Jerusalem
Destination: The Middle East and Jerusalem Book: Shadow of the Swords: An Epic Novel of the Crusades (NEW June 2010) by Kamran Pasha How you think depends on what stories you have heard. There is, as they say, more than one side to a story. His year I have already read three sides to the [...]
Destination: Istanbul Book: Strolling Through Istanbul, The Classic Guide to the City by Hilary Sumner-Boyd & John Freely (Originally published 1972;NEW edition, 2010) I try to imagine strolling the streets of Istanbul, but I am hampered by the perennial action movie shots–camera zooming overhead as swarthy men race through narrow passage ways, overturning carts of [...]
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Destination: Israel Books: The Bible; From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Freidman; Exodus by Leon Uris Whether your interest runs to history or contemporary geo-politics, Roman ruins or Medieval times, when you travel to Israel, you will find a country that is exasperating, beautiful, inspiring, welcoming and off-putting all at the same time. Conflict between [...]
