Tel Aviv Travel Blog

Funny T-Shirts For Sale at the Shuk Many people love to barter, haggle and negotiate when traveling. But I can’t ever bring myself to do it. If I have enough money to travel, and I have enough money to buy souvenirs, I feel like I should just pay the price they’re asking. If I do the conversion...

Today was the start of T-Market, an outdoor clothing/accessories fair that has top designers selling last year’s designs at crazy low prices. These designs are still hot, but the prices have cooled way down. From September 2nd to September 4th, Tel Aviv designers and shops like American Apparel...

Travelers to Tel Aviv can attest to the growing amount of art work lining the city walls. It’s not commissioned by the city, but rather imagined, believed and inspired into being by street artists. Inspire Festival 9/4-9/5 An art exhibit, nee, OCCASION, lauding inspired art, has once again come...

Shana Tova(A Good Year) I Wonder What She's Reading... An early Shana Tova(Good Year!) to you!  The Jewish holiday is celebrated throughout the world by Jews and others wishing to get in on the cultural festivities. Madonna even spent one Rosh Hashanah in Israel, and though not Jewish, she is a...

I may be an expert on Tel Aviv, but sometimes I like to get out of the city and travel to other parts of Israel. A 45 minute train or bus ride north will get your to one of Israel’s four largest cities: Haifa. Though Haifa isn’t the metropolitan city that Tel Aviv is, there is one phenomenal...

Wall Art Flourished on Lila Levan Lila Levan(White Night) is a new yearly tradition in Tel Aviv. UNESCO named Tel Aviv the White City in 2003 and ever since, Tel Aviv has been holding a night to celebrate it’s status and give it’s citizens a city-wide party. Just part of the White Night events...

Take your pic of cute Israeli shoes I hope you read the headline with Sean Connery’s voice in your head, because that’s how it sounded in my head when I typed it. As many know, shopping for shoes can be a headache for everyone involved. Usually,you’re out there because you need...

Traditional Israeli Foods When you walk into a restaurant in a foreign country, even if you have a refined palate, you’re not always able to detect the individual ingredients that formed together to make the delectable dish that you’re about to consume. So you ask “What’s in it?”...

In a land with Israel’s history, one doesn’t need to travel far to find hidden gems. Tel Aviv, however, is relatively new, being formed only 101 years ago when the historic city of Jaffa got too big. Tel Aviv’s history, though, is full of interesting human stories, and amazing, little-known...

If you’ve got a midday afternoon free on your Tel Aviv visit, an outdoor cafe lunch and a trip to a museum is a great way to fill the empty space. There are over 30 museums in Tel Aviv to choose from, some a short walk or a short cab ride away. ILMuseums.com has a list of every museum in Israel....