Off the Beaten Path: A Hiking Tour in Israel and Palestine

12/13/2020

If not for Covid-19, we would have been hiking the West Bank in March. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/11/hiking-west-bank-israeli-settlements-checkpoints-palestinians?fbclid=IwAR3p8IoXmvav4TZFgAUrPSFp71qtAUnEMiHC7TpCn_Rj0yNkxzVkCw1T-kg

Israeli settlements and checkpoints are encroaching on the only escape from harsh reality available to Palestinians, says Jerusalem writer Jalal Abukhater

07/10/2019

An interesting article by Geraldine Brooks (author of the very fine novel People of the Book). Smithsonian is available at my local public library (paper or via RB Digital e-magazine).

05/15/2019

In today's Globe and Mail, Travel guru Rick Steves says, "My mark of a good traveller is: How many people are they meeting? Not that person who sells you postcards . . ." On Saturday, March 14, 2020, we will be visiting the Bedouin community at Khan al-Ahmar and enjoying conversations with members of a women's cooperative, and with other members of the community. Have you considered joining us?

05/13/2019

Sura and Nuha al-Qassab explain how to bake kunafa, a dessert popular across Palestine, Syria and elsewhere.

05/13/2019

If you want to taste a Nablus specialty, Knafeh, before getting the real thing, try this recipe. On March 8, 2020, we'll be stopping at a knafeh shop during our walking tour of Nablus's Old City.

Sura and Nuha al-Qassab explain how to bake kunafa, a dessert popular across Palestine, Syria and elsewhere.

04/30/2019

We now have 6 registrants. That means there are 10 spots left for March 2020. Watch this space for more interesting bits of information about the itinerary.

04/08/2019

For those interested in Israeli election tomorrow, an easy way to connect with the news is to "Like" the HaAretz page. HaAretz is one of Israel's leading newspapers in English.

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04/08/2019

Five registrations have been sent in. We need only eleven more.