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Faith's Travels

"A man’s steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?"

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Category: Israel

Religiousness in Jerusalem

by faithstravels on July 21, 2019July 22, 2019 in Israel

Only a week or so, maybe less, into our first stay in Jerusalem, I had a strange encounter with what it meant to keep the Sabbath here. It was Saturday… [Continue Reading]

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A Long Day’s Trek to Nowhere

by faithstravels on March 4, 2018August 22, 2018 in Israel, People Stories, Something More

The bus hadn’t come. Maybe it never would. My mom had already decided to forge her own path and leave the bus stand, instead of wait for the unknown. I… [Continue Reading]

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A Family of Believers Around the World

by faithstravels on July 7, 2016January 4, 2017 in Cambodia, Indonesia, Israel, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, People Stories, Something More

My mom and I wanted to remember all the Christians we had bumped into and fellowshipped with in our last 13 months of travel.

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Shabbat Dinner with a Rabbi in Jerusalem

by faithstravels on April 11, 2016July 5, 2017 in Israel

At the very beginning of our world tour, we were staying at a hostel in the middle of Jerusalem, on Jaffa street. In that hostel we met and befriended a… [Continue Reading]

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Celebrating Three New Years in One Year

by faithstravels on February 14, 2016November 26, 2016 in Bali, Israel, Thailand, Transitions to Travel Life, USA

Jewish New Year   We flew back to Israel for the second time on Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish calendar consists of quite a few celebrations and holidays that are divided… [Continue Reading]

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Israel → Jordan Border Crossing from Eilat

by faithstravels on November 18, 2015July 5, 2017 in Israel, Jordan, Travel Advice

Yitzhak Rabin (Wadi Araba) There is only one border crossing into Jordan from Eilat. It is called Yitzhak Rabin by Israel and Wadi Araba by Jordan. It’s maybe a five… [Continue Reading]

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Hostel Job in Jerusalem

by faithstravels on October 7, 2015August 8, 2016 in Israel

Do you know which powerful world leader’s name translates to “to possess the world?” I didn’t until today. I’ll let you know who it is near the end. 🙂 Today… [Continue Reading]

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Jisr al-Zarqa

by faithstravels on June 5, 2015July 5, 2017 in Israel

Jisr al-Zarga means “bridge over the blue.” A little fisherman village by the Mediterranean Sea in Northern Israel, Jisr sports a fully Arab community of about 15,000 people. The area… [Continue Reading]

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This traveling trio is comprised of a mom and two daughters from the USA. Of the two daughters, there's Grace who has Down syndrome and Faith who writes this blog. Hey! In May 2015, we traded in a home and belongings for backpacks. Now we just have Bibles, empty plans, and the world before us. Let's go see what's out there. :)

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We’re on the island of Jersey now, the largest of the Channel Islands. 🎉 Even though it’s the biggest, this island is only 9 by 5 miles! Today I met the owner of some cute Jersey cows and yesterday tried the amazing Jersey ice cream with some friends we hadn’t seen in many years! 😍🍦 People from Jersey say they are *definitely* not part of England. Jersey has its own Jersey pound currency and its own language: Jersey French. Unfortunately the language is dying out. Jersey is only 14 miles from the coast of France. This island way back in the day (10th century) used to be part of the Duchy of Normandy— so all the names and roads etc here are in French. The Germans occupied the island for 5 years during the war.. and so there are still bunkers all over the place. The first picture, in fact, was taken from the top of a bunker. 😆 The cutest, most Scottish-esque town we’ve seen so far. 😍 So… after renting a car and exploring northern Scotland for two weeks, we’ve begun a Workaway (work exchange) near Saint Andrew’s, Scotland at a nuclear bunker built in 1951 for the Cold War. The WiFi speeds in the bunker are ridiculously fast 😂 There’s an area of Kalmar, Sweden called “the garden” —it’s an area you can walk through of little “cottages” where some swedes stay in the summer— all of which had the most gorgeous gardens 😍🌹 Some pretty bits of Malmö, Sweden 🇸🇪 Dancing the evening away in Malmö, Sweden~ 💃🏻 This is European camping. 😆 It’s a bit different from in the US… We’ve been camping for 3 months already— through Poland, Israel, and Sweden. And our tent made it onto the Swedish news! The news reporters said there has been a massive surge in campers here in the past two years and were interviewing people, including my mom, to find out why. (I think we all know why.) — It has been a very rainy and chilly July up here in Scandinavia. Everyone is siked to see the sun today. #malmo #sweden It’s been really rainy and cold in Sweden lately— so I Googled “sunniest spots in Sweden.” This town came up in the archipelago region — we were told that Swedes like to spend there summers there. We found a good campground and came over. Gorgeous area, but so far, it’s still raining. 😆 ☔️ Rain or shine though, we’re always in good hands! 😊🙏 #karlskrona #sweden Picture of the day 🇸🇪

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