Hiking Mt Bental (by Lewis)

Hiking Mt. Bental was fun. Mt. Bental is in the Golan Heights. There is a great view at the top. It's also a volcano!! We got to see a bunker. There are bunkers at the top because there was a warRead more
Hiking Mt. Bental was fun. Mt. Bental is in the Golan Heights. There is a great view at the top. It's also a volcano!! We got to see a bunker. There are bunkers at the top because there was a warRead more
For the 0.005% of you following the news in Uganda, there’s been an Ebola outbreak that we were hoping (for so many reasons the least of which are our travel plans) would be contained to under 100Read more
The Golan Heights is a plateau east to northeast of the Sea of Galilee. It was captured from Syria in the 1967 war and officially annexed to Israel in 1981. The Golan continues northwest to MountRead more
Ein langer Tag im Bus, vorbei an vielen bedeutenden Stätten, aber leider ohne Erklärung, weshalb ich mich hinterher erst einmal belesen muss.
Der Busfahrer bemüht sich wirklich, uns dieRead more
Signs of the modern war that raged in these parts. We could hear evidence of Syria's infighting from this spot (mortar and tank fire). From this vantage, we could see burned out towns on the border ofRead more
Travelled up to the Golan Heights. Saw Mt Hermon with snow and the Syrian border. Visited El Rom kibbutz. This is the Northern most kibbutz in Israel and was completely destroyed in the 1973 YomRead more
Die Golanhöhen sind im geographischen Sinne ein dünn besiedelter, hügeliger Landstrich im Nahen Osten. International anerkannt als Teil Syriens, befinden sich die Golanhöhen seit 1967Read more
Today we had another beautiful day of sunshine & blue sky - the weather has been perfect thus far! We started out a little later today which was good, as we needed a moment to catch our breath.
We areRead more
Mt. Bental, located in the middle of the Golan Heights mountain range, is a 3,842-foot high inactive volcano. Bental means cinder stone. From Mt. Bental, the snow-capped Mt. Hermon can be seen. MtRead more
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