Tel Aviv — Paris Of The Middle East

<p>It&rsquo;s probably not the first place people think of when they are considering their favorite place in the world. It&rsquo;s busy. It&rsquo;s loud. It&rsquo;s expensive&hellip; very expensive. And it&rsquo;s in Israel and carries all the baggage that goes along with that &mdash;the politics, the violence, and the threat of war.</p> <p>But it is very close to the top of my list of favorite cities in the world.</p> <p>When I planned my extended travels I wanted to visit the Middle East but I wasn&rsquo;t sure how far to venture. The Arab Spring had just ended in Egypt so I felt relatively safe there for a few weeks. And so far things were quiet in Jordan and Israel. I spent several days in Jordan and loved Amman, Wadi Rum, The Dead Sea, and especially Petra.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/globetrotters/tel-aviv-paris-of-the-middle-east-352c8341b471"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>
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