Living in a spectacular desert landscape as we do, they come here to make desert movies; directors, camera-men and actors from Tel Aviv check into our guesthouse for a week or two, they make us feel glamorous, then they leave. One of the movies was ‘At The End of the World Turn Left’.
Author: Marion Krivine
French owner of Krivine Guesthouse in Midreshet Ben Gurion, together with my British husband John. A little piece of european greenery in the heart of the Negev Highlands, Israel. I have set out on this journey in order to provide our guests with the most accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive guide of the area.
Krivine Guesthouse: the movie
For a long time now, we had been trying to get a video of the guesthouse. And after a few failed trials, we finally got it! I think Camilla from the Set film studio in Mitzpe Ramon did a great job in capturing the atmosphere of our place. For an editor of short movies, thrown in a place she doesn’t really know for just a few hours, it has to be the most difficult thing to do.
We can now check a few boxes in our to do list.
- Face lifting for the South African and the French Apartment √
- Video of the guesthouse √
- Family holiday in Bretagne √
- Get the French version of the blog up and going √
Left to be done
- Get a photographer
- Update the blog with new posts (we have been hiking a lot lately!)
- Prepare for a new season in the Negev Highlands.
No, the blog is not dead!
It is just that the bloggers have found new toys!
Annual June renovation job: the South African room is having a face lift. Like the others it will very soon have a kitchenette, bigger terrasse and a livingroom/sleeping area for children.
Upper Ein Avdat when it is wet
The hike from Upper Ein Avdat to the ancient city of Avdat is highly recommended in most tourist guides…
… but I would never send one of my guests along it. Upper Ein Avdat is delightful, the city of Avdat is beautiful and fascinating, but
Khamsin
Khamsin is a word in Arabic designating a hot wind coming out of the deserts of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, carrying dust and extreme temperature. In Hebrew it is called the sharav, in North Africa and Southern Europe it is known as the sirocco.
Har Avnon
Har Avnon is a short stopover on your drive from our guesthouse to the Dead Sea. It is a lookout that allows you to see the Big Crater – recently renamed Yeruham Crater – (which you are about to cross) in its entirety. Of course it’s not actually a crater but you already know that.
To get to it,
Visiting the Negev in the Spring
Although every season is a good season to visit the Negev (see our post about winter and summer), spring is considered to be the best season to do so.
Spring in Israel is not a real season. It is still very much part of the winter when you have a difference between gorgeous days (the vast majority) and rainy days. February, March and April are the most popular months for visiting the Negev. You have more chance of having gorgeous weather, between 20-25C, than say December or January. Although of course, there is no guarantee. Actually, this year, we had our first rain at the end of February and it has rained several times in March. Last year, the biggest floods occurred at the end of April…
Renting a bike
I have a confession to make. I am not exactly a lover of the great outdoors. In fact, before we started writing this blog, my idea of a perfect and well spend day involved a good book and comfortable mattress.
Hamukei Nitzana – Nitzana Hillocks
I’m not sure you want to drive 50 minutes from our guesthouse just for this, but if you are planning to visit Shivta and eat at Café Ezuz then the Nitzana Hillocks would be a fine additional activity.
Hike down Nahal Karkash
This is one of those hikes (like Sculpture Park, Ein Akev, Nahal Haverim or Har Tzaror) that don’t require a car. You leave the guesthouse, walk for 15 minutes to the start of Karkash and describe what is roughly a circle, it’s a one and a half hour excursion.
