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The JPost Podcast - Travel Edition

The JPost Podcast - Travel Edition

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 Take a trip around the world with Mark Gordon and David Harris.Copyright Jerusalem Post Podcasts Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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  • Bayreuth uncorked: Beer, wine & stories between synagogues and palaces

    Bayreuth uncorked: Beer, wine & stories between synagogues and palaces
    Sep 15 2025
    Welcome to Bayreuth, a city where baroque beauty, rich brewing traditions, and deep cultural heritage come together. Famous for its beer and Franconian wines, Bayreuth is also home to magnificent architecture, leafy squares, and a story that reaches far beyond its world-renowned opera house. From sipping a local brew in a centuries-old beer garden to standing before the restored old synagogue that bears witness to the city’s Jewish history, Bayreuth offers travelers a journey through taste, time, and tradition. We also hear how the German National Tourist Board presents heritage and modernity in one attractive package.This time:
    • This isn’t Beirut…it’s Bayreuth: where synagogue, steins, and stunning streets await.
    • Where Aperol spritz flows, piazzas come alive, and Bavaria takes on a taste of Italy
    • Bayreuth’s Old Synagogue — a quiet survivor that whispers the city’s Jewish story through its walls
    • German tourism's leading woman — shaping how the world discovers Germany
    • Bayreuth: Blending heritage, culture, and hospitality to shine on the world stage
    • Savor the flavors of Franconia as we sample the region’s finest wines
    • Wagner’s circle silenced Jewish performers — today, the Bayreuth Festival raises its voice to honor them
    • FAQs at your fingertips
    • Take a city beer tour through Bayreuth — from centuries-old breweries to frothy steins that tell the town’s story
    • Raise your glass to the Beer Queen — where hops, heritage, and a royal toast come together.
    • A joyful welcome, brass and drums setting the soundtrack to dinner
    • Michelin-starred chef Alexander Herrmann is larger than life — in personality, passion, and unforgettable plates
    • A farewell to spoons
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Beyond Iconic: Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas

    Beyond Iconic: Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas
    Sep 1 2025
    🎙️ Beyond Iconic: Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas! Join The Jerusalem Post Podcast – Travel Edition, Episode 113, as we set sail on one of the world’s largest cruise ships. From unforgettable family adventures to dazzling shows, cocktails, and cuisine, discover how this Icon Class marvel is redefining travel at sea!
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    51 mins
  • Panama City: Hats, cigars, food, and a pretty big canal

    Panama City: Hats, cigars, food, and a pretty big canal
    Aug 18 2025
    Panama City is a vibrant crossroads of cultures, where colonial ruins and gleaming skyscrapers frame a city shaped by the legendary Panama Canal and centuries of global trade. Its culinary scene blends Afro-Caribbean, Spanish, and Indigenous flavors—best experienced in the bustling markets or over a plate of sancocho in Casco Viejo.

    This time:
    *Walking the city by night and day
    *Get to know a people by their food market
    *It might be the easiest way to legally buy a Cohiba Havana cigar
    *The Panama hat: It ain't what you probably think
    *From Columbus to the present day
    *How to get there? Where to stay? And all the other FAQs *Lula kosher delights in the heart of the old town
    *IMAX, YOUMAX, MORGAN FREEMANMAX
    *Going kosher at the canal
    *The only man to swim the Panama Canal - was that a crocodile?
    *You can Blame Kiki but she is kosher
    *Is that an empanada or are you just pleased to rub my back?
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    52 mins
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