Jaffa is an ancient port city that was incorporated with Tel Aviv in 1949. It’s one of the cities where Jews and Arabs live together. Daylight shows how old and somewhat neglected it is besides the more touristy parts. Overlooking Tel Aviv This is the area for tourists, local and foreign, with designer and jewelry [...]

At the heart of old Tel Aviv, beautiful, and ugly, old buildings (and each apartment has a porch!) Skyscrapers (no porches ) People in cafes and cars honking—Why? For who?—at 3 AM (I was awake since there’s a 10 hours jet lag/time difference between WA and Israel) An afternoon concert with one of Israel’s most [...]

We just came back from a 2-days trip to Whidbey Island, WA. Ah, what a place! So laid back; just what I need/ed. The first town we visited was Langley. It has beautiful shops, galleries, restaurants, and a public beach… Charming. It was chilly and cloudy that day so we spent more time on the [...]

We moved to WA State 9 years ago. It was summer. August. And it was raining… We were newlyweds, but, really, rain in August? I almost strangled my newlywed husband – we moved here because of him – on the plane. “RAIN IN THE SUMMER? Where are you taking me?” Nine years later, I know [...]

Eight years. 8 years since the last time we visited Mount Rainier National Park in WA State. Ahhh, we were younger, we were prettier, and we were kid-less back then. But the kids have grown; grown enough to endure the 3 hours drive (non-stop) it takes to get to the park + the additional hours [...]

    Truly magnificent clouds in this area… And my lens has some serious fish bowl effect…

The second day of our trip began with a continental breakfast at the hotel’s lounge. Fresh pastries, bagels, fresh orange and grape juice, good coffee… buffet style. I’m not a big fan of the “all you can eat” deal because it makes me eat more then I need, especially when fresh and made-just-right (not too [...]