Odessa Walks

14/10/2024

Hey Virtual Travellers!

Our 3.5 week online trip to Germany continues with a 2-day visit to medieval Nordlingen (starts today, Monday Oct 14). See you in the medieval town founded in the crater impact of a meteorite.

This town is similar to another medieval Bavarian town of Rothenburg.

See you at 6.00pm German time /12.00pm US East Coast / 9.00am US West Coast

Emailed you the link together with the scheduled when we embarked on our trip last week😉

20/09/2024

Our Romania trip continues. We travelled from Bucharest airport to Siret, from Siret to Botoşani and today heading to Iasi from Botoşani. On the video are the views of Siret and Botoşani counties. That’s how north-eastern and Eastern Romania (former Moldavian kingdom) looks like 😊 See you in Iasi on Friday 😊😉

12/09/2024

It’s very exciting and rewarding to create memorable travel experiences for our guests😊

“My sister and I spend 4 days in Berlin( June 20-23) and hired Olga as our guide. We focused mostly on Jewish history. Olga designed a 4 day program for us. She was fantastic, incredibly knowledgeable,organized and very punctual. As it was a private tour we could make adjustments as needed and she was always flexible. She also organized a day trip to Potsdam which we loved. The Sanssouci Palace and grounds( a UNESCO World Heritage site) were amazing and the highlight for me was a visit to the Max Liebermann Villa in Wannsee and we also saw from the outside both the House of the Wannsee Conference and the Cecilienhof Palace where Truman,Stalin and Churchill met in the Summer of 1945 for the Potsdam Conference
We could never have done all this on our own.
Thanks for making our visit to Berlin very memorable.”
Avrille (San Diego, CA ) and Marcelle ( Johannesburg, South Africa)
(PS In spite of the crowds in Berlin for the Euro 2024 Soccer we were able to get around fairly easily)

Please spread the word! Your Jewish Heritage Guide www.yourjewishheritageguide.com
In-person Krakow, Berlin, Regensburg, Nuremberg Jewish and general sightseeing tours

24/08/2024

Hey Fellow Travelers! I hope you are ready for our final this summer Tatra Mountain Trip! We are starting in Zakopane today with 2 tours😉 Great weather, beautiful views, tons of history and culture. See you at 6.00pm Krakow time / 12.00pm East Coast time / 9.00am West Coast time in Krakow. Emailed you the complete schedule with the links. ❤️

01/08/2024

Congrats to the team and huge thanks for being part of Odessa Walks and now Your Jewish Heritage Guide 👍 Celebrating 13 years this summer since the company’s founding in 2011. The first photo on the left is from the last week’s tour in Odessa (July 2024). The rest are fun moments from between 2012-2022.

Just to clarify: Odessa Walks (www.odessawalks.com) continues doing tours in Odessa.

Your Jewish Heritage Guide (www.yourjewishheritageguide.com ) provides general sightseeing, cultural and Jewish Heritage tours in Germany and Poland

14/06/2024

Hello Virtual Travellers! Berlin is getting ready for the European Soccer Championship and we are getting ready for an exciting weekend of virtual explorations 😊
Don’t miss out on your chance to walk down Berlin’s iconic Federal Ribbon on the Spree, enjoy beautiful views (fingers crossed for the weather😉) and explore fascinating history of East and West Berlin ( you’ll cross the border several times within 1 hr!:)

The tour will run on Sunday June 16 at 8.00pm Berlin time / 2.00pm US East Coast / 11.00am East Coast

Here’s the link to join https://www.youtube.com/live/278l_oYr2Pk?si=qMtUzAlEB3JICAV7

The is on TV Calendar.

A complete Berlin Trip schedule was emailed to everybody on the mailing list.

Have a great weekend and see you in Berlin!

03/06/2024

Hello Fellow Travellers!

Here comes the Day 2 of our June Tatra Mountain Trip. Yesterday we visited a small town of Rabka and explored it general and Jewish history. It’s not by any means a mountain resort or a highlanders’ village , Rabka is just a small 10.000 ppl town in the Kraków’s region in the direction of the mountains . Prior to WW2, it had a 1500 Jewish community. The tour recordings will be available.

Today we are heading to the Polish Mountain Capital - Zakopane. Besides getting a feel for the mountain Capital, we’ll uncover its WW2 history.

Zakopane Tour starts at 5.00pm Krakow time/11.00am US East Coast time/ 8.00am US West Coast time

Then, we’ll be back to Bialka to enjoy a beautiful (hopefully!) sunset and do a relaxing evening walk:)
The tour starts at 8.00pm Krakow time/2.00pm US East Coadt time / 11.00am US West Coast time

See you in a bit 😉

02/05/2024

A quick update from Odessa😊😉 Jane, our Odessa Walks guide, took a guest from Italy on a private city tour. An air raid siren went on only once during a 5hr tour. The historic quarter is as beautiful as before the war

06/04/2024

The oldest wooden church in Zakopane, the Polish mountain capital, that we couldn’t visit today.

Look forward to seeing you on the tomorrow tours😉😊

08/01/2024

Hello Fellow Travelers!

Great news! We have proper winter weather in the Tatra Mountains, beautiful views and lots of sun! Looking forward to our 4 days of virtual explorations of the Polish skiing resorts, the Tatra mountains and the winter capital of Zakopane!!

Online tours start TODAY (Monday Jan 8 ) Here’re the schedule and the links:

Monday Jan 8

Tatra Mountains: January in Bialka Tatrzanska. One-Time Event!

4.00pm Krakow time/10.00am US East Coast time/ 7.00 US West Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/okgf9rmQ4Zc?si=n7ZiNq-EY8mGLY97

Tuesday Jan 9

Tatra Mountains: January in Bialka Tatrzanska.

7.30am Krakow time/1.30am US East Coast time/ 10.30pm US West Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/Zu-NVpWjnUQ?si=RvbUAa4kfL2OFhwJ

Wednesday Jan 10

Polish Winter Capital - Zakopane

4.00pm Krakow time/10.00am US East Coast time/ 7.00 US West Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/5j2xy1HG9zA?si=v7eoL6aalUqfAi_m

Thursday Jan 11

Tatra Mountains: January in Bialka Tatrzanska.

7.30am Krakow time/1.30am US East Coast time/ 10.30pm US West Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/4RB8DEpsW3I?si=V2qkH9cX_smJcBin

If I have a chance, I will schedule a 4.00pm live tour from Bialka on Thursday. I will keep you posted!😊

The Polish mountain capital is calling! Time to visit Zakopane, the Polish number one winter resort since the early 20th century. Why was it called Swiss Dav...

03/11/2023

Hello Virtual Travellers! I hope you are ready for our virtual explorations of Nuremberg, Regensburg and Worms. My trip started at 5.45am today and I am excited to see you tomorrow, Saturday 4 in Regensburg 😊

Regensburg City Walk Part 1. The Best of Regensburg

4.00pm German time/11.00am US East Coast time/8.00am US West Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/ko-devxf2QE?si=WofJwcSogLbD-0lz

Sunday Nov 5

Regensburg City Walk Part 1. The Best of Regensburg

7.00am German time/1.00am US East Coast time/10.00pm US West Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/pIXLl8Y3FTg?si=qahyLs3cQMMg9G61

Jewish Regensburg

3.00pm German time/9.00am US East Coast time/6.00am US West Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/NUK-xo9c2m8?si=zRe2Duk_ffOy5-_I

Regensburg In The Evening Lights

5.00pm German Time/11.00am US East Coast time/8.00am US Pacific Coast time

Monday Nov 6

Jewish Regensburg

7.00am German time/1.00am US East Coast time/10.00pm US West Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/AB3yXaw6HpA?si=keBFZfzOrUYu2xHY

Looking forward to seeing you in Regensburg this weekend 😊😉 The German Tour time slots are definitely correct!

30/09/2023

Hello Everyone!

I look forward to seeing you on the new episode of Berlin City Walks. Don’t miss out on the unique chance to walk along the Berlin Wall and to uncover fascinating (and devastating) turning points of German history. We’ll walk in the footsteps of prominent politicians, businessmen and nobles. From Queen Elizabeth to Otto von Bismark to Adolf Hi**er this neighborhood was visited by many big names.

The tour will run several times starting from today, Sat Sep 30 till Wednesday Oct 4. Don’t miss out! Next time we’ll be touring Berlin in December.

Here’s the schedule and the links

Berlin City Walk Part 10. NEW!! Secrets of Berlin’s Government District. Topography of Terror

Saturday Sep 30
3.00pm Berlin time/9.00am US East Coast time/6.00am US Pacific Coast time
https://www.youtube.com/live/2GuiZdAHZYM?si=AlOoxG6wx1fbJZRa

Sunday Oct 1
6.30pm Berlin time/12.30pm US East Coast time/9.30pm US West Coast time
https://www.youtube.com/live/FhSA_VmoVkM?si=Z4snyuRDUtgtKlbS

Tuesday October 3
6.30pm Berlin time/12.30pm US East Coast time/9.30pm US West Coast time
https://www.youtube.com/live/XAONMVOIC6o?si=gV-cvbfSkOviIiK7

Wednesday Oct 4
3.00pm Berlin time/9.00am US East Coast time/6.00am US Pacific Coast time
https://www.youtube.com/live/-RiHYvLHSuw?si=Tmrzga7uFfg9hNgq

23/09/2023

Hello Virtual Travellers!

This is a quick reminder of the NEW Polish Mountain tours coming up this weekend😉

Saturday September 23
Live tour of the Polish mountain capital of Zakopane
Visited by the European royals, intellectuals and bohemians, it was called the Polish Davos in the early 1900s.

5.00pm Krakow time/11.00am US East Coast time/8.00am US Pacific Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/YxDq0wQ1vKc?si=S3LFw2M-nasLT_l_

Sunday September 24
Live Tour of Bialka and the Tatra Mountains (re-run of the old tour)
8.00am Krakow time/2.00am US East Coast time/11.00pm US West Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/0AdNqUu2tzc?si=A3jXGwFfK3Ia1uTO

Pre-recorded video tour of the High Tatra Mountains and the Eye of the Sea
2014 edition of the World Street Journal included this lake into 5 most beautiful lakes of the world
The tour is held on Zoom and scheduled via Eventbrite
10.00pm Krakow time/4.00pm US East Coast time/1.00pm US West Coast time

https://www.eventbrite.de/e/the-eye-of-the-sea-the-pearl-of-the-tatra-mountains-tickets-717371285827?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocOGpqTwuH9cf4WMsX_etR4F890eRHoMP

Don’t miss out on your chance to explore the “Polish Alps”😊

23/09/2023

Hello Virtual Travellers!

This is a quick reminder of the NEW Polish Mountain tours coming up this weekend😉

Saturday September 23
Live tour of the Polish mountain capital of Zakopane
Visited by the European royals, intellectuals and bohemians, it was called the Polish Davos in the early 1900s.

5.00pm Krakow time/11.00am US East Coast time/8.00am US Pacific Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/YxDq0wQ1vKc?si=S3LFw2M-nasLT_l_

Sunday September 24
Live Tour of Bialka and the Tatra Mountains (re-run of the old tour)
8.00am Krakow time/2.00am US East Coast time/11.00pm US West Coast time

https://www.youtube.com/live/0AdNqUu2tzc?si=A3jXGwFfK3Ia1uTO

Pre-recorded video tour of the High Tatra Mountains and the Eye of the Sea
2014 edition of the World Street Journal included this lake into 5 most beautiful lakes of the world
The tour is held on Zoom and scheduled via Eventbrite
10.00pm Krakow time/4.00pm US East Coast time/1.00pm US West Coast time

https://www.eventbrite.de/e/the-eye-of-the-sea-the-pearl-of-the-tatra-mountains-tickets-717371285827?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocOGpqTwuH9cf4WMsX_etR4F890eRHoMP

Don’t miss out on your chance to explore the “Polish Alps”😊

21/09/2023

Hello Virtual Travellers!

Look forward to seeing you on the NEW Tatra Mountains’ tours 😊 Starting from today and till the end of this weekend:).

Here’s the schedule with the links:

Thursday September 21

Zakopane - Polish Mountain Capital. NEW TOUR!

3.00pm Krakow time/9.00am US East Coast time/ 6.00am US Pacific Coast time
https://youtube.com/live/vs8rfuD5OkM

Friday September 22

Tatra Mountains in September: Bialka Tatrzanska (re-run of the summer tour)

8.00am Krakow time/2.00am US East Coast time/11.00pm US Pacific Coast time
https://youtube.com/live/q8tn4rC7L7I

Tatra Mountains: the Eye of the Sea. NEW TOUR! The tour will run on Zoom

6.00pm Krakow time/12.00pm US East Coast time/9.00am US Pacific Coast time

Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.de/e/the-eye-of-the-sea-the-pearl-of-the-tatra-mountains-tickets-717371285827?aff=oddtdtcreator
Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocOGpqTwuH9cf4WMsX_etR4F890eRHoMP

Saturday September 23

Zakopane - Polish Mountain Capital.NEW TOUR! (repetition of the Thursday tour)
5.00pm Krakow time/11.00am US East Coast time/8.00am US Pacific Coast time
https://youtube.com/live/YxDq0wQ1vKc

Sunday September 24
Tatra Mountains in September: Bialka Tatrzanska (re-run of the summer tour)
8.00am Krakow time/2.00am US East Coast time/11.00pm US Pacific Coast time
https://youtube.com/live/0AdNqUu2tzc

Look forward to seeing you in the Tatra Mountains from this Thursday till Sunday:)

21/09/2023

Hello Virtual Travellers!

Look forward to seeing you on the NEW Tatra Mountains’ tours 😊 Starting from today and till the end of this weekend:).

Here’s the schedule with the links:

Sunday Sep 24
Tatra Mountains: the Eye of the Sea. NEW TOUR! The tour will run on Zoom

10.00pm Krakow time/4.00pm US East Coast time/1.00pm US Pacific Coast time

Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.de/e/the-eye-of-the-sea-the-pearl-of-the-tatra-mountains-tickets-717371285827?aff=oddtdtcreator
Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocOGpqTwuH9cf4WMsX_etR4F890eRHoMP

Saturday September 23

Zakopane - Polish Mountain Capital.NEW TOUR! (repetition of the Thursday tour)
5.00pm Krakow time/11.00am US East Coast time/8.00am US Pacific Coast time
https://youtube.com/live/YxDq0wQ1vKc

Sunday September 24
Tatra Mountains in September: Bialka Tatrzanska (re-run of the summer tour)
8.00am Krakow time/2.00am US East Coast time/11.00pm US Pacific Coast time
https://youtube.com/live/0AdNqUu2tzc

Look forward to seeing you in the Tatra Mountains from this Thursday till Sunday:)

30/08/2023

Hello Virtual Travellers!

Tomorrow Thursday August 31 is the premier of the NEW episode of Krakow City Walks😊 Kazimierz - More Than a Jewish Quarter. Look forward to seeing you 😉

The tour will run twice:
Thursday August 31
8.00am Krakow Time/2.00am US East Coast time/11.00pm US Pacific Coast time
The link to join https://youtube.com/live/pJSol2iafMI?si=-1swjEuq19yGOD_e

6.00pm Krakow time/12.00pm US East Coast time/9.00am US Pacific Coast time

https://youtube.com/live/vTOJqKKWmpg?si=YQ9RG_v3cIA4Ve1A

14/08/2023

Hello Adventurous Travellers! The Tatra Mountains are calling! The tour starts in 15 min . The link to join https://youtube.com/live/Kqia3zX93lg?feature=shareb

See you in a bit!

14/08/2023

Hello Adventurous travellers! The Tatra Mountains are calling! The tour starts in 15 min . The link to join https://youtube.com/live/Kqia3zX93lg?feature=shareb

See you in a bit!

06/07/2023

Hello Virtual Travellers!

I look forward to seeing you on 2 NEW Berlin Tours: a new episode of Jewish Berlin series and a new Berlin City Walk.

A sneak peek into one of the walks is the video below. Here are the schedule and the links:

July 7 2023

Jewish Berlin Part 5. NEW! Jewish History of Hackescher Markt

8.00am Berlin time/2.00am US East Coast time/11.00pm US Pacific Coast time on July 6

https://youtube.com/live/LVmtHSsVYcA

Berlin City Walk Part 9. NEW! From Brandenburg Gate to Tiergarten

3.00pm Berlin time/9.00am US East Coast time/6.00am US Pacific Coast time

https://youtube.com/live/oLK_GfYsV78

Berlin City Walk Part 8. Charlottenburg Palace and Gardens

6.00pm Berlin time/12.00pm US East Coast time/9.00am US Pacific Coast time

https://youtube.com/live/JDLbV1AdBEY

July 8 2023

Berlin City Tour Part 9. NEW! From Brandenburg Gate and Tiergarten with a SURPRISE!

7.00pm Berlin time/1.00pm US East Coast time/10.00 US Pacific Coast time

https://youtube.com/live/OdaA5paasck

July 9 2023

Jewish Berlin Part 5. NEW! Jewish History of Hackescher Markt

7.00pm Berlin time/1.00pm US East Coast time/10.00 US Pacific Coast time

https://youtube.com/live/RwsKypzDFXE

July 10 2023

8.00am Berlin time/2.00am US East Coast time/11.00pm US Pacific Coast time on July 9

https://youtube.com/live/H97oqcmK2Yc

See you in Berlin till July 10! 😊😉

13/04/2023

Hello Heygoers! Ready to continue exploring? The new Krakow City Walk will run tomorrow Friday April 14 and Sunday April 16. Here are the time slots and links to watch it live on my YouTube channel

Friday April 14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCMJAkFMAwM

8.00am - Central European Time (Krakow and Berlin local time)
2.00am - American East coast time
11.00pm - Pacific Coast time

Sunday April 16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tdVOui0Epo

7.30pm - Central European time (Berlin and Krakow local time)
1.30pm - American East Coast time
10.30am - Pacific Coast time

Hope to see you real soon😊

17/03/2023

Hello my dear friends! Hope you are having a great Friday!😊 Just a quick reminder: tomorrow (Sat March 18) Anna Levina - guide to Israel and I are looking forward to seeing you on our exciting collaboration tour. I am starting at 5.00pm here’s the link https://www.heygo.com/tours/odessa-st-petersburg-jewish-express-part-1
Anna will continue with her part right after I finish. To join her please follow this link https://www.heygo.com/tours/odessa-saint-petersburg-jewish-express-part-ii
“Revolution belonged to Trotsky, sugar to Brodsky, tea to Vysotsky”. Let’s explore the meaning of the phrase and connections of these three gentlemen with Odessa, St Peterburg and Palestine.
Hope to see you tomorrow! If you are interested but unable to join, please send us a comment, we’ll try to run this tour one more time after the Passover.
See you! 😊

22/01/2022

Great year start with both in-person and online tours. From the Privoz market to the Catacombs to the Jewish sights we were excited to show Odessa to our guests. Live-stream online tours gave an amazing opportunity to take you on night tours of the stunning Odessa Opera theater, to broadcast the philharmonic concert and to let you experience all winter holidays celebrated in Odessa. The range of online experiences was staggering and unique indeed. Huge thanks for all your amazing support! The team looks forward to the great year ahead. Take care of yourselves and your loved ones, stay healthy and enjoy every second of 2022!

09/01/2022

Exciting news at the beginning of the new year! The Independent included Odessa into the list of the Best Cities to Visit in 2022😊 And the new Ryanair direct London to Odessa flight will start operating from March 27. Look forward to meeting you in the beautiful Odessa 😉 https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/best-cities-2022-travel-city-break-b1978260.html