Northern Israel Food We stayed in Tzfat (Safed) and Haifa, and traveled all around the Sea of Galilea and up towards Mt. Hermon. Note...

Tel Aviv Things to Do February 2022 The Carmel Market (Shuk HaCarmel) is Tel Aviv’s biggest outdoor market. Alongside produce, pastries...

Northern Israel Things to Do (including Tzfat, Golan Heights and Northwest Israel) Tzfat and Haifa Everything is pretty driveable in the...

Jerusalem Things to Do In general, we recommend starting a trip to Israel in Jerusalem because the Israel Museum gives a great history...

Jerusalem Food Good, Inexpensive Food Is Easy to Find There seem to be two kinds of restaurants in the Old City – those that actually...

Tel Aviv Food (Restaurants, Markets and Street Food) Israel has outposts of Etrogman in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. If you do a food tour in...

Running in Tel Aviv February 2022 In Tel Aviv, the best running is next to the beach. (I should note that Hayarkon Park apparently has...

Paris Running I generally like trail running so Paris was a bit of a rude awakening. There are a lot of cars, of course, and every few...

Le Sirocco The tagines were super hot, had tons of lamb, complex flavor pairings, and a beautiful presentation. We ordered two different...

Restaurant David Toutain At lunch, the restaurant offers 4, 6, 8, or 10 courses. At dinner there are fewer choices (only the 8 and 10...

Food in Brussels, Belgium We are lucky to have relatives who live in Brussels. Over the years they have tried the patisseries and...

Bruges, Belgium To do: Bruges is well worth an overnight and perhaps two. Highlights for us were the architecture, chocolate, and...

Sonoma, CA As COVID sheltering eased up, a romantic trip to Sonoma was just what we needed. This was our first time back to indoor...

Koya-san Why you should go: Koya is a UNESCO site and an important Buddhist location. Access requires several forms of transportation:...