The Travel Bug Bites Again

Travel isn’t always pretty – An eye-opening tour of Hebron, West Bank

I stood in the Abraham Hostel lobby in Jerusalem, 15 min to 9 am, looking around the group. People sipped their coffees and the room was full with the casual air of small talk. This could have been any day and any tour, except that it wasn’t. In a few minutes, we would be on our way to Hebron – the most conflicted and...

September 1, 2019

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Israel, Middle East

Israel to Jordan by land – What to expect when crossing the Beit She’an border

by Ankita Bhatia

As I sat in the plane, I felt uneasy about the impending chaos. Our trip had begun, but we barely had an itinerary and barring the apartment in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem(which were also booked in the last 48 hours), we hadn’t made any arrangements elsewhere. We had booked a return flight from Amman, Jordan since we got cheaper tickets to fly back to...

March 3, 2019

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Israel, Middle East

2019 Travel Trends that I actually want to follow

by Ankita Bhatia

I am not a trendy person, I will be honest. And as I age, my choices in food, fashion, lifestyle are veering more and more towards “going back to the basics”. So, I am surprised that I wanted to write this post. As the calendar rolled into 2019, and the internet was abuzz with forecasts of all kinds, I couldn’t help but enthusiastically nod...

January 24, 2019

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Home is a feeling – Memoirs from Amsterdam

by Ankita Bhatia

The Beginning It was a cold windy Saturday morning in June as I stood in the taxi line at Schiphol, tired from the lack of sleep but full of nervous excitement for what lay ahead. After months of thinking about this move, then dealing with the paperwork and permit, I had finally arrived. My company had put me up in a service apartment and...

December 30, 2018

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