Dimona Travel Blogs, Travelogues and Travel Journals

All in all the camel ranch was dissapointing.  Garrett and I were looking forward to riding them, but our ride lasted less than 20 minutes and we spent half of that walking.  Camels really aren't great to ride - their movements are awkward and jerk you around.  Getting on and off of them is also a task.  They sit and stand unevenly; on the way up, their back ends shoot up, leaving you leaning back for fear of falling off.  On the way down their front drops suddenly, a…

A few hours in advance of our arrival, my friend and I called the black Hebrew community center to ask if someone could-and would be willing to-show us around and speak to us regarding their ways. They agreed. Our host was a relatively young man who spoke English, with an American accent. According to him, blacks in Dimona traveled from the US to Liberia (OT biblical course) to Israel around 40 years ago, as a "return" to Israel, and, inherently, to Africa, becau…