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Stories from PalestineFrom the Jordan river to QumranThis is the third and last episode of the Jericho trilogy that includes episodes 17 and 14. In this last part of the tour we drive through the Jordan Valley and learn why the Westbank is called the Westbank while it is the eastern part of Palestine! We visit the baptismal site on the Jordan river, learn more about the Dead Sea and we hear from tour guide Kamal Mukarkar about the Essenes community that lived in Qumran, where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. For the transcript of this episode and photos of the sites you can visit ht...
2020-12-1432 min
Stories from PalestineOn the road to JerichoA guided tour from Bethlehem towards Jericho with a visit to the Good Samaritan Inn and Maqam Nabi Musa. An episode with history, stories from the 'holy land' and the reality of life in Palestine today. I study the tour guide program at the Bethlehem Bible College. As part of our studies we make excursions to the historical sites. Our tour guide is a Christian Palestinian called Kamal Mukarkar. In this podcast I will take you on a road trip and share with you what I learned. Unfortunately the audio we recorded of Kamal was not of g...
2020-11-1633 min
Andy Steves Travel PodcastCHRISTMAS SPECIAL: a visit to BETHLEHEMA good friend of mine, father and family man, Kamal Mukarkar calls in on this episode to share about his life and experience growing up as a Christian Palestinian (making up about 1% of the population of the West Bank and Gaza Strip) in Bethlehem. A student of history and the bible, Kamal is passionate about sharing where they intersect in Palestine's West Bank. Kamal is a tour guide showing dozens of tourists around his home town and throughout the West Bank each year. And later in the episode, Kamal and I discuss the best itinerary for a visit to...
2018-12-2442 min
Andy Steves Travel PodcastCHRISTMAS SPECIAL: a visit to BETHLEHEMA good friend of mine, father and family man, Kamal Mukarkar calls in on this episode to share about his life and experience growing up as a Christian Palestinian (making up about 1% of the population of the West Bank and Gaza Strip) in Bethlehem. A student of history and the bible, Kamal is passionate about sharing where they intersect in Palestine's West Bank. Kamal is a tour guide showing dozens of tourists around his home town and throughout the West Bank each year. And later in the episode, Kamal and I discuss the best itinerary for a visit to...
2018-12-2400 min
Andy Steves Travel PodcastS2 E0 - Season 2 PreviewEpisode InfoAt long last, the Andy Steves Travel Podcast is on it’s way back and we’ve got some incredible guests in the line up this season. Thanks to everyone who has subscribed, shared and rated our podcast already. We’ve got a great traveling community growing around this show, and we want you involved! This season, we’re spanning continents, time periods, subjects and more as we drop all sorts of travel hacks and nuggets into your earbuds.Just a taste of what’s coming up this season:- Smike Letwinsky...
2018-12-0600 min
Andy Steves Travel PodcastS2 E0 - Season 2 PreviewEpisode InfoAt long last, the Andy Steves Travel Podcast is on it’s way back and we’ve got some incredible guests in the line up this season. Thanks to everyone who has subscribed, shared and rated our podcast already. We’ve got a great traveling community growing around this show, and we want you involved! This season, we’re spanning continents, time periods, subjects and more as we drop all sorts of travel hacks and nuggets into your earbuds.Just a taste of what’s coming up this season:- Smike Letwinsky...
2018-12-0604 min