Hilton Eilat Queen of Sheba

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Crusing the Gulf

A travel blog entry by amybrownstein

Today was just what we needed. Bruce and I slept late and then joined those on the tour that did not go to Petra. We rode around the bay of The Red Sea and reached the spot where we could see 4 countries at one time, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel. The waters are a beautiful blue and our boat anchored near the reef so we could swim, snorkel …

Israeli Headache

A travel blog entry by hodge

I knew i didn't have the right border and when the bloke at reception said I could one of his friends to go back to the border I had no other choice. Good thing was one of his mates could sort me out...for of course a fee. So the plan was to spend 2 hours go to the border, wait 30mins at the Hilton hotel, get a visa and return. If I left at 7am I …

Eilat

A travel blog entry by wanaka06

Eilat

Stilte voor de storm...

A travel blog entry by gabrielajoris

... genoeg!

Isra"el is overigens ontzettend duur! De supermarktprijzen liggen hoger dan in Nederland en we moesten dus zuinig aan doen. Het hostel was relatief goedkoop, goedkoper konden we niet krijgen, maar het was alsnog redelijk duur. Ik sliep in een dorm en Joris op een matras buiten. Het was er wel heel gezellig en relaxt. Na wat gesprekken hier en daar hebben we besloten niet naar Egypte te gaan. Niet alleen vanwege het dreigende gevaar. Maar ook omdat ...

A shorter day with the fishies

A travel blog entry by spsadventures

... some eggplant lasagna at one of the restaurants by the mall and the beach. It was definitely much heavier than I was expecting, but I ate it and relaxed.
Next, I wandered back to the hotel, stopping at all of the money change places on the way. The ****** part about not planning on going to Petra is that I left my American Dollars in Herzliya at my cousin's house, not knowing I'd need them in order to cross the border. At the money change place, I had to ...