Backpacker

Everything you need to know about backpacking solo

Choosing a destination depends on your interests, experience level, and safety considerations—research destinations known for being solo traveler-friendly, such as Europe, New Zealand, and Japan

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Camping chair that turns Into a bed? We reviewed all the new camping gear in Israel

The new tent that's easy to set up, the perfect camping chair that almost turns into a bed, and the backpack that has everything: We reviewed the latest camping gear.

|ByZIV REINSTEIN
HEROES FOR Life volunteers with local staff and children at the GPM school in Kalwa, Mumbai.

Israeli NGOs bring aid to those in need in India

The Gabriel Project Mumbai (GPM) NGO brings aid to Mumbai, Kalwai and tribal areas. Heroes for Life brings Israeli backpackers as volunteers.

|ByYESHAYA ROSENMAN
Two books of the graphic novel "Maus" by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman are pictured in this illustration, in Pasadena, California, U.S., January 27, 2022.

Organized groups fuel rapid rise in US book-banning, report says

Across the United States, book bans are becoming increasingly common. However, the driving force behind these bans appears to be based on discomfort with new social norms.

|ByREUTERS

Coronavirus: A backpacker’s journey to make it back to Israel

'This was probably the most difficult moment. Amit was there, crying and distressed, and we were thousands of miles away, unable to help and comfort her.'

MARCH 24, 2020ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Amit Vogel on the way home with her friend

Take a hike: Israel by Foot launches inn-to-inn service

The inn-to-inn hikes bring visitors on self-guided tours featuring a series of bed-and-breakfast inns and including a range of support services.

MARCH 14, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Israeli backpacker travels the world for 13 years, drowns in Zimbabwe

After visiting over 40 countries, Ofer Cohen died at the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

FEBRUARY 16, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Ofer Cohen and Sylvester the cheetah, the Israeli spent 13 years seeing the world until his tragic death