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Pools \| Swimming Journeys \| Israel: Massage, Not Work, on the Kibbutz in Israel Once socialist collective farms, the kibbutz is being transformed into vacation retreats with flat-screen TVs, swimming pools and yoga classes. ...more Article from NYT > Travel
Food and Restaurants \| Cooking \| Olive Oil Australian Olive Oil Recently at the major book publishing company I work for, some gourmet gifts were raffled off in conjunction with the launch of a new cookbook. I won one of them: a limited release bottle of Extra Virgin, unfiltered Australian olive......more Article from Traveling Foodies
Budget Travelers \| Markets Souvenirs on the cheap (the best flea market shopping around): Part III, Israel Dark metal stamped in the shape of a hand and enameled blue to deflect evil; three-dimensional interlocking stars set with bright stones to protect the wearer; ancient writings scratched on silver pomegranates to cast secret magic--If you know on which......more Article from Budget Travelers
Budget Travelers \| National Parks \| Nature \| Weekend Trips \| Wildlife Wonders of the world (Two holes in the ground that will blow your mind): Part II Makhteshim and Colored Sands, Negev, Israel Israel lays claim to the makhtesh, a jaw-dropping type of crater found nowhere else in the world. There are three major 'makhteshim' (the Hebrew plural of makhtesh): Makhtesh Ramon, Makhtesh HaKatan (The Small) and......more Article from Budget Travelers
Archaeology \| History Family Journeys: Amateur Archaeologists Get the Dirt on the Past At Tel Maresha, in Beit Guvrin National Park, an hour southwest of Jerusalem, visitors can become an archaeological excavator for three hours....more Article from NYT > Travel

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