Just a 5 minute walk from Nablus's city centre is the colourful Aslan Tile Factory, which has been producing beautiful coloured cement...

The Dead Sea is in a major crisis, with ever more sink holes emerging and beaches being closed as a result. The water line shifts (i.e....

Snowbar literally means pine-tree in Arabic, and this enchanted place offers a lot in the hot summer months. During the day many people...

Hands down one of the best hikes in Palestine involves walking along the Wadi Quelt - what some believe to be the biblical Valley of...

There's a well preserved Turkish bathhouse in the Old City of Nablus, Hammam esh-Shifa. It was built in 1624 by the Tuqan family, who...

Tahina, Tahini, Tehina... however you write it, this creamy and oily sesame paste is the main ingredient in hummus (after chickpeas of...

Now in its fourth year, the Palestine Marathon (which also includes shorter distances) takes place during spring time. It is organised by...

Nablus was so famed for it's sabon nabulsi that it was Queen Elizabeth's soap of choice back in the 14th Century! By 1907, there were...

Forget Jerusalem's old town - if you want to shop in a real market without tourist items, head to Nablus, where what you see on display...

The growth of the rockclimbing industry in Palestine can be mostly attributed to two students from the US, who founded Wadi Climbing and...

Mountain biking is gaining traction in the West Bank and is definitely an activity that gets your blood and adrenalin pumping. The nature...