NAZARETH (pop 77,000) The capital and the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel" The inhabitants…
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY The Green Line refers to the 1949 Armistice Line, the demarcation line separating Israel from it s neighbours…
JERUSALEM (pop 729,100) Jerusalem has been seducing travellers, pilgrims and curiosity seekers since time immemorial. Holy to Jews, Christians and…
EILAT (pop 47,500) This Red Sea resort town occupies a thin wedge at the southern tip of Israel between Jordan…
KING'S HIGHWAY Of Jordan’s three highways (only one of which is a dual carriageway) running from north to south, the…
You might expect that the far north of Jordan, with its exceptional Roman ruins, biblical associations, lively cities and complex…
I flew on Middle East Airlines from Beirut to Amman (130$), a 70 minute flight. Flying over Israel and Jordan,…
This route moves from south to north. ISLAND OF JERBA The island of Jerba has a mixture of sandy beaches,…
Jendouba. What a dump. There is only one hotel, it cost more than anything I have had so far in…
It was a long several days of travel from Yeuqing in Eastern China to Tunis: 4 hour high-speed train to…