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Aug 26, 2026, 8:42 PM

Timeless Elegance on Croatia’s Adriatic

For years, Croatia’s dazzling coastline has captured the imagination of travelers worldwide. Dubrovnik, Split and the southern Adriatic islands have long dominated the spotlight for Israelis, while the country’s elegant capital, Zagreb, remained little more than a gateway. That perception...

Aug 25, 2026, 12:05 PM

The Old City Belonged to Everyone Except Me

I used to despise the Old City of Jerusalem. It felt intimidating, heavy, tense. Everyone seemed to belong to some tribe I did not belong to, dressed for a ritual I could not relate to, heading somewhere with absolute purpose. There...

Aug 23, 2026, 11:49 AM

Sunrise in a Closed Military Zone

When I arrived at the outskirts of Taybeh it was already dark. Two activists named Ben and Yair picked me up from the bus stop and explained the new reality: The entire town of Taybeh is now a closed...

Anastasia Torres-Gil

Aug 18, 2026, 3:05 AM

Lifechanging: How Hadassah Connected Me to a Wonderful Global Community

Sixteen years ago, I wasn’t the same person I am today. My mother had just died –unexpectedly – at the too young age of 72. My heart ached. My world felt upside down. I needed something new. Something different....

Hannah Zieziula

Aug 6, 2026, 1:14 PM

The family I found in a hostel in Australia

I arrived in Margaret River, Western Australia, completely alone with my backpack and my surfboard. After months of traveling surrounded by friends, I now had to start over to find farm work and earn my second-year visa. Again I...

Helene Pines Richman

Aug 5, 2026, 6:06 AM

You say Sayonara and I say Yaho:- Sojourn to the Land of the Rising Sun

I dedicate this post to my older sister Jacki who had a pen pal named Hiroko Yamawaki. Hiroko, from Tokyo, if you are still living in Japan and somehow reading the Times of Israel blogs, I am accepting your...

Helene Pines Richman

Aug 4, 2026, 3:05 PM

Sailing Past Scylla and Charybdis: The Aeolian Islands off Sicily

Growing up in coastal New England, in and out of pools and surf, often sparks a yen to sail and for me, one I have had for most of my life. Trips to Cornwall in England and plans to...

Aug 4, 2026, 10:09 AM

Luxury in a Timeless City of Hundred Spires

Few European cities capture the imagination quite like Prague. The Czech capital enchants visitors with its Gothic grandeur, Baroque elegance, literary heritage and an atmosphere that seems untouched by time. Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Spires, Prague effortlessly blends centuries...

Aug 2, 2026, 2:29 PM

In the Shadow of the Bronze Priest: An Athenian Pilgrimage

Each Step… A Story… From the bustle of modern Athens—traffic surging, shopkeepers calling, cafés spilling onto narrow sidewalks—the eye is drawn upward. Above the city, the limestone plateau of the Acropolis commands the horizon, crowned by the sun-bleached columns of...

Jul 26, 2026, 9:21 PM

A Palace Where the Healing Waters Never End

More than 180 exhibitors from over 20 countries attracted some 12,000 visitors to IMTM 2026, Israel’s leading international tourism fair held in Tel Aviv in February. It was there, at the Czech Republic’s pavilion, that I met Jan Lukeš from Karlovy...

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