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Tel Aviv Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Tel Aviv, Israel
Looking for Jonah's Whale
I am staying in Jaffa, which is Biblical Joppa where Jonah was swallowed by a large fish. Not much here, but a large church and some of the old city. Went swimming for a bit, even was able to bodysurf. The waves break at around waist or ...
6 days Isreal
... and had a great time. Was really curious about Israel. First day Gali, a great friend of Rottem showed me arround in Tel Aviv, was a great day except the horrible heat (41 degrees). Second day we went along the coast in direction Haifa. Made a ...
I'm here!!
... land people have been fighting about for so long. Boaz and his friend Vliegel picked me up from the airport. Driving around Tel Aviv feels like driving around Dubai, but without the flashiness. Everthing is hot and mostly beige (with the exception of ...
From Dead to Red to Med
... yesterday with an IDF spokesperson and we have one meeting today but I had no idea who it's with. We leave Thursday morning for the northern area near the Galilee! We're moving along quickly, but I'm loving our time here in Tel Aviv near the ...
Hellllooooooooooo Israel!!!
... , which was built during King Solomon’s reign in the Bible! It’s also just a 5 minute drive from the business district of Tel Aviv, so it’s a 3,000 year old port next to a modern city that’s less than 100 years old. What a paradox! ...
Tomorrow begins our journey..
Hey Mates!! The day that we were waiting for has finally arrived (well, tomorrow), and we are almost packed (still making some critical choices what to include in our loaded backpacks) and ready for the Kiwis, Tasmanian devils, ozzies and our long ...
Ahhh settling back into my old room...
... 't sound like a travelogue entry, but then going to Israel is for me always a mix of travel and personal history. I lived in this Tel Aviv apartment a few years back and it is always a good point from which to settle back into Tel Aviv. First I meet ...
Haifa, Baha'i Gardens and Caesarea
... we spent some time exploring the site. I think it may be our last Roman ruin for awhile. After the visit we were off to Tel Aviv and to our hotel, Dan Panorama Tel Aviv, our home for the last two nights of our incredible journey. Tonight we ...
Shorashim Trip - Part two
... of day in Jerusalem we headed to Tel Aviv for a day. Tel Aviv means, "old new land." Today, Tel Aviv is the most modern and cosmopolitan city in Israel - rivaling any western metropolitan city. To be honest, it reminds me most of New York City with ...
Beachy bliss!
We made our way up from Eilat to the 'disputed' capital of the country, Tel Aviv... We left the very confusing bus station, after a lovely security check to get in... We went out to make our way to the beachy bit to find a hostel, when we got approached ...
Two weeks for one stamp?
... successful objects: Mohammed's elementary grammar book (as he was only semi-literate), and shreds of Moses' foreskin. Currently, I'm in Tel Aviv waiting for my Indian visa. Get this, India only does visas through travel agencies, as they don't ...
The map
6 days to go Tons of topographic maps were downloaded, cracked and installed. Dozens of routes were re-calculated. Two hundreds of waypoints were placed. And... the final route map is ready now - take a look! And comment (via travelpod.com, please!!! :) ...
Going Up North!
Tonight is our last night in Tel Aviv! I have really loved being here, a nice little jaunt back to the feeling of being at home just because everything is so western here. Very modern and metropolitan, which in some cases I'm not a fan of but it's nice to ...
Monday Night
... the Germans. The other two Germans are David and Katherina. So Mom, you inquired as to why German kids are studying in Israel. First of all, they all have an immense interest in Jewish language and culture. In Germany, they learn all about Jewish history ...
Tel Aviv & Jerusalem
... . We then had a beautiful tapas dinner at Raz's friend's restaurant which was a highlight. Saturday we walked Rothschild boulevard in central Tel Aviv. It was really hot as always but the great ice coffee they have in israel lept us goong. We had burgers ...
Tel Aviv stories -- Hilton Beach and Rafael
... women), a dog beach and a gay beach. I don't know exactly what she means by a dog beach. In general dogs are very popular in Tel Aviv and a lot of people take them to the beach. Also there are tons of stray cats. Some cats like to hang out next to the ...
Trip to Tel Aviv
Since we hadn't spent much time in Tel Aviv this trip, David and I decided to spend a night at Hayarkon 48, the hostel us and our friends stayed at many times last time we were here. While in Tel Aviv we visited some of our old favorite restaurants ...
"This theory of yours does not apply to me"
This "relaxing into joy" journey/practice that I'm on seems to be taking me into "dark" places; I keep finding more and more things that I 'make wrong' (judge, complain, have a conflict with) and then finding myself fight to dear life on why is the ...
A Weekend in Ashdod
... or five times higher than what I expect - but the price in shekels is comparable to what we pay in the states. I think Tel Aviv probably has more interesting and unique stores, but I haven't done much exploring on that front yet. On Friday night, I ...
Surviving the Shabbat
... . In no time I was standing in a busy Tel Aviv bus station that was teeming with more Israeli soldiers and I thought maybe it was a long weekend. I caught a ...
Last Ticket out of Israel
... from the helicopters in the sky and the large number of Israeli soldiers around the bus station, there are no signs of war in Tel Aviv...just a bunch of tourists hanging out on the beach. Yesterday I walked to the Air Canada office in Azrieli Center, a ...
Finally on the way
We flew from Vancouver to Toronto and onto Tel Aviv. We arrived in Tel Aviv on April 20 and spent the night at the De La Mar Hotel, a small hotel with a view of the Mediterranean Sea and within an easy walk to the water. The agent also scheduled us ...
R&R at the Dead Sea and some time at the Beach :)
... Israel FOREVER! After the thorough search of that bag, they escorted me to my plane. My flight was already boarding!!!! My flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna was about 30 minutes late, and I only had a 50 minute layover. They had announced on the plane, ...
Departing from Tel Aviv!
Well, the time has come! I am about to go to the airport and get on the plane. My flight was delayed for about 3 hours, and I hope it's the only delay on my trip (yea, right). Anyway, keep getting updated, and I'll talk to you later on! ...
Tel-Aviv
... my next blog will still be about Israel (Jerusalem and the 'day trips' we took from there), it is here, in Tel-Aviv, that our visit to Israel ended ... Sasha and Michal actually came to to America to see us for a couple of days right after our return ...
Destination selected: BARCELONA!
Another ticket purchased and another flight destination is selected! I fly to Barcelona for 10 days, starting August 25th! I didn't think too much about where to go from BCN, but I'll probably give a try to the Stage #7 of Tour de France'09 - Barcelone ...
Happy Sylvester
... were better than an American airline, but skimpy for a European airline, especially a more expensive one.Upon landing in Tel Aviv, I discovered that my sim stopped working, even though I last used it (accidentally) in March, and it's not ...
Take off
First day of the trip or the start to say the list. I took an EL AL flight from Israel to Hong - Kong on the way to New - Zealand. Thier is not that much to say about the flight, accept that I think I saw the tip of the Averest mountion and the view from ...
Haifa, Caesarea and Tel Aviv
... packing in a late lunch we headed south to Tel Aviv, the largest and most modern city in Israel with skyscrapers, large businesses and a very busy nightlife. Tel Aviv is not the capital any more (Jerusalem is), but most governments in the world do not ...