This coming November I’ll be doing a bicycle ride from Jerusalem to Eilat in Israel. Why? Good question.

The reasons are several. Firstly, the chance to go back to Israel. I was there in 2008 for a few months and just loved it. The food, the sites, the people, the culture. Plus I’m hanging out for some more of the best hummus in the world in Yafo…

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 the world’s [...]

Tuesday 29th April. The swim at the Dead Sea was amazing, and once it became too busy I packed up and headed to the road to await the bus to Jerusalem.

Wednesday evening, having finished the editing at the ABC I met up with Tal in a popular nightlife area on Ben Yehuda Mall. The strip was busy with families on holidays, every cafe with outdoor seating was filled even though the outside temperature was around 30 humid degrees. I love walking around these areas where a side alley leads to more restaurants, cafes, bars and shops. Numerous Judaica shops scattered the scene with giftwares of [...]

Wednesday the 23rd April. Took the bus to Jerusalem today as I managed to get myself some editing work at the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). I asked Craig Berkman in Brisbane for a contact as he worked here at one time. The office is manned by about 3 or 4 guys in the JCS Building on Jaffa Rd (Jerusalem Central Studios). The building is a smorgasbord of news network opportunities – ABC Australia, ABC America, [...]