Cordoba Cordoba is a short, 45 minute train ride from the Seville Santa Justa station. We went on a day trip there having made...

Running in Madrid Like an iPhone, only for running There are two places I found to run while in Madrid, both slightly outside El Centro...

Seville: 8 places to Visit Nuns with Sweets . . .and sometimes other stuff for sale. Choices we recommend buying are marked with * Hours...

Madrid: Food and Restaurants Our approach to Madrid food was highly affected by a few things: We had already been in Seville 10 days,...

Madrid: Passover Are you looking for a Seder in Madrid? (or Shabbat?) Here’s what we found and our recommendations. Registration in...

Madrid: 10 Things to Do 1. Archeology museum (Museo Archeologico Nacional) This is a beautiful museum with good detail in English and...

Basics in Spain such as getting around, phone cards, eating times, pharmacies Seville Things to Do Food and Restaurants Nuns with Sweets...

Running in Sevilla Sevilla (Seville) is a pretty flat city. The Guadalquivir river flows through the city and kind of folds over itself...

Seville: 5 Things About Food The Lowdown on What You Will Find 1. Tapas You can seek out the highest-rated tapas restaurants, or you can...

Seville: 10 Things to Do The city is full of orange trees and quaint cobbled streets. We visited the week before Semana Santa because the...

Israel General information, logistics, and safety Did you feel safe in Israel? Why YES! The media focuses only on the negative,...

Running in Haifa Haifa running was hard, not because of the hills but because there weren’t good paths near where we stayed. On my first...

Running in Tzfat In Tzfat, I finally got to do some trail running. Plus we were at an altitude of almost 3000 ft above sea level. Most...

Running in Jerusalem In Jerusalem, we stayed in German Colony. An old train track has been turned into a walking/running/biking path. It...

Paris Restaurants, Street Food and Markets Le Traiteur Marocain: Facebook page but no website. Located in the Marche des Enfants Rouge,...

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...