Jacob’s ladder (in Hebrew סולם יעקב “sulam Yaakov”) is a ladder that leads to heaven described in a dream that the biblical Patriarch Jacob had during his escape from his brother Esau: He arrived at the place and lodged there, because the sun had set . . . and he lay down in

Departure: Ein Karem (Israel) 10:51 am Arrival: Jerusalem Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 14,38 Km Progressive km: 2775,2 Moving Time: 2h 49m Elevation gain:  527 mt I [GOD] said: “You are gods, you are all sons of the Most High.” But you will die like mere mortals, you will

Departure: Latrun (Israel) 09:21 am Arrival: Ein Karem Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 31,39 Km Progressive km: 2760,8 Moving Time: 5h 41m Elevation gain:  1084 mt Do not say “When I free myself of my concerns, I will study,” for perhaps you will never free yourself. Do not say:

Departure: Larnaca (Cyprus) – Tel Aviv (by plane) 10:18 am Arrival: Latrun (Israel) Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 28,84 Km Progressive km: 2729,4 Moving Time: 5h 03m Elevation gain:  312 mt Who is wise? One who learns from every man… Who is strong? One who overpowers his inclinations… Who

Departure: Strovolos (Cyprus) – 08:49 am Arrival: Larnaca Weather: Sunny/Cloudy Distance of the day: 49,51 Km Progressive km: 2700,6 Moving Time: 8h 25m Elevation gain:  264 mt A righteous man falls down seven times and gets up. (King Solomon – Proverbs 24, 16) […] I really was asking anybody, but

Departure: Nicosia (Cyprus) – 10:38 am Arrival: Strovolos Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 13,40 Km Progressive km: 2651,1 Moving Time: 2h 10m Elevation gain:  121 mt Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them. (David Hume) […] It was not so easy to cross the border between

Departure: Girne (Cyprus) – 12:36 pm Arrival: Nicosia Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 21,00 Km Progressive km: 2637,7 Moving Time: 3h 33m Elevation gain:  378 mt Remember that when you leave this Earth, you can take with you nothing that have received, only what you have given. (Francis of

Departure: Tasucu (Turkey) – 09:29 am Arrival: Girne (Cyprus) Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 6,43 Km Progressive km: 2616,7 Moving Time: 1h 07m Elevation gain:  58 mt If there is any meaning in the holy books, it is this: “Whatever is good for you, grant it to others too”

Departure: Kemenli (Turkey) – 07:55 am Arrival: Tasucu Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 65,27 Km Progressive km: 2610,3 Moving Time: 11h 32m Elevation gain:  960 mt Peace at Home, Peace in the World (Mustafa Kemal Atatürk) […] I arrived after more than twelve hours walking and sixty-five kilometers, a

Departure: Yapinti (Turkey) – 11:33 am Arrival: Kemenli Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 28,22 Km Progressive km: 2545,0 Moving Time: 5h 00m Elevation gain:  259 mt Wash, cleanse yourselves, remove the evil of your deeds from before My eyes, cease to do evil. Learn to do good, seek justice,

Tikkun Olam (Hebrew: תיקון עולם, literally “repairing the world”) in Hebrew teachings is considered every activity intended to improve the world, bringing it closer to the harmonic state for which it was created. The whole Creation is by its nature good, but the Creator has deliberately left us room to

Departure: Sertavul Yaylasy (Turkey) – 08:31 am Arrival: Yapinti Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 27,94 Km Progressive km: 2516,8 Moving Time: 4h 59m Elevation gain:  141 mt In the book of life every page has two faces: we human beings fill the top with our plans, our hopes and

Departure: Karaman (Turkey) – 10:15 am Arrival: Sertavul Yaylasy Weather: Rainy/fog Distance of the day: 37,18 Km Progressive km: 2488,9 Moving Time: 6h 41m Elevation gain:  751 mt Weigh the path of your feet, and all your ways will be established. Turn neither to the right nor to the left;

Departure: Kazimkarabekir (Turkey) – 09:21 am Arrival: Karaman Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 24,81 Km Progressive km: 2451,79 Moving Time: 4h 25m Elevation gain:  110 mt And whoever fears ALLAH, He will make for him a way out, 3 And will provide for him from where he does not

Departure: Icericumra (Turkey) – 07:08 am Arrival: Kazimkarabekir Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 49,24 Km Progressive km: 2426,9 Moving Time: 8h 47m Elevation gain:  165 mt I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content, I know what it is to be in need, and I