Tel Aviv — Paris Of The Middle East
<p>It’s probably not the first place people think of when they are considering their favorite place in the world. It’s busy. It’s loud. It’s expensive… very expensive. And it’s in Israel and carries all the baggage that goes along with that —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’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>
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