Jerusalem, Israel, Asia Today was by far the busiest day we’ve had so far. It started with a 5:30am wakeup call to get ready for our tour. We were out of the house by 6:15am and Dorita drove us over to Hyrzliya for our pickup. Our bus driver showed up a few minutes late, but nothing drastic. We got to our meeting place in Tel Aviv where we picked up the rest of our group. We took a drive to…
Ra’anana, Israel, Asia Today started with an early rise to get ready for our big day up north. Pnina and Marta picked Lee and I up from Gillad’s house at 7:30am and we hit the road. We first visited the kibbutz where Pnina and Marta grew up, along with the rest of their family. It is quite a small community now (they think there are only about 300 people still there), but you can tell that it used to be…
Hod HaSharon, Israel, Asia I dozed for about an hour on the flight to Tel Aviv, but was a little too excited to actually sleep. Our flight went as planned (except for the worst airplane food I’ve had since about 1994). We arrived on time at Ben Gurion airport and immigration and customs could not have gone smoother. The three of us went to the immigration counter together and the guy did not ask us one question. I made sure…
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Europe I’m doing it again! In 2010 I started what I thought was going to be the trip of a lifetime, and so far it has been. I’m not sure if this one can overtake the last one, but I am sure going to give it a run for its money! My journey this time is going to start out in the Middle East, then through Europe, all through South America, and to Antarctica! My friends are…