by Sarah Gallo | Feb 1, 2015 | Africa, South Africa
Hogsback, while not originally on our itinerary, was praised by other backpackers we met in South Africa. So what did we do? Cancelled our hostel in East London and drove to Hogsback to set up camp before nightfall. Shortly thereafter, we took a short hike to the 39...
by Sarah Gallo | Oct 16, 2014 | Israel
I slept restlessly that night and woke up around 5am to check the time. A text showed up from my mother saying that David and I might need to re-think heading back to Jerusalem later that afternoon. When I asked why, she sent me a link to an article: “Palestinians...
by Sarah Gallo | Oct 12, 2014 | Jordan
We awoke to a beautiful view of the Dead Sea and drove to the entrance of Wadi Mujib. Our guide decided not to tell us that we would get soaking wet, so we spent a few minutes scrambling to waterproof our bags. We put on the mandatory life jackets and started hiking....
by Sarah Gallo | Aug 28, 2014 | Israel
We began the day at Rosh Hanikra, the ocean swept caves of the Mediterranean. The view was absolutely breathtaking. The Bridge and Railway tunnels at Rosh Hanikra are part of the rail tracks Haifa – Beirut – Tripoli that were established by the British Mandate...
by Sarah Gallo | Aug 19, 2014 | Israel
The next morning we went to the Gadot Lookout and Memorial, which was the site of a Syrian military base until 1967. We learned that Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy that infiltrated the Syrian government under the name of Kamel Amin Thaabet, helped enable Israel to easily...