Feb 10th, 2012 at 5:30PM:
Sometimes, the most hidden corners of a city are its most interesting. Take this sliver of Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter, where a small pomegranate stand, a chair, a door, a mirror, some electrical wires, and graffiti compose one of the most visually striking images in the Gadling Group Pool on Flickr. Plus, this Photo of the Day was taken with an iPhone! Flickr user Better Nothing Than ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo of the Day: Pomegranates in Jerusalem
Feb 10th, 2012 at 5:30PM:
Sometimes, the most hidden corners of a city are its most interesting. Take this sliver of Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter, where a small pomegranate stand, a chair, a door, a mirror, some electrical wires, and graffiti compose one of the most visually striking images in the Gadling Group Pool on Flickr. Plus, this Photo of the Day was taken with an iPhone! Flickr user Better Nothing Than ...Uncornered Market Q&A: Audrey and Dan on Iran
Dec 8th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Uncornered Market is one of the most popular travel blogs out there. A quick gander will demonstrate why this is the case. Audrey Scott and Dan Noll's labor of love boasts some of the most arresting travel photography around. The subjects the two take on are of broad interest as well--from reflections on cultural traffic to recipes, to reflections on the importance of diplomacy on a personal ...Photo of the day - Lego man hearts Tel Aviv
Dec 1st, 2011 at 5:00PM:
They say all art is subjective, and no artform is more contentious than graffiti. Some might say even a detailed mural is defacing public property, while others might consider a bawdy limerick on a bathroom wall to be social commentary. In recent years, artists like Banksy have elevated graffiti to public art. This Lego fellow cleverly rendered in 3-D shows his love for the city of Tel Aviv, ...Museums and politics in the West Bank
Nov 26th, 2011 at 1:00PM: A new bill working its way through the Israeli government would put museums on Israeli settlements in the West Bank under Israeli law.
This piece of legislation is more than it seems, the Jerusalem Post reports. The real purpose of the bill, as its author, minister Uri Ariel of the National Union party makes clear, is to slowly annex the West Bank.
If this bill passes, Ariel hopes it will ...Herod may not have completed Jerusalem's Western Wall, archaeologists discover
Nov 23rd, 2011 at 11:00AM:
It is one of the holiest spots in one of the holiest cities in the world. The Western Wall attracts Jews and Christians alike, and is on the limits of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a Muslim holy site.
It's always been believed to have been built by King Herod, the king of Judea and a vassal of the Roman Empire who reigned from 37-4 BC. Herod expanded the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the Western Wall ...American students bring Thanksgiving's message of coexistence to the Middle East
Nov 21st, 2011 at 12:00PM: This Thanksgiving, holiday traditions and messages are going farther than the family dinner table. In fact, they are going all the way to the Middle East as American young adults spending time abroad will be spreading the message of coexistence throughout diverse communities by recreating the Thanksgiving feast from their childhood.
Masa Israel Journey, a project of the Jewish Agency for Israel ...European low-cost airlines fail to enforce charges and fees
Jul 7th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Flying around Europe on low-cost airlines over the last few months has taught me a few things. Among the most useful lessons I've picked up: Baggage and check-in fees and charges are enforced quite unevenly.
European low-cost carriers present their customers with a frightening thicket of charges and fees. These charges, which serve as a revenue stream for the airlines, are less readily ...Airbnb: Six awesome experiences
Jun 7th, 2011 at 12:00PM: Last autumn, after having tracked the Airbnb buzz for a while, I finally took the plunge and reserved rooms through the site in Panama City and Bogotá for my two-stop December jaunt.
About a half-hour into my first pit stop, it was already clear to me that the service was a perfect fit for budget-conscious travelers. (For the record, I'm not the only Airbnb fan at Gadling. Check out my ...How to get a second passport
May 27th, 2011 at 12:00PM: A second passport sounds glamorous. And in point of fact, it is glamorous. There's no debating the matter. Possessing a second passport gives its bearer bragging rights and the ability to feel a wee bit like a spy, especially when he or she is traveling with both passports in tow.
So you want to get a second passport and feel like an undercover agent? Not so fast. The US State Department allows ...Summer Travel: A week in the Holy Land
Apr 25th, 2011 at 12:00PM: With the summer holidays rapidly approaching, it's safe to say that many of us are suffering from serious bouts of wanderlust. Fortunately we at Gadling have the cure, namely a heaping dose of pure, uncut travel advice. Side effects may include flight bookings, hotel reservations and the loss of a few clean passport pages.
Every year, travel experts (myself included...) seem to tout a *new* ...Cool cafe alert: Uganda, Jerusalem
Apr 20th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Jerusalem is gloriously beautiful city. It is also an overwhelming place. One of the world's most important religious cities is the site of ongoing conflicts over land and territory. It is difficult to visit Jerusalem without considering these issues. Even a short visit to Jerusalem (especially one that includes Palestinian cities to the north and south of the city) compels visitors to think ...Crucifixion nails found in Israel? Probably not.
Apr 16th, 2011 at 11:30AM: There's been a shocking archaeological discovery in Israel. Nails from the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ have been found!
Well, no, probably not.
The claim comes from Israeli Canadian documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, the Washington Post reports. Jacobovici has done several documentaries on Christian subjects and came across an archaeological report from 1990 mentioning the discovery of ...Sabich: Israeli fast food
Apr 7th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Sabich, an Israeli fast food with origins among Iraqi immigrants to Israel, is the most insanely delicious street food you probably haven't discovered yet. A great introduction to the emergence of sabich as a popular fast food item in Israel, several years old now, can be found on Yael Zisling's Gems in Israel site. According to Zisling, there was originally no name for this fast food among ...Top 20 countries for life expectancy
Mar 21st, 2011 at 10:00AM:
"Old people" - we all hope to live long enough to earn this distinction. In some countries, the probability of living well into your eighties is much better than in others. The worldwide average for life expectancy is just a smidge over 67, with the highest and lowest countries fluctuating by over 20 years in each direction. 39 of the bottom 40 countries are located on the African continent, ...Photo of the day - Flamenco in motion
Feb 10th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
When you see flamenco, you probably think Spain, but today's beautiful photo was taken by the prolific Flavio@Flickr near Tel Aviv, Israel. It's a beautiful image of movement, color, and light; you even get a sense of music. The sensuality and drama of the dance is refreshing to see compared with many of the serious and spiritual shots we often see from Israel travelers.
Captured any great ...Photo of the day (12.31.10)
Dec 31st, 2010 at 5:00PM:
It's New Year's Eve, a time to make (and eventually break) resolutions for the incoming year. Time to start exercising, cut down on junk food and alcohol, keep a journal longer than 2 weeks this time, etc. Even us at Gadling have some travel resolutions to keep. These girls on the sands of Tel Aviv, Israel are fitting in some yoga with their day at the beach and it looks like their friend on the ...Photo of the day (7.29.10)
Jul 29th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
Some of the best travel photos tell a story or capture a stranger in a private moment. This candid portrait of a woman in Tel Aviv, Israel reading in a window by Flavio@Flickr does both beautifully. What is she so absorbed in reading? It could be an alarming news story or a love poem, or she could just be catching up on the latest Lindsay Lohan antics. At any rate, her image tells an ...Israeli mayor suggests Gaza flotilla become hotel
Jul 21st, 2010 at 12:00PM: After the deadly May flotilla raid off the Gaza coast in Israel, the Turkish Mavi Marmara vessel has been docked and held in the city of Haifa, where it awaits an internal investigation. While Turkish authorities are demanding the return of the ship, Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav is advocating for the ship to be converted into a floating hotel. Yahav hopes it can be "an international symbol of ...Photo of the Day (05.31.10)
May 31st, 2010 at 6:30PM:
I'm not one to spend my tourist dollars on street performers and schlock like grains of rice with my name printed on them. But I've always kind of been amused by the street artists who draw portraits of eager travelers looking for a customized souvenir to take home. I was always partial to caricatures. Maybe it's because the genre really seemed to peak in the 1980s (which would explain why 88% ...Photo of the Day (4.13.10)
Apr 13th, 2010 at 10:00PM:
This is what travel photography is all about. If I decided to omit any sort of caption from this image, you'd probably still be able to guess quite a few things about where it's taken and what's happening in the picture.
But since it's not my job to make you guess, I'll reveal that this is a shot taken near the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was captured by Flickr user and ...
