American singer-songwriter, Cat Power, will be giving a concert in Tel Aviv, Israel, in February 2012. In her 20 year career, Power has recorded eight studio albums, and is particularly noted for the song ‘Revelations’ which she created with Yoko Ono, and appeared Ono’s album Yes, I’m a Witch. Cat Power has a reputation for performing in a unique and mesmerizing way, leaving her audience wowed. Cat Power will be performing at the Reading 3 club in Tel Aviv on February 12, 2012.

One of the loveliest places to walk and see in all of Haifa is the Louis Promenade on Mount Carmel. This pleasantly peaceful promenade etched onto the slope of Haifa’s mountain is perfect for walks, jogs, runs and basking in the warm Mediterranean sun. With an exceptional view that extends from the city of Haifa to the distant white outcropping that is Rosh NaHikra, you can see the coastal cities of Nahariya, Akko (Acre) and the Krayot with the low, green mountains of the Western Galilee.

The Tel Aviv Jazz Festival is an annual event taking place ever February in the city. A highlight of the Tel Aviv events calendar, the Jazz Festival has a reputation as a magnet attracting jazz’s big names from across the world, who perform alongside home-grown talent, and the special performances which are produced especially for the festival. The 2012 Tel Aviv Jazz Festival will take place between February 21-24, at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.

For those touring or staying in Haifa, the Carmelit Underground Train is a handy and fun way to go from the Downtown Haifa area to the Carmel Center. Cut through the rock of Mount Carmel, the Carmelit …

Madonna, the Queen of Pop, is set to return to give a concert in Tel Aviv, Israel in May 2012 as part of her new world tour. Tickets are on sale now. Madonna will be performing at the Ramat Gan Stadium just outside Tel Aviv as the first stop on her MDNA concert tour on May 29, 2012. It will be her first concert in Israel since 2009. General release tickets will go on sale this Friday and will cost NIS 240-490. Tickets for the VIP section, including seats in front of the stage, will cost an average of NIS 1,500.

With so much diversity among her people, her foods, her religions, and her history, it follows that there is amazing diversity among the ways you can see Israel. As well as the great public transport in Israel and wide array of general coach tours of Israel, there are some fascinating, sometimes unique, and highly memorable ways you can travel around Israel each with their own memories and thrills. From flying high above the land while paragliding in Israel to exploring in a motorhome, here are five of the best ways to see the country, things to consider when you are planning what to do in Israel.

The Ramat Gan Safari Park is the main zoo of the Tel Aviv area and is home to the largest collection of animals in the Middle East. Arranged as a 250 acre African Safari Park, unique in the world as the African animals who live here are able to roam around the park, and visitors are able to have an African safari experience, just minutes from the center of downtown Tel Aviv. There is also a zoo within the park.