Kfar Maccabiah Hotel & Suites Tel Aviv

... for seven hours. Also, I got a free candy bar from a lady who, using a stick, stole it (and some others) from a vending machine with her two kids. Mother of the ****ing year.<br>The flight home was 15.5 hours and followed a path from Israel arcing over Italy, France, and Spain, over to Canada via Newfoundland, crossing into the States via Minnesota, and finally ending up in Los Angeles. I was surrounding by screaming/pooping small children and a man next to me who seemed incapable of ...

... as the majority of people living in Jordan are Palastinion. The food is a bit nicer, the people are more outwardly friendly and everything is a lot cheaper. Also there is rubbish everywhere, a bit more hastle and no personal space - 2 very different areas.<br><br>We had a look at Yasa Arrafat's grave which was manned by two gards with very big guns and then we headed off to Nablus.

... conflict, seven days was just enough time to learn that nothing you&#8217;ve ever assumed is true, but not nearly enough time to find out what is. <br><br><br><br><br><br>***** <br><br><br><br>Since I wrote this, a tragic shooting has occured in the LGBT center in Tel Aviv, just proving further what I knew when I left Israel - nothing, but nothing, is predictable. My thoughts and, if I prayed more, prayers are with the victims and their families. <br><br>

... beach: volleyball, matkot games, bars, lounge chairs of all colors, the crash of the surf, and the sinking sun. Near the far end, at the Dolphinarium (site of a suicide attack that killed 21 in 2001, all but two ages 14-21), I turned around and headed back.<br><br>We grabbed a quick dinner at Little Prague (thanks, Joseph), a Czech restaurant not far away, where we had a great meal, finally feeding the adorable but thin cats ...

... said 94 or vice versa, so we drove on until we got to the end of the road. Nothing. Strike out in Haifa.<br><br>A note about "gay" bars in many places around the world, often the establishment is a regular bar or dance club, but one night a week or one night a month, it's "gay night". In some cases, there's a men's night or a women's night that are separate. In other places, they might have more specialized nights, like a bear night or a leather night. So many of the ...

... no quantitative numbers have been released. After the rockets were fired, a severe Israeli operation was launched on the city that lasted 7 years. We heard stories from local people about their experience during that time. <br><br>The Israelis had implemented a heavy curfew for the people, and at times it was even a 24-hour curfew, also known as a complete lock down! The Israelis completely took over houses and would lock the family that lived there into a ...

... and others I had met for the first time. Earlier that day Ahuvah and I spent the better part of the day cleaning out the kitchen getting ready for Passover. In order to make the kitchen Kosher and passover safe, you have to clean out all the crumbs that might be left behind from the year. Also, anything with wheat in it thats open has to be thrown away. Ahuvah has a decent sized kitchen ...

... same old same old. 53 weeks ago we sat aboard El-Al flight LY0081 heading south-east, towards the dearly loved sun and the equator. We found it hard to sit still. We couldn't believe it was happening. We were on the way to bring into being so many plans and dreams and yet, we were still preoccupied with work and school issues. At first, we didn't even want to say we are on a year's travel. A year seemed so long! How do ...

... Institute for Alternative Energy Policy at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Jessica will spend a beach day in Tel Aviv and then head to Jerusalem for Simchat Torah, and Marcia, Veronica and I will spend the holiday at the Mirchins' in Raanana. On our final day we will make sure that Jessica is in good shape for the start of her semester. Itzik picks me up at 9:30 am for the ride to IDC. We pass the Silicon Valley of Europe and the Mideast ...

... on the beach or a street...this dude was overmedicated. <br><br>Mind you, these are just a few examples of the perfectly lovely people we met. <br><br>I know I'm making fun, but I really did have a good time. It was great to sit in a streetside cafe and have burgers/beers or sit outside in the Jaffa market and eat a wonderful vegetarian Asian kinoa that we stumbled upon. <br><br>Very relaxing...now back to the road.