Category: Israel

My stay in the Negev desert would also bring with it two new first experiences… So Israel’s desert covers over 50% of its entire landmass! As such, it was almost inevitable I’d get to see or cross some of it on my journey throughout Israel. You know how back home it’s often a case of getting […]

Eilat is the town you default to entering when taking the Yitzhak Rabin land border crossing. By the time I had arrived in Eilat’s town centre, I felt like I had been transported back to the future, though only back to last year. You see, after six weeks in north Africa, the differences were both immediate […]

Two days ago I endured, but thankfully overcame, the three most incredibly difficult, unpleasant hours of my life. Take a breath folks for I have entered the Holy Land. I have entered Israel, by foot, via the most southerly land border. The bus from Dahab was nearly 45 minutes late. Bloody Egypt. We arrive at the […]