Destination: Israel
World Travel Watch: Traffic Restrictions in Italy, Conflict on the Thai-Burmese Border and More
by Larry Habegger | 11.10.10 | 1:29 PM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
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Yahoo! BuzzTony Blair Calls for Cooperation on Holy Land Tourism
by Eva Holland | 09.22.10 | 2:24 PM ET
The former British Prime Minister thinks that Israel and the West Bank are due for a “major joint marketing campaign” to promote the region’s many holy sites. Speaking at Conde Nast Traveler’s World Savers Congress, Blair suggested that tourism—and the revenue potential it offers—could be a “huge support” to the peace process in the area.
Middle East peace through biblical bus tours? Seems like it’d be worth a shot.
Interview with Michael Scott Moore: ‘Sweetness and Blood’
by Jim Benning | 09.08.10 | 12:32 PM ET
Jim Benning talks with the author of a new travel book about the spread of surfing around the globe
World Travel Watch: Strikes in Greece, Ongoing Protests in Thailand and More
by Larry Habegger | 04.28.10 | 10:38 AM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
World Travel Watch: Drug Violence in Acapulco, iPad Ban in Israel and More
by Larry Habegger | 04.21.10 | 12:40 PM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
World Travel Watch: Chile Earthquake Aftermath, Rallies in Bangkok and More
by Larry Habegger | 03.03.10 | 11:01 AM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
Photo You Must See: Kitesurfing on the Israeli Coast
by World Hum | 01.27.10 | 1:10 PM ET
REUTERS/Amir Cohen A man kite surfs in the Mediterranean city of Ashkelon, Israel.
Political Geography and the Jordanian Gerbil
by Eva Holland | 12.03.09 | 1:38 PM ET
Foreign Policy takes a look at a fascinating study that suggests political boundaries could have an impact on the development of animals living on opposite sides of the line. One of the test cases: Israeli and Jordanian gerbils. From the story:
A second study revealed that Israeli gerbils are more cautious than their Jordanian friends… The agricultural fields on the Israeli side of the border not only create a gulf between habitats and thereby cause an increase in the number of species in the region, but they also hail one of the most problematic of intruders in the world: the red fox. On the Jordanian side, the red fox is far less common, so that Jordanian gerbils can allow themselves to be more carefree.
(Via Kottke)
World Travel Watch: Monster Shark Off Australia, Deadly Driving Games in Bulgaria and More
by Larry Habegger | 10.29.09 | 10:44 AM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
Travel Song of the Day: ‘Im Telech’ by The Idan Raichel Project
by Jim Benning | 10.07.09 | 2:07 PM ET
Post-9/11 Airport Security: Do You Know Where Your Dignity Is?
by Eric Weiner | 09.11.09 | 10:20 AM ET
On the intersection of place, politics and culture
Meet the Gaza Surf Club
by Eva Holland | 09.09.09 | 3:30 PM ET
The National has the unlikely story of Gaza City’s surf scene, from its early origins to the ongoing efforts to smuggle new boards in as the old ones break. The Gazan surfers’ main benefactor? A Tel Aviv-based organization called Surfing for Peace. “Surfing is not just the solitary act of standing on a hollowed-out plank on the face of a breaking wave,” Brian Calvert writes. “[T]he culture of the sport breeds an intense solidarity.” (Via The Daily Dish)
The Great Israeli Road Sign Debate
by Michael Yessis | 08.14.09 | 3:21 PM ET
Israel’s transportation minister has proposed switching the country from a trilingual system—road signs are currently in Hebrew, Arabic and English—to one where the signs are presented exclusively “with transliterations of the Hebrew names.”
The World reports that street signs in Israel have long long been ideological battlegrounds. Reporter Daniel Estrin follows around one couple who travels the country trying to restore defaced street signs. Here are a few photos.
Jerusalem, Israel
by World Hum | 06.11.09 | 10:34 AM ET
Israeli performers wear illuminated costumes as they perform during the Jerusalem Festival of Lights in the Old City.
Eight Great Stories of Beaches, Islands, Travel and the Tropics
by World Hum | 04.30.09 | 10:31 AM ET
To mark our eighth anniversary, we've collected eight favorite stories from our archives that celebrate and explore travel at land's end
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