Passover is a very significant time for all the Jewish People, not only in Tel Aviv as we celebrate our liberation by G-D from slavery in Egypt and our freedom as a nation. This festival gently reminds us each year who we are and why we are. We clean our homes more profusely than [...]
I am frequently asked what there is to do on Saturday in Tel Aviv. The majority of you of course will want to chill out (or heat up) on the alluring beach, but please remember crispy skin is only attractive on oven roasted duck. There will be a small minority [...]
By chance, as I was meandering along Dizengoff Street last Friday morning, thinking about what to make for dinner ( yes really) I was stopped in my steps by a vision of color. Being the inquisitive sort, I had to investigate this rainbow display sitting upon a ' put you [...]
To my Sweet Friends, Sweet Tel Avivians and Sweet Countrymen -lend me your legs! Running a marathon is no easy feat. It takes extraordinary energy, immense willpower and extreme determination. A marathon is not only about physical exertion it is a test of mental attitude. Overcoming the weaknesses of the [...]
I was enjoying the heat of another bright day by taking a wobbly stroll through Neve Zdedek, in a pair of totally impractical high but beautiful heals, in search of a cafe (and ladies room), when I spotted a secluded establishment that I had earlier forgotten. Neve Schechter the [...]
Everywhere I go in the world I love to venture into the Flea markets to see if I can root out a bargain or two. If the piece has historic value, is precious, interesting or just aesthetically pleasing then I am a happy bunny. The experience of rummaging through a [...]
It is with some amazement that each time I look at the large but unassuming sandy coloured tiny windowed house on Ben-Gurion Boulevard, I am still humbled at a thought that the first and most acknowledged Prime Minister of the State of Israel resided there. From 1938 to 1968 this [...]
It's Saturday with a glorious bright sky, a warming of the bones temperature and that unmistakable feeling of weekend wellness. What to do in Tel Aviv? Why not a pleasant and interesting stroll along one of the White City's most famous streets, Rothschild Boulevard. After the ritual morning coffee, (skinny [...]
There are many wonderful museums in Tel Aviv, but a small one that I have a great fondness for is the Rubin Museum situated in the southern part of the city, on a now impressive Bialik Street. (See future post) I sometimes need a little cultural stimulation to restore [...]
I adore the beach. The grainy feel of the sand, the way it slithers through the toes, but clings like gritty glue to all the wet or sweaty other body parts and migrates into the munchies that you are gobbling down whilst drinking that long, tepid and slightly yeasty [...]
