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By Marc Atchison
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DEAD SEA, ISRAEL - I had finally reached the lowest point in my life, and it had nothing to do with the fact I was floating 412 metres below sea level – the lowest point on Earth - in the salty waters of the Dead Sea.
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By Marc Atchison
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CAESAREA, ISRAEL - An elderly man peered into the “looking glass of history” and began to ask a ghostly figure questions. The figure, dressed as King Herod, said nothing. Frustrated, the man asked his question in a louder voice, thus attracting the attention of a guide named Vered Bavli.
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By Marc Atchison
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JERUSALEM - It’s a story that’s been told many times and one well worth repeating, because its shows the power this city has on even the most famous of people who visit it.
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By Marc Atchison
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TEL AVIV - The beach in front of the Hilton Hotel is filled with bikini-clad women and bare-chested men riding rainbow coloured-windsurfers. Flirting between the two camps is at high tide - the winks and whistles coming in waves.
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By Marc Atchison
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 Built by King Herod to impress his Roman friends, Caesarea, built before Jesus Christ was born, now impresses the thousands of tourists who visit it with its treasure chest of history and glorious beaches.
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By Joey Murphy
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The Red Sea town of Eilat is the country's Miami Beach
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