Wow! I’ve been in Israel for well over a month and a half now and boy has that time been eventful and most satisfying. Israel has really grabbed my by my love glands and squeezed tight. The sort of embrace reserved for a father to a son, a mother to a daughter, a Thai kickboxer to his smaller, bloodied opponent in a desperate hug of mercy. I leave tomorrow for Greece for 2 weeks. The first 5...

Monday 26th May. The Ta’am Ha’Ir (Taste of the City in Hebrew) festival is on. Only just having heard about this from Tal my thoughts are of small food stalls along the riverside and a few hundred people casually walking around sampling tasty treats from Tel Aviv’s wonderful restaurants, sipping on some nice wines and perhaps listening to some cool jazz. Maybe I’m thinking of Ambiwera...

First it was my sister Eli’s turn to be in a video clip. Now I get my shot having been in the right place at the right time for this video clip for a nightclub in Tel Aviv. You can see me sitting to the right of the guy at the cafe. Notice the brilliant method acting and precise continuity. Years of training paid off! Rating 3.00 out of 5 [?]

Sunday 25th May. Went back to Jerusalem today to get the balance of my pay from the ABC for the editing work I did a few weeks ago. Once I got my Shekels I took a bus to Yad Vashem on Jerusalems outskirts. From their website - Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, is the Jewish people’s memorial to the murdered Six Million and symbolizes the ongoing confrontation with the rupture engendered by the Holocaust. Containing...

Another visit to Aunty. Another walk around the park. Another opportunity to take some photos. Enjoy. Aunty’s apartment. The Grey Mafia. Notice how everyone gets out of their way. No tree, pole, bench or curb is safe from Chappy. Chappy’s female friend. Chappy takes a break and waits for Aunty to catch up. I do my Mork from Ork. Rating 3.00 out of 5 [?]

My sister Eli stars in this unrelated promotional video from the Whitsundays. I had nothing to do with it. Rating 3.00 out of 5 [?]

Tuesday 20th May. My friend Ilana told me about a great arts and crafts market that happens on Tuesdays and Fridays. The conditions are that stall owners can only sell wares that they themselves make, it has to be handmade and the makers of the goods must be there themselves to sell it. Anything made overseas or mass produced will be kicked out. Sounded like a good place to go to find some original...

Can’t do this in Australia… Close enough, but only in Israel. Rating 3.00 out of 5 [?]

This post takes a break from my rants and raves to kick off the shoes of touristic travels and tantalise your earbuds with the sounds of Israel. I hope this works as I’ve found a website that allows you to put music on your website so let me know if it doesn’t work. Firstly a song that I remember my mother used to sing in the Brisbane Shir Li Choir. It’s called Jerusalem of Gold....

Having been in Israel for over a month and a half now I’m missing foods other than hummus, felafel and anything else middle eastern. Craving a good asian meal I decided to prepare the Zetlin famous soy chicken. I had a fear that I would not be able to find dark soy sauce, after all, they don’t creamed corn here, nor lemon lime and bitters in bars. Luckily there is a few asian stores in...

A gangly gang of gritty gats…I mean cats…were terrorising tourists traveling through Tel Aviv… I mean Haifa…today. The gang of almost identical mangey pusses on the Haifa foreshore mob passing old ladies, tackling them and sinking their sharp fang like teeth into their cankles. This old fart never stood a chance. Sort of like a homeless man who has character about him…till...

Leaving the Dome behind us we continued our trip towards Haifa. Rating 3.00 out of 5 [?]

After our surf off the shores of Ceasarea we discussed the options of either heading back to Tel Aviv or continuing further north on our road trip. As Miles hadn’t packed a change of clothes and was only wearing shorts it was agreed that we would head back to Rehovot so he could grab a pair. Miles makes a quick call from outside a highway petrol station. Luckily no one crashed while driving...

Friday 17th May. After lunch with Etty and Guy I meet Leon Peters and friend Miles for road trip to the north of Israel. It’s good to finally get out of Tel Aviv again and see some other parts of the country. Miles drives while Leon smirks. Rating 3.00 out of 5 [?]