A Brief History of Israel’s Railways
During your gap year, you will probably take a train in Israel at some point. These days the train service is modern, relatively reliable and can take you around large parts of the country. However, the train service has undergone many stages of evolution over the last one hundred years or so. The first railway […]
Israel’s Ancient Tombs
Israel is a small country with a massive amount of history packed into it. While visiting cemeteries and tombs is not normally something we’d look forward to, in Israel there are a number of historically important tombs that are certainly worth visiting. If you head to the north of the country to the town of […]
Israel’s Ancient Ports
Today in Israel there are a number of major shipping ports where goods are received and sent across the world. However, Israel’s ports are not just essential to modern Israel, in ancient times the country’s ports were vital. Today it is possible to visit a number of these ancient ports and they provide a real […]
Ben Gurion Airport
When you arrive in Israel the chances are that you will have landed at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s main international airport. The airport is just 15 kilometres from Tel Aviv and about 70 kilometres from Jerusalem, making it ideally situation for the vast majority of travellers. However, the airport was not always called Ben Gurion. […]
Running Marathons in Israel
If you enjoy long distance running then you will be pleased to hear that there are plenty of opportunities to keep the hobby up while on your gap year in Israel. In addition to a few major marathon events, there are plenty of smaller long distance runs as well. If you’re based in Tel Aviv […]
Israel’s Thriving Startup Industry
Israel is well known as a centre of technological innovation, a fact that has earned it the title of ‘Startup Nation’. Over the last few years that have been a number of hugely successful companies that began as small Israeli startups and were later purchased for vast sums of money and became global successes. Perhaps […]
Israel’s Biggest Shopping Malls
While you are on your gap year in Israel you are bound to want to go shopping at some point or another. Both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are home to famous markets, but there are also a large number of huge shopping malls in Israel. The Dizengoff Centre was Tel Aviv’s first mall when it […]
Israel’s Escape Rooms
Escape the room games were an online hit long before they became real physical games and spread across the world. If you haven’t yet done an Escape Room, the idea is simple, you are locked in a room and have an hour to solve various puzzles that will lead to clues to help you escape. […]
Israel’s Blossoming Tourism Industry
One of the amazing things about Israel is that it attracts a huge amount of incredibly diverse tourists. People from across the world come to see Israel’s historical sites and learn more about the country’s rich history. In 2016 close to 3 million tourists came to visit Israel and tourism hit an all-time high in […]
The Benefits of Doing an Internship Abroad
Internships can be brilliant things, they offer an insight in to the world of work, give you some experience in areas that you may be interested in and can generally help you to make some decisions about your future while gaining some valuable experience. As a result for many people the question becomes ‘Where should […]