There’s the Galilee, and then there’s the Western Galilee. For decades, Israelis and tourists have flocked to the towns, villages and cities surrounding the Sea of Galilee, to the tzimmer guest cabins and hotels of that northern region. But then the Western Galilee beckoned. Bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, it’s anchored by the port city
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Middle East, Travel and FoodIf you’re going to celebrate anything while in Bogota, I think the only place to do it right is a restaurant called Andres Carne de Res. The legendary restaurant has been around since 1982, in an area called Chia, about 45 minutes outside of town. While on assignment at a gastronomy conference, I opted for
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Berkoff In ‘War and Remembrance’ Berkoff portrays Adolf Hitler
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Travel and FoodSan Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last name
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Travel and FoodLondon’s Buckingham Palace opened a unique and unprecedented new exhibition celebrating 90 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s style. For museumlifestyle WWecker writes about three amazing exhibitions about the dresses and the style of The Queen https://t.co/HlSO2PrnZI— MusErMeKu Blog (@musermeku) August 19, 2016 British Couture Staged at the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at the
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International, Travel and FoodBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson LONDON, England — Our summer across the channel in Limousin, France, concluded with a short stay farther south, at a Gite in the countryside near the picturesque village of Montcuq. Finding the place called Mondaunet put our GPS under a lot of pressure, as the name did not feature in its database, but eventually,
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Travel and FoodBeijing (dpa) – The world’s highest and longest glass bridge opened to visitors in central China on Saturday, Xinhua news agency said. The 430-metre long, 6-metre wide glass-bottomed walkway hangs 300 metres above a canyon in the Tianmenshan National Forest Park in Hunan province, central China. By June 2017, visitors will also be able to
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International, Travel and FoodWorld-renowned Armenian artist Marie Balian spent months preparing an original mural as a gift for the people of Jerusalem. Six meters tall and four meters wide, her fabulous artwork contains close to 1,000 colored tiles. Balian’s unique method involved sketching in charcoal on the tiles, designing and painting them and then burning them in the
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–San Diego Zoo Global has joined with zoos around the world in support of an international campaign to stop the massive and cruel illegal trade in wildlife—the fourth largest illegal trade in the world, after drugs, weapons and human trafficking. The global “Lend Your Eyes to the Wild” campaign encourages individuals to
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