Category: Travel

  • What I Used and Loved in Israel (and can’t live without now that I’m back home)

    What I Used and Loved in Israel (and can’t live without now that I’m back home)

    Packing for a two-week vacation that takes you out of your comfort zone is no easy task. The process can make even the most seasoned of travelers feel anxious. So when my inbox was flooded with questions about what I bought and brought to Israel it felt like a good time to make a must…

  • Israel Part 3: Tel Aviv

    Israel Part 3: Tel Aviv

    Tel Aviv – Saturday, August 24th – Thursday, August 29th The Jaffa Hotel, Tel Aviv Let me start with this. There are very few places that I visit where I leave feeling like “wow, I could live here.” Tel Aviv is the exception to this and I need to get back as soon as humanly…

  • Israel Part 2: The Negev, The ? Goes to The Desert!

    Israel Part 2: The Negev, The ? Goes to The Desert!

    Stops along the way included a HOT AS BALLS exploration of Masada. I wish I could tell you that I found it to be an educational dream come true and I wish I could write about the stunning history that we absorbed up on that mountain top, BUT I’ve already shared with you that I…

  • Israel Part 1: Jerusalem

    Israel Part 1: Jerusalem

    Let me start by saying I wasn’t enthused about going to Israel. I know, I know; I feel guilty just writing that, but it’s true. And let’s be honest, Jews do guilt pretty well, and I’m no exception. But our son Madden had wanted nothing else for his Bar Mitzvah. No party, no grand entrance…

  • Rocky Mountain High

    Rocky Mountain High

    Dammit, we ARE a ski family! Ok, fine, I don’t ski. But right before we got engaged I made a solemn promise to Baz that we would be a ski family. And we are! Sort of. I always say I know how to ski; I just choose not to. If I HAD to ski down…