“So, is this your first time in Israel? Do you like Israel?” Perhaps it’s not common to see an Asian girl in Israel, I get asked this question quite often. “No, it’s my 8th time here. And I love...
“So, is this your first time in Israel? Do you like Israel?” Perhaps it’s not common to see an Asian girl in Israel, I get asked this question quite often. “No, it’s my 8th time here. And I love...
From food, geography, language, culture, history and more, iKonnect’s website has a variety of free games to test how well you know Israel! And there are prizes! The points you win from each...
Denmark and Israel have a special friendship, because Denmark, the fairy tale kingdom known for its little mermaid, has extraordinary courage that people don’t notice. When Europe was shrouded...
The Slovak Republic was one of the few countries that “positively” responded to Nazi Germany’s “Final Solution”, by paying them to take care of the Jewish problem. In a strong contrast to...
As a Chinese-looking person, it’s rare to “meet someone” while traveling when you are in a group. For “foreigners”, the assumption is that Chinese people don’t...
“You can’t go there by foot, Bethlehem is 2 hours away from here!” As soon as we passed the wall, taxi drivers surrounded us and gave us ‘good offers’. When we declined...
Zion gate, scarred with bullet marks. As I was seriously reflecting the history and thinking how remarkable it was that I could come to a unified Jerusalem, something funny and not so serious...
Everyone knows that it’s impossible for non-Muslims to enter the Dome of the Rock (Temple Mount). You can’t pray with your lips moving, and you cannot even use the word ‘Temple...
The person who helped me check-in said in perfect Chinese, with a Taiwanese accent, Are you “X”? In Chinese, we normally address a person with full name, that means first name + last...
My room was upgraded again, at another hotel. This time in the Jewish quarter. All it took was for me to say the magic words, “Shabbat Shalom! Is shabbat over yet?” The...