Don and Lesley at the Temple of Heaven - symbol of Beijing China

Day 27 (6 August 2014) Back home to Israel and where next?

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August 6th 2014
The flight home was uncomfortable as the business class 'bed' turned out to be no more than an armchair which did not lean all the way back. The flight was easy and uneventful. The good news was that the cease fire held and we came home from our amazing trip to a tense peace. We did the washing, unpacked and quickly got back into reality. We were so exhausted we started planning our vacation! ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Tel Aviv District

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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