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 Read More
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Review: The Written Exam (Dec. 2011)
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 Read More
Israel Mystery Photo #16
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. Read More
On the Licensing Exam – Part 4 – Good Preparation Tool
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 Read More
On the Licensing Exam – Part 3 – How I’m Preparing
In this edition of this mini series of posts, I want to discuss a little bit about my strategy in preparing to take the Ministry of Tourism exam to become a licensed tour guide in Israel. Hopefully this will be helpful to others who are going through the course, which was always one of my Read More
Israel Mystery Photo #15
I am truly in full-on study mode now, with my written licensing exam in exactly a month. So my next post after this will likely be Part 3 of my series about the exams, in which I will tell you how I’ve been going about studying/preparing for the exam. But first, I need to address Read More
Top 10 Things to Do in Jerusalem – Part 1
I love lists like this, where people list the top things to do in a certain place. But I find that often those lists are just a rehashing of the tourist sites you can find in any Lonely Planet, Let’s Go or Fodor’s Guide. And other times they list a number of places that barely Read More
Top 10 Things to Do in Jerusalem – Part 2
For the first three entries in this post: Jerusalem Top 10 – Part 1 Continuing the list: 4. Get Some Culture Jerusalem has a thriving cultural scene, full of great music, art and crafts. And especially through the summer season (which really lasts about half the year here), there are tons of festivals that can Read More
Top 10 Things to Do in Jerusalem – Part 3
Back to Jerusalem Top 10 – Part 2 And now the final entries: 8. Go to a Museum (Sorry, I couldn’t come up with a clever title for this one!) I’m not sure who keeps statistics on such things, but I’ve heard that Israel has more museums per capita than does any other country in Read More
Israel Mystery Photo #14
I am shifting into serious study mode now, and the Jewish holidays are also affecting my schedule, so please bear with me if my posting is slow! Still, I am trying to get some posts out, and view them as review for my studies as well. I thought that since the last Mystery Photo was Read More