by Sarah Gallo | Sep 24, 2015 | Accommodation Reviews, Europe, Greece
I had a very “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” moment a few weeks ago. While I’ve been island hopping through Greece with the support of SeaJets, I’ve been trying to find good, reasonably priced accommodation. I reached out to a few places on Paros, and ultimately...
by Sarah Gallo | Feb 22, 2015 | Africa, Recent Escapades, South Africa
We were supposed to leave on our overland camping tour with Intrepid Travel at noon following our Lion’s Head sunrise hike. We boarded the truck, lunches in hand, and realized after a few moments that our truck wasn’t moving. Turns out, we weren’t purposely idle – the...
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 18, 2014 | Israel
I was up with the sun after a short but deep sleep in the tent, despite virtually sleeping on the ground. We had a quick breakfast and went to our canyon hike at Ein Ovdat. The gorges of the canyon were a different, and welcomed, change of scenery from the desert that...
by Sarah Gallo | Jul 28, 2014 | Israel
At breakfast the following morning, David had told me that there was an airstrike 9 miles from our kibbutz – I suppose I sleep like a rock while traveling, as I somehow slept through it. We boarded the bus and headed toward Masada, an ancient fortress in the middle of...