06-05-2011 The year was 68 CE and the Romans were coming, tearing through Judea and destroying everything and everyone in their path. An isolated community of 200 Jewish, wrapping hundreds of fragile Dead Sea Scrolls or the Qumran Caves Scrolls, an ancient Jewish religious manuscript they placed them gently inside clay jars …
07-05-2011 Nazareth is renowned as the childhood home of Jesus and an important pilgrimage site of Christianity and tourists, coming to visit the Basilica of the Annunciation and also bustling mini-metropolis. Nazareth is a stone-paved street with Ottoman-era mansions, and in recent years, has been reinventing itself as a sophisticated …
Capernaum Capernaum is located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, the Church of the Beatitudes and the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter. At the entrance to Capernaum there is a sign which reads ‘Capharnaum the town of Jesus’. Jesus was born in Bethlehem and grew …
08-05-2011 Caesarea is believed to be the site of initial religious tensions that sparked riots that eventually led to the First Jewish–Roman War (AD 66 to 70), in which the Jews rose up against – and were crushed by – the Romans (and expelled from Jerusalem). Thousands of captives were …
Haifa is a northern Israeli port city built in tiers extending from the Mediterranean up the north slope of Mount Carmel. The city’s most iconic sites are the immaculately landscaped terraces of the Bahai Gardens and, at their heart, the gold-domed Shrine of the Bab. At the foot of the …
At a place called Beit Alpha, we saw the remains of the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting the Zodiac on the way to Tel Aviv. The three mosaic panels depict traditional Jewish symbols such as a Torah ark, two menorahs (seven-branched candelabras) and a shofar (ram’s horn) alongside …
05-03-2011 The top of Table Mountain is the northern end of the Cape mountain range, flat and overlooks the city of Cape Town in South Africa. The flat top is approximately 3 kilometers from one side to the other. It’s a popular tourist attraction for visitors, who can choose to …
06-03-2011 Rigged rocks and sheer cliffs towering more than 200 meters above the sea and cutting deep into the ocean, provide a spectacular background for the park’s rich bio-diversity. Cape point falls within the southern section of the Table Mountain National Park. The natural vegetation of the areas comprises the …
06-03-2011 Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park. These African penguins are only found on the coastlines of Southern Africa. These penguins are currently on the verge of extinction. As a result, the penguins are under the protection of the Cape Nature Conservation. Although set in the …
Knysna is a city found in Western Cape, South Africa. The heart of Knysna is a lagoon protected from the sea by the monolithic sandstone best explored on board a catamaran or from along hiking paths in the Featherbed Nature Reserve. A hotspot for art and craft, as well as adventure activities such …
