The JPost Podcast - Travel Edition

On the shores of the Bay of Budva, on Montenegro's Adriatic Coast, sits the wonderful Dukley Hotels & Resort. Mark and David sample the delights of this vacation paradise, with its private beaches, tip-top amenities, and yes, a year-round kosher restaurant and synagogue. This time:  It's an early start for the boys Great kosher breakfast. Phenomenal cheeses. Meet the chef with a story to tell...

We're delighted to welcome three guests on this episode of the podcast: We quickly stop in Taipei and a small airport in northern China before meeting Olga Bokhonovskaya from Your Jewish Heritage Guide as she takes us on a whistle-stop tour of Regensburg, The UNESCO-recognized only authentically-preserved large medieval city in Germany. We learn of the general sites and Regensburg's fascinating mi...

Beyond its canal, jungle and rainforests, Panama is manna from heaven for travelers who keep kosher. There are some 50 top-notch kosher eateries to try, the vast majority of them in the capital, Panama City. There's Japanese, steakhouses, fancy bakeries plus one of the largest kosher supermarkets outside of Israel. Mark and David also take you on an unforgettable journey beyond the fine dining and...

We've all got some great travel stories to tell. This time Mark and David asked listeners, friends and one or two famous travelers for their funniest, most loveable anecdotes...   This time: The Amateur Traveler on what to do between flights The Two Flying Boys have a haircut Suhair and the adventures of a giant teddy bear  Everything melts in Karen's presence  Warren flies a TransAtlantic classic...

Most of us meet rabbis in synagogues, wedding halls, or cemeteries. But in this episode, we hit the road with two rabbis who have taken their faith far beyond the pulpit. First, we meet Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, affectionately known as "The Traveling Rabbi," who has spent decades serving far-flung Jewish communities across Africa. Then, we head to London Heathrow Airport with Rabbi Hershi Vogel, one...

Our latest episode takes you around the world in luxury, unless of course you'd prefer to work below decks. This time we get the VIP treatment with Celebrity Cruises, we meet an old friend in a new Far East location with Royal Caribbean International before we go behind the scenes and learn what it's like to work on a cruise ship with Jobs on a Ship.

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is very different from glitzy Dubai, up the road. Podcast hosts Mark and David discover the beauty of the Middle East's largest mosque and unity in the Abrahamic faiths before heading into the Empty Quarter for some desert fun with Costa excursions. This time:  Is it a mosque or a shopping mall? The marble, the mausoleum, the majesty World-record...

In four years of podcasting, we've visited a lot of Jewish communities, some of them in places you'd perhaps least expect to find a minyan! In this tour de force, we take you to 10 Jewish locations around the world through chat and music - among them: Salt Spring Island, Canada; Baku, Azerbaijan; Mallorca; Spain; and the very appropriately-named Bridgetown, Barbados. Listen. Enjoy. Share!

The theme is definitely Italian as Mark and David head for the high seas aboard the Costa Smerelda. This time:  Boarding in Abu Dhabi First impressions of a Costa Cruises ship Safety first The fabulous food offering What to do on board A show in the Colossuem (No lions) Dancing the night away The morning after the night before Getting to know the Costa ethos What a 360°-view off Dubai A design mus...

Despite all the predictions from experts, friends, families and social-media critics, we've made it to episode 100! In typical Mark and David celebratory style, we bring you the highs and lows of four years of podcasting including looks back at hazzanut in Uzbekistan, kosher gumbo, Chinese street performers and hot-air ballooning in Lithuania. Listen. Enjoy. Share!

Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, Mark and David present a special episode of the podcast from Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. They take you behind the scenes into the new Collections Center and sit down for a frank, in-depth conversation with Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan.  What is the role of Yad Vashem and Hol...

Jaffa really is the original Tel Aviv, literally in the Biblical sense. Join podcast hosts Mark and David as they explore the historic and modern in this old-world port city.   This time: Underground, overground Traveling the new light railway What do Phil Collins, Rihanna and Barbara Streisand have in common? Clash of the Maccabi-Hapoel titans at The Bloomfield  How to get there, where to stay an...

We take you to what some believe is the world's oldest synagogue and it's right next door to the homes of podcast hosts Mark and David in Modi'in, Israel.  This week's adventure takes in the Hanukkah story, a fabulous museum and oily baked comestibles of course. This time: A donut breakfast The world's oldest synagogue? The hip Maccabean graves A donut lunch Useful travel tips for Modi'in A great...

Just a two-hour flight from Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki is everything a tourist would want: ancient ruins, UNESCO monuments, great food, a gorgeous boardwalk, theaters, excellent boutique shops and of course our travel podcast hosts Mark and David. This time: Strolling the beautiful downtown and seafront Why is it called the White Tower if it isn't...? City walls with stunning views When to visit, how...

Join us for 2,700 years of history at the Tower of David. We reveal insider stories about Donald Trump, Tony Blair, Nicolas Sarkozy and other world leaders from their stays at the King David Hotel (Who had a thing for dressing gowns?) And we take you to meet Elvis Presley in the Jerusalem hills.  Join Mark and David for a bumper edition of the podcast.

Join Mark and David for part three of their Chinese odyssey. Beijing tells a story that is three thousand years in the making. Our podcast brings it to you in just under one hour. This time:  On the Shanghai-Beijing bullet train The truly Great Wall of China How to get there, when to travel and where to stay The making of a Peking Duck The Buddah of the rickshaw Top tips for travel to China - Wond...

Jewish community member and guide Hella Kounio-Matalon takes podcast hosts Mark and David on a whistlestop tour of more than 2,000 years of history, in a city where Jews were the majority for five centuries. This time: Alexander the Great's Jewish entourage They came in their thousands from Spain, Portugal and Italy Inside today's community A musical trip into the surviving pre-Holocaust synagogue...

With COVID behind us, we thought travel and tourism would return to normal. But in Israel, that hope was short-lived. On Simhat Torah, October 7, 2023, Israel was dragged into a war on multiple fronts. Podcast hosts Mark Gordon and David Harris look at the industry a year later, in the company of EL AL's Chief Counsel Sharon Brownstone and Kim Melchior, the co-CEO of IGT - Israel & Global Trav...

Join Mark and David for part two of their Chinese odyssey. Shanghai is one of the world's great cities in every sense: population, food, business, skyscrapers and yes, Jewish history. This time: In friendship with Israel Fancy a drop of port? Nanjing Road is just wall-to-wall people Michaelangelo in China? Well, in cocoa butter, anyway Tnuva and China?  We take you down Chinese memory lane  How to...

Krakow is already gearing up for the 34th edition of its international Jewish Culture Festival scheduled for summer 2025. Our podcast hosts Mark and David attended festival #33 from where they bring you the sounds and sights of this wondrous city and introduce you to the people behind one of the world's largest Jewish arts gatherings. This time: - Krakow for Kulture - Janusz has done this 33 times...

We take you into the Caucasus Mountains in Azerbaijan to visit what is said to be the last living shtetl in the world outside of Israel. We learn the history of the "Red Village" and visit its working synagogues. Then, we go deep into the countryside of this beautiful country that borders the Caspian Sea. This time: What is the "Red Village" aka Qırmızı Qəsəbə? A tour of the amazing Jewish museum...

Shenzhen is the remarkable embarkation point for Mark and David's Chinese odyssey. The city has strong links with Israel, particularly in the world of technology. By 2035, transport chiefs say there'll be drone helicopters ferrying passengers above the city's burgeoning skyscrapers. Join the boys on this special voyage of discovery. Mark and David host The Jerusalem Post Podcast – Travel Edition ....

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 87 Mark and David host El Salvador's Ambassador to Israel Milton Eduardo Umaña Acevedo to learn about the great things to do and eat in this Central American paradise. Then, travel writer Jessica Mudditt pops in to talk about her time in Tibet, how to get there and answers the question: Do you have to be physically fit to enjoy a trip to this sp...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 86 Mark and David hit the road in Upper Silesia. They take in the main city, Katowice, before heading out to mountain-top villages, Jewish heritage sites and a whole lot more... This time: Working at 320 meters below ground The deepest pub in Europe - cheers! The remarkable Jewish museum in Gliwice Where miners once lived What does Katowice have...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 85. It's finally happened. Podcast hosts Mark and David actually went on vacation with their own families. How did they each cope without their respective recording buddy? Mark reports on a trip to Eilat and a fully-kosher Mano Cruise sailing from Haifa to Larnaca, Cyprus. Meanwhile, David reflects on a week in Tuscany, Italy, beyond Florence an...