Jerusalem needs no introduction. It’s like the melting pot of religions; with some of the biggest religions in the world have a connection to this city in one way or another. It even involved wars in the past and even until now this city is still brewing with a lot of conflicts that can sometimes turn nasty. Still, it draws people from around the globe and it is the dream destination for most Christians because it was there that Jesus…
It is just so timely that it will be Christmas so soon from now and here I am blogging about my visit to the very place where it all began. I mean, what happened in Betlehem over 2000 years ago is the reason why Christmas is celebrated all over the world every December 25 and I feel so blessed to have been there in my recent visit to what is always considered the Holy Land at least in the Christian…
There was something so fascinating about being in the Holy Land that even breathing the air felt so different and refreshingly ‘holy’ 😛 Out into the open again (read how we crossed one of the most tightly-guarded borders in the world here ), we dragged our bags towards a waiting bus – the bus that would take us to places all throughout our stay in the Holy Land. What I immediately liked about the bus was the availability of a wi-fi…