Tourists Not Welcome

Sign outside Me'a She'arim, one of the most conservative Jewish neighbourhoods in Jerusalem. Alon took us through anyway and it was definitely tense walking through there. The neighbourhood seemed a bit poorer than the other parts of Jerusalem.

The Holiest City

May 29th 2014
I'm back. It has sure been awhile - five months to be precise, and the second-longest travel hiatus I've had since starting the blog - so before we get started, a brief life update is in order. The last time I wrote, I was unemployed in the middle of winter. I managed to find a job one month later working for an events company where I work on loads of spreadsheets and not a lot else. I didn't ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more

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