Category: Dead Sea

Dead Sea, Middle East, Palestine

Moments & Misadventures :: Camels Don’t Spit, They Sing

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Moments & Misadventures :: Camels Don’t Spit, They Sing

Ah, that special time in every traveler's life when they get to experience a camel ride for the first time. By no means the most comfortable way to travel (I get saddle sore just thinking about it), it is still an experience that everyone should have at least once. Our group had been traversing through [...]

Dead Sea, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, Palestine, Qumran National Park

{Israel} Day 10: Ammunition Hill National Memorial, Good Samaritan Mosaic Museum, Genesis Land, & Qumran National Park

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{Israel} Day 10: Ammunition Hill National Memorial, Good Samaritan Mosaic Museum, Genesis Land, & Qumran National Park

Ammunition Hill National Memorial We began our day visiting the national memorial of Ammunition Hill. After Israel had declared their independence, the city of Jerusalem was not considered part of the state. It was a divided city with a large wall separating the people. Families were divided across the wall and the space between East [...]

Beit She'an National Park, Dead Sea, Israel, Masada National Park, Middle East, Palestine

{Israel} Day 5: Beit She’an National Park & Masada National Park

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{Israel} Day 5: Beit She’an National Park & Masada National Park

Beit She'an National Park Today's adventures began at Beit She'an National Park where we toured around the ancient city of Scythopolis. This city was first inhabited in the Bronze Age and remained a cultural center until 749 when it was covered in an earthquake. When archeologists began to uncover the city, they found that most [...]