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Israel Trips - Wadi Rahaf – Cisterns, Dry Falls and Tristramies
End of spring, the temperatures starting to rise and soon the desert cool hiking season will be over and the summer furnace will come. We catch the last day of the spring with reasonable temperatures and went hiking from the Rahaf wadi cliffs up to Massada Read
By: Yoram Raz | 05/01/2008 | Travel
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Israel Trips - Yehudia - the Natural Summer Refresh
July august heat was less heavier this year, so we packed up our courage, frozen water bottles, sun protection cream and on we go to the Yehudia – the most wildest and beautiful of all the Golan streams, well known in its cool ponds, ladders and iron steps needed to cross the stream canyon Read
By: Yoram Raz | 05/01/2008 | Travel
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Israel Trips - Lower Zavitan and the Hexagon Pool – to the Basalt Pools
Reserve army duty is full of surprises, and this time surplus of recruited soldiers granted my trip partner a week of on the joint staff expense. In army quickness we replaced the uniform in sun lotion and the Apc in company car and reported in the Yehudia parking on road 87 Read
By: Yoram Raz | 05/01/2008 | Travel
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Israel Trips Ramat Hanadiv – at the Baron's Expense
April is the best month for flower hiking, and this time we choose an easy hike to Ramat hanadiv. All the area is owned and is being maintained (very good and without an entry fee) by the family of the Rotchild baron, and his grave is found at the middle of an amazing flower garden.Around which are several hiking trails marked in the local hiker marks that is a bit different from the regular trails marking in Israel, but is very clear and comfortable Read
By: Yoram Raz | 05/01/2008 | Travel
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Israel Trips - Hatira – Yamin Wadi. the Best the Desert Can Offer
This year Passover brings a spirit of freedom and good weather - and also guarding attendants in the Negev parking lots courtesy of the local tourists association. We take this opportunity to hike on one of the most beautiful hikes that have lots of interest points – cisterns, dry waterfalls, observation points, giant rock cracks, and a bit of a challenge for the one who fears heights Read
By: Yoram Raz | 05/01/2008 | Travel
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Israel Trips - Jerusalem, City Walls Promenade – Beauty Above and Below
When visiting Jerusalem we don’t bother to plan ahead, its just not necessary, where ever we put our feet its an interesting, historical beautiful or surprising place Read
By: Yoram Raz | 03/01/2008 | Travel
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Israel Trips - Acquaintance Trips - Afek Park
Friday, 8 O'clock in the morning. We started our trip in Rosh Ha'Ain market - "Ramlle market". Cooked food and nice clothes are sold there for very cheap prices. How cheap you ask? There was an announcer who sold women shirts for 1 shekel each!!! The excitement was respectively. We hanged around the market for a while, until everyone arrived Read
By: Yoram Raz | 03/01/2008 | Writing
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Israel Trips - the Dripstones Cave - Fossils of Water
One of the friendliest courses for a first degree science student, is introduction to geology - and what is this course with out a trip to a dripstones cave? Read
By: Yoram Raz | 03/01/2008 | Travel
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Israel Trips - From Tamrur Cliff to Ein Bokek on the Hills Above the Hotels
So, a combination of a cold day and two cars, got us to the way going down from the mysterious place called "Tamrur cliff" through Bokek stream, to Ein Bokek which is located a little bit east to the dead-sea hotels. Read
By: Yoram Raz | 03/01/2008 | Travel
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Israel Trips - Alexander River - From Ma'abarot to the Mediterranean Sea
a wintry Friday gives a small amount of light hours for travel, and leads us towards a trip next to the house on Alexander river. A quick hitchhike with one of my family members to Kibbutz Ma'abarot's gate, going under the bridge, and suddenly, we find ourselves on the bank of Alexander river which flows strongly. Read
By: Yoram Raz | 03/01/2008 | Travel