Fun Joel's Israel

A Tour of Wineries in Eretz Binyamin / Samaria

Fun Joel — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:19:27 +0000

Last week I had the pleasure of visiting five different wineries with some other tour guides and friends. The wineries were all located in the region of Eretz Binyamin — the area that was designated in the Bible for the tribe of Benjamin. Today it is part of the region known as Samaria, and there [...]

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Why Visit Israel?

Fun Joel — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:27:11 +0000

On this Yom HaAtzmaut / Israel Independence Day, I’d like to write about something that might seem obvious to some of my readers. But it is far from obvious to all. Why visit Israel at all? Seems that as a licensed Israeli tour guide, it is something that I should think about and have an [...]

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What Is… Shawarma?

Fun Joel — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:46:02 +0000

I love food. I love eating it and I love cooking it. Most people would consider me a “foodie.” And Israel has so much amazing food that it is a foodie’s dream country. That’s one of the reasons why Israeli culinary tourism is one of the niche areas I’ve been developing for myself, in addition [...]

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Israel Mystery Photo #18

Fun Joel — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:50:07 +0000

Firstly, I need to apologize about how long it has been since my last post. Been very busy, but that’s no excuse for neglecting you, my faithful readers. I’ll try to be better. I’m happy that everyone who responded to the last Israel Mystery Photo correctly identified the location as Beit Shean. It means I [...]

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Israel Mystery Photo #17

Fun Joel — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:27:14 +0000

I’m in a good mood, so I am giving you guys a fairly easy Mystery Photo this time. If you have ever been at this site, you should recognize this. And even some of you who have never been might be able to guess it! Why am I in such a good mood, you may [...]

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A Light at the End of the Tunnel

Fun Joel — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:07:36 +0000

I wanted to update you all about the exam process. For starters, I am proud and excited to announce that I passed the written exam! I got the news on the morning of January 1st, so what a great way to start the New Year! In fact, the test was very straightforward, with no real [...]

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This is Not a Political Post

Fun Joel — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:53:03 +0000

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I hate politics. But living in Israel and working in the field of tourism, it is fairly difficult to completely avoid dealing with political issues. Nearly every visitor has heard things about the political situation and/or sees things that relate to the issue. So they will [...]

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Review: The Written Exam (Dec. 2011)

Fun Joel — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:08:57 +0000

As most of you know, I took the written portion of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism licensing exam for tour guides this past Sunday, December 4. (For my posts on preparing for the exam see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.) Since one of the focuses of this blog is to provide [...]

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Israel Mystery Photo #16

Fun Joel — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:16:33 +0000

For those wondering how the test went on Sunday, I’ll be writing another post soon in which I review the exam. But suffice it to say that I feel fairly good about my performance on it and am just waiting to hear whether or not I passed. Results in a few more weeks, I guess. [...]

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On the Licensing Exam – Part 4 – Good Preparation Tool

Fun Joel — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:36:36 +0000

Way back in the first installment of this series, I promised that I would write a post about a specific study aid that I had come across and which I felt was an excellent tool. Actually, however, this post is about a whole suite of products that are available for sale from a small company [...]

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