Travel

Autumn is already peeking: The first squill of the season has bloomed in Israel

Documentation from the Carmel coast reveals the beginning of the blooming of the squills – The first flower that heralds the changing of the seasons.

Shahaf Retter, director of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel’s Carmel Coast Field School, which is located in Ma'agan Michael, documented a lone squill in the field school area
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The city everyone just passed through on the way to the North: Becoming the summer destination

 Arkia airplane

Arkia Israel Airlines to resume flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, after wartime hiatus

Young people spend time at the Mahaneh Yehuda Market in Jerusalem

Jerusalem among the top 10 cities in the world this year


Packing list: A Cyprus wartime getaway couldn't provide an escape from Israel - opinion

My wife, Jody, and I started planning the trip in January, but when the war with Iran broke out, we didn't feel comfortable finishing our booking not knowing if we'd still be at war.

DINING POOLSIDE with wife Jody

Why Jewish tourists no longer feel safe being visibly Jewish in London - opinion

This would be my sixth London-with-English-Speaking Savta trip for my grandchildren of bar and bat mitzvah age, always taking two or three cousins who had reached the appropriate age. 

IN LONDON: The writer with grandsons Tal (R) and Mendy, in front of a  Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece – ‘Sunflowers’ at the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square.

Slovakia's High Tatras: Skiing, spas, Jewish heritage luxury hotels

Snow-capped peaks, world-class skiing, and a rich cultural tapestry—Slovakia’s High Tatras offer far more than just a winter (and year-round) escape.

A funicular climbs to Hrebienok where at 1,200 meters stand two remarkable ice domes filled with sulptures.

King cobra rises from bathroom bowl at Philippine resort, startling holidaymakers

The snake was described as roughly 1.2 meters long and tangled in the plumbing.

King cobra emerges from toilet.

Music, food and an open skyline: Kav Rakia returns under the stars

Berry Sakharof, Ishay Ribo and more return for the sixth season of Kav Rakia, featuring a new culinary experience by Moshik Roth and special benefits for American Express customers.

Kav Rakia.

Fall asleep beside a campfire or sleep in a bed? The new outdoor vacation

More Israelis are returning to nature, but differently than before: Between basic camping and luxury glamping, a new vacation style combines freedom, comfort and advanced outdoor equipment.

Camping in Nature.

Soak, sip, savor: The ultimate Budapest experience

Budapest is a city where history, indulgence, and rejuvenation flow together—quite literally.

Zwack Unicum is a legendary, dark Hungarian herbal liqueur created in 1790, made from a secret blend of over 40 herbs and spices.

The best lasagna in Israel is hidden in a moshav in the Modi'in region

Between Highway 1 and Highway 443 lies a region with different pace: Quiet moshavim, open fields, people who work the land and know every tree by name. Recommended spots half an hour from Tel Aviv.

Benno Restaurant - Beit Nehemia.

Vienna offers not only history and culture, but invites us to find meaning amid layers of the past

Vienna's beauty is undeniable, but its true character lies in the layers of history embedded within its institutions, museums, and neighborhoods.

A FATHER educates his son on past crimes in front of Igo Pötsch’s March 1938 painting ‘Fahrt des Führers zur Proklamation’ in the Wien Museum.

This is the country with the best hiking in Europe

A new study examined which country is most recommended to travel in Europe, and found that it is none other than France.

The French Alps