyah Blog 91: Oil Changes and Pizza
My car threatens me with lights and buzzers Car: “I will automatically self-destruct unless you change your oil soon. Me: “Phfft. I don’t believe you. You’ve traveled 12,500 miles and you said I only...
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Aliyah Blog 90: Ramla. Arabs.
Some Background about Ramla The title is a bit of click bait. Ramla is another one of those places that is off the tourist map though if you had to find an exact geographic...
Aliyah Diary #89: Idiosyncrasies number 2
See Diary entry 55 – Idiosyncrasies #1 from the prior July for more. Black Friday Israelis generally have no idea what the Thanksgiving holiday is about. They have no idea why the day after...
Aliyah Blog 88: Gan HaShlosha Lake
Expectations Traveling here, I ended up preferring my side-trip to the neighboring Gan Garoo. My expectations were higher than reality … which is rare in Israel. It’s a nice lake, sure – and there...
Aliyah Blog 87: Gan Garoo (Parkaroo?)
A kangaroo zoo in Israel? This is the third time I meant to go to one place and ended up at another. Actually, I went to both places … Gan Sacne, for a future...
Aliyah Blog #86: “The Other Ein Gedi” (Nahal Arugot)
How I ended up there We purchased ceramic tile from a place called “Oz Kamerica” because even though Hebrew has an “s” sound, apparently someone at some point decided to transliterate the word with...
Aliyah Blog #85: Living Cemetery Museum
Introduction Innovation in cemeteries in the United States feels dead to me. Same old drab grey. In Savannah, Georgia they’re proud of their cemetery – which is weird to me because they have beautiful...
Aliyah Blog 84: Design Museum, Holon, IL
Museums in Israel Israel has the highest number of museums per capita in the world. They’re often in “bite size” pieces – you can spend about an hour or two in a museum dedicated...
Aliyah Entry 83: Citrus Orchard Museum, Rehovot
Pre-Game Pain After my Israeli dental insurance hygienist visit, my teeth were like sandpaper. As it’s the same price as a private dentist and two separate appointments have to be made, it’s private dentist...
Aliyah Blog 82: Desert Wedding & Stars
Part I: Desert Wedding How cool is this? While most things in Israel are hard to predict, the weather isn’t one of them. (Double negative.) Paving roads in the desert is optional or perhaps...