History comes to life in Ephesus
I wasn’t surprised to learn that many travelers just travel to West Turkey primarily to visit...
Bowing to the Apollo in Side
I set out early to explore the outskirts of Antalya, more to be on the wheels of history strewn on the Aegean coasts. My major halt was to...
Antalya: Shades of blue
Possibly my most indelible thoughts on Antalya came, as my flight swept over Turkey’s south-western coastline to Istanbul. Looking at...
My first impressions of Israel
There would only be a handful of places that can evoke as many emotions as Israel does. Its...
Inside ancient Jaffa
It’s a balmy evening on Jaffa’s sea-front and I’m in a busy restaurant overlooking the ocean and a jumble of small fishing boats out...
Masada: A fortress of myth
In the midst of that almost Martian landscape emerges the fortress of Masada, like a mirage in the …
The gay abandon of Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is young, hip, liberal, and a city always bombilating with energy. The high octane vibe of...
Haifa and its many ideas
Haifa, the sun-splashed metropolis, some half an hour from the historic city of Akko, has a hip side to itself which waits to be...
Getting spoilt for food in Akko
Akko, an ancient seaport in Northern Israel, packed with tales of war, culture, faith, and a history spanning for over a century, serves up...
Akko and its thousands of years of history
An ancient city in the far north of Israel, Acre or Akko is one of the oldest cities in the world,...
