Tag: Israel
Posted on August 4, 2023
by Maureen Hochdorf
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Floating in the Dead Sea should be a bucket list item for everyone! And here’s why:
Category: Israel, Middle EastTags: Dead Sea, dead sea mushrooms, Desert, Ein Gedi, Family travel, floating in the dead sea, Israel, Spa, Travel, traveling tips
Hai-Bar Carmel was our second Hai-Bar nature reserve and our 10th national park visit in our National Park Challenge. Our goal of visiting every national park in Israel was slowly becoming a reality. We document all of our adventures with travel guides and on… Continue Reading “Get Your Wildlife on at Hai-Bar Carmel Nature Reserve”
Category: Israel, Middle East, National ParksTags: camping, camping in Israel, Carmel Forest, Family travel, hai-bar nature reserve, Israel, nationalparkchallenge, nationalparks, nature reserve, Travel, travel guide, traveling tips, wildlife, wildlife in Israel
Posted on March 14, 2022
by Maureen Hochdorf
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Mishmar HaCarmel Campground was our 9th national park in Israel and our second time camping in the country. During our National Park Challenge, we set out with the goal of visiting and documenting every national park in Israel. We are sharing our adventures with… Continue Reading “Camping in Israel: Mishmar HaCarmel Campground Guide”
Category: Israel, National ParksTags: camping, camping at Mishmar HaCarmel, camping in Israel, campinglist, Family travel, familycampingtrip, Hiking, hikingtips, Israel, Mishmar HaCarmel, nationalparkchallenge, nationalparks, Travel, travel guide, traveling tips
Posted on September 23, 2021
by Maureen Hochdorf
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𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, Fall in Israel, 𝘆𝗮’𝗹𝗹 – 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 social media 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴! It’s my favorite time of the year, and the time I get some serious homesickness for all things FALL!🎃🍎🍂
Category: IsraelTags: Apple Picking, Carving Pumpkins, Fall, Fall Activities, Fall activities in Israel, Fall Foliage, Fall Foliage in Israel, Fall in Israel, Fall Worksheet, Horseback riding, Israel, Pelican Migration, Pumpkin Spice Latte
Posted on February 4, 2021
by Maureen Hochdorf
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Welcome to Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve! This is our 7th NP in our National Park Challenge – to visit and document each national park in Israel. All of our adventures are shared via blog posts and on our Instagram account – Hochdorf family adventures.… Continue Reading “Exploring Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve: Family Travel Guide”
Category: Israel, National ParksTags: caves, Family travel, Israel, nationalparkchallenge, nationalparks, stalactites, stalagmites, Travel, Travel blogger, travel guide
Posted on January 25, 2021
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Welcome to Beit Guvrin National Park! This is our 6th NP in our National Park Challenge – with our goal of visiting and documenting every national park in Israel. We share all of our adventures via blog posts and on our Instagram account –… Continue Reading “Spelunking Underground in the Exciting Caves of Beit Guvrin National Park”
Category: Israel, National ParksTags: BeitGuvrinNationalPark, caves, Family travel, History, Israel, nationalparkchallenge, nationalparks, Nature, Travel, travel guide, traveling tips
Welcome to Apollonia National Park! This is our 5th NP in our National Park Challenge – with our goal of visiting and documenting every national park in Israel. We share all of our adventures via blog posts and on our Instagram account – Hochdorf… Continue Reading “Apollonia National Park Guide: A Family-Friendly Adventure”
Posted on November 12, 2020
by Maureen Hochdorf
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Welcome to Achziv National Park! This is our 4th NP and our first time camping in Israel in our National Park Challenge – with the goal of visiting and documenting every national park in Israel. We will be sharing all of our adventures via… Continue Reading “Achziv National Park & Free Camping Guide”
Category: Features, Israel, National ParksTags: Achziv, Achziv National Park, camping, campinglist, Family travel, family vacation, familycampingtrip, Israel, nationalparkchallenge, nationalparks, Travel, Travel blogger, travel guide, traveling tips
Posted on November 5, 2020
by Maureen Hochdorf
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We made a huge splash at our third national park visit at Coral Reef Nature Reserve in our National Park Challenge. Our goal is to visit every national park (NP) in Israel. We are also photo documenting all of our adventures via our Instagram… Continue Reading “Israel’s Underwater National Park – Coral Reef Nature Reserve”
Category: Israel, National ParksTags: coral reef, Coral Reef Nature Reserve, Eilat, Family travel, family vacation, Israel, Mediterranean, nationalparkchallenge, nationalparks, Travel, traveling tips
Posted on September 21, 2020
by Maureen Hochdorf
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We’re visiting the Hai-bar Yotvata Nature Reserve as our second national park visit in our National Park Challenge. Our goal is to visit every national park in Israel. We will be documenting all of our adventures via blog posts and on our Instagram account… Continue Reading “Hai-bar Yotvata Nature Reserve: Take a Ride with Israel’s Wildlife”
Category: Israel, National ParksTags: Family travel, hai-bar nature reserve, Israel, nationalparkchallenge, nationalparks, Safari, Travel, travel guide, traveling tips, wildlife
Posted on September 10, 2020
by Maureen Hochdorf
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We’re excited to visit the Yarkon National Park as part of our National Park Challenge. Our goal is to visit every national park in Israel. We will be documenting all of our adventures via blog posts and on our Instagram account – Hochdorf family… Continue Reading “Yarkon National Park – History at Your Fingertips”
Posted on June 30, 2020
by Maureen Hochdorf
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UPDATED 2022: We were finally able to get out and take our first safe COVID-19 travel trip of the year! As the travel industry begins to open again, we took the opportunity to take a trip inside of Israel. And although it was so… Continue Reading “safe covid-19 Travel: when and how to prepare?”
Posted on February 25, 2019
by Maureen Hochdorf
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Why visit Israel? There are so many reasons why you should visit Israel, but here’s 10 reasons according to a toddler. And Although my 2-year old daughter is a dual citizen, she was born and is being raised in Israel. So, what better way… Continue Reading “Why Visit Israel? Top 10 Reasons According to My 2-Year Old”
Category: Israel, Mediterranean Mommy, Middle EastTags: Bamba, Eilat, Expat life, Expat mom, Falafel, Family travel, Humus, Israel, Mediterranean Mommy, momlife, Raanana, Toddlerlife, visit israel, why visit israel
Posted on January 13, 2019
by Maureen Hochdorf
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The journey of becoming an expat mom hasn’t been the easiest or even ideal, but what would a journey be without a few obstacles along the way?
Category: Mediterranean MommyTags: Baby travel, Expat, Expat life, Expat mom, Family travel, Israel, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Mommy, momlife, Motherhood, Todder travel, Travel