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Tel Aviv:  Arrival Day!, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Tel Aviv: Arrival Day!

A travel blog entry by journeyer

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... the square below, we enjoy the night air and the complimentary desserts, tea and dried figs, dates, and apricots.  I ask Harvey to pinch me again to remind me that this is real and we are truly in Israel.  Click here to see more ...

Day 3:  Ayalon Institute, Weizmann Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Day 3: Ayalon Institute, Weizmann Institute

A travel blog entry by journeyer

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... today's term) and is beautiful architecture.  It was a worthwhile tour, giving us insight into the beginning period of Israel and personalizing it around one individual.  History came alive.  It was interesting that of all the gifts ...

Sun and Sand in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Sun and Sand in Israel

A travel blog entry by danly

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... ! Well after some days in ancient Jerusalem our next stop was the smaller though much more modern city of Tel Aviv which lies on the coast of Israel on the Mediterranean.  Originally we had planned to take a taxi to the bus station in Jerusalem, then ...

The day of rest, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

The day of rest

A travel blog entry by madman96

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... as it was given by an English reporter.  A stroll on the beach promenade finally shows the lively culture that is Tel Aviv as there are traditional folk dancers, paddle ball players, and restaurants that are teaming with people.  The weather ...

Day 2: Old Jaffa, Yeminite Quarter, Zappa Club, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Day 2: Old Jaffa, Yeminite Quarter, Zappa Club

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... in the air, giving Sarit flowers and taking photos from their cell phones, it is hard to believe that there are any worries in Israel.   The only thing on these peoples' minds is the music.  After an evening of pulsating music, we make our ...

Tel Aviv Weekend, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Tel Aviv Weekend

A travel blog entry by madman96

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... is still well worth the 2 hours standing in the rain. -          One trip to Israel: Free -          One taxi ride to the game: 40 shmeckles ...

Shabbat in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Shabbat in Tel Aviv

A travel blog entry by madman96

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... we wouldn't be going there!  I will most definitely venture back here after the trip is over! Independence Hall, where Israel was declared a state not 60 years ago provided for a good museum before returning to the hotel to light the candles for ...

An Unexpected Break in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

An Unexpected Break in Israel

A travel blog entry by justinrowe

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... boarded another bus South down to Eilat and caught a taxi to the border (I wasn't game enough to walk that stretch again). Israel was really different from Egypt and Jordan so I found that it was a great break. In some ways it was much more like ...

Day 1: Promenade, Carmel Market, Neveh Tzedek, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Day 1: Promenade, Carmel Market, Neveh Tzedek

A travel blog entry by journeyer

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Feel the gentle ocean breeze and drink the fresh air.  Our first full day in Israel begins with a full spread breakfast buffet at our Hotel Cinema.  Yummy. With full stomachs and a map marked by our front desk staff, we make our way to the ...

Party in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Party in Tel Aviv

A travel blog entry by orizarska

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... ;to give me the insight scoop. I met bunch of other people through them and we partied it off to the sunset. Tel Aviv has a great nightlife and social scene - from the open air café's on Rothschild avenue, through the beach front chill bars, to ...

A fascinating insight, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

A fascinating insight

A travel blog entry by shanewilson

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... great view.  The hotel does not have a restaurant and the location is a bit distant from the places I want to visit.  The service is also quite ordinary.  Keep the brochure – there are many more tours I want to do here in ...

Twelve Hours on a plane - wtih two kids, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Twelve Hours on a plane - wtih two kids

A travel blog entry by laorfamily

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Our flight leaves at 10:40, which means waking up at 05:00, showering, getting ready (don't forget the kids), saying goodbye and making it to the airport in time.   Since it was the day before Yom-Kippur there was little traffic, and we got to the ...

Israel Encore, Tel Aviv, Nazareth, Kibbutz Ga'ton, Tiberias, Israel travel blog

Israel Encore

A travel blog entry by barrettbingley

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... and Ayyubid/Mamluk military mind. We also passed a hill where only a couple years before, Hezbolah snipers had snuck into Israel and overlooking a highway, shot 5 people driving home from work. Saying a fond goodye to Rotem's family and many thanks ...

The Holy Land!, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

The Holy Land!

A travel blog entry by hildreth75

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... house, met the family and had Shakshuka a dish I had discovered from Isrealies in Thailand. We then went to a beach north of Tel Aviv. Jon then invited a bunch of his friends over for Taco night which is a delicay in a country that does not border ...

One Last party night, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

One Last party night

A travel blog entry by hildreth75

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We arrive back in Tel Aviv exhausted but were able to muster enough energy go out one last time. The rest of the night is a blur but thankfully Magnus (the norwigan Viking we picked up) took a million pictures, so I will let them do the talking, Oh ...

Yom Kippur, Hashing and Sushi, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Yom Kippur, Hashing and Sushi

A travel blog entry by hildreth75

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... Man do they provide him with a spread. In typical hash fashion we had beers by the pool while we shot the shit and learned about Israel from an Ambassadors point of view. The next day we returned our rental car and 3 minutes before we got there we got ...

Into Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Into Israel

A travel blog entry by whereshegoes

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Just a quick note that I landed safe and soundly in Tel Aviv. I was just in time for the beautiful bright sun heavily ascending over the horizon spashing rays of intense peach hues through the spots of morning cloud. I am exhausted from the night flight ...

Cats and guns, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Cats and guns

A travel blog entry by whereshegoes

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... garage door opener) in your car electronically registering that you went on that highway. Apparently, Canadians financed this Cross-Israel Highway a few years ago, one of the largest privately financed infrastructure projects in the world. I thought there ...

Suck and Blow, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Suck and Blow

A travel blog entry by whereshegoes

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... about Jewish culture. The flight was shorter than I thought but I still didn't get any sleep. So when I arrived into Tel Aviv, being a little disshelved and edgy mixed with not providing the customs officer with any clear straightforward answers, I landed ...

All My Bags Are Packed, I'm Ready to Go..., Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

All My Bags Are Packed, I'm Ready to Go...

A travel blog entry by erezt28

ההמתנה הארוכה הסתיימה!!! בעוד כמה שעות אהיה ...

We Have Arrived., Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

We Have Arrived.

A travel blog entry by johnacac

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... are Christian-owned and operated! Once we had everyone on the bus, we took a short 25-minute drive to the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv for the night.  Most people went for a walk on the beach tonight to see the Mediterranean Sea.  Our wake up ...

I'm a Red Sea pedestrian and proud of it!, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

I'm a Red Sea pedestrian and proud of it!

A travel blog entry by havah

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... that. Classes that are looking interesting to me right now: - Essence of Judaism - Zionism and the State of Israel - Creative Writing There was also a presentation given by a representative from MASA, the Jewish Agency organization that gives ...

Last day in the Holy Land, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Last day in the Holy Land

A travel blog entry by quakertrish

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... , befitting the place where heaven broke through to earth and Jesus met with Elijah and Moses.   On the drive to Tel Aviv, we passed through the plain where Armageddon is to take place and stopped at Caesarea Maritina, Herod's great port that ...

Dealing with my parents, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Dealing with my parents

A travel blog entry by yorron

My mother spends most of her waking hours sitting in front of the TV watching Spanish soap operas. In between episodes she would cook a meal for my father (who is lying in a bed in the next room) and give orders to their Indian live-in aid (which they ...

Daily Life in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Daily Life in Tel Aviv

A travel blog entry by havah

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... day. Some are very cute, but I wouldn't touch them. For anyone who has checked my pictures recently, I posted a series from "Mini-Israel." I went there two weeks ago. It is overpriced and hokey and although the pictures may look cool, do avoid it. Its ...

Partay!! (#1), Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Partay!! (#1)

A travel blog entry by spsadventures

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I landed at TLV early, but there was no doubt in my mind that my ride would still be there.  My cousin who was picking me up was known for being early.  Since it was so late when I got in, I mostly just greeted everybody and went to bed.  ...

Shalom, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Shalom

A travel blog entry by aarika

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Shalom everyone!  We have landed in Israel and we are knocked out!  We will update more later (and add the pictures tomorrow) but Leon's family is wonderful and they all had signs waiting for us at the airport - it was a really nice ...

Traveling to Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Traveling to Tel Aviv

A travel blog entry by ohryan

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... ~3hr later I had a pint of Guinness with my work mates, Ruth Barra, Bill Kebrdle and Laurent Geyer, and set off for Tel Aviv, Israel. Eleven hours later at 9:15AM IST, November 12th we were in the "cradle of civilization", a "war zone", the "holy land", ...

Monster update (sorry!), Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Monster update (sorry!)

A travel blog entry by oughtness

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... buy some bikes and get ready to go to Haifa tomorrow. Amazing. Much love to you all. UPDATE There was a bombing that killed 6 in Tel Aviv today at the old central bus station at around 1:30pm. I was not there and neither I nor any of my friends ...

Goodbye Israel! :(, Tel Aviv, Israel travel blog

Goodbye Israel! :(

A travel blog entry by torilusk

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... am also glad to finally have a room to myself (I was sharing a room with 3 kids for 10 days straight!). I will definitely miss Israel and hope that I'll get a chance to return someday. There is so much in that country that a person could spend months ...

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