Trip to Eilat: Is it supposed to be this difficult?
by Ms. Babble on October 18, 2008
in Israel
I imagined that the process of flying from Tel Aviv to Eilat would be a lot like a domestic flight in the United States. You print your ticket. You check your bag. You hand your I.D. to a grim looking woman behind a counter. You shuffle to security…. take off your belt and shoes. And voila! Off to Miami or New York or Los Angeles.
The reality is that Israel is a small country. That’s actually a great thing when traveling. You can get from one end of the country to the other in a day by car. By airplane, it’s even faster (obviously). Which is why I wasn’t sure why I expected the airport to Eilat to look closer to Chicago O’Hare than a McDonalds.
Dov Hoz Airport, Israel
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Eilat Photo Montage
by Ms. Babble on October 16, 2008
in Israel
I’ve just returned to Tel Aviv from Eilat (literally a few hours ago). Until I can get a few words down about the trip, here’s a quick photo montage of the last few days.
above: Mediteranian Sea in flight
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I’ll wave at Jordan and Egypt for you
by Ms. Babble on October 12, 2008
in Israel
Tomorrow morning I’m flying to Eilat which is a city at the southern-most tip of Israel. And when they say southern-most tip, they really mean it:
They call Eilat (pronounced ‘aye-lot’) the “Las Vegas of Israel”. Except it doesn’t have any casinos. Or drag queens. And it’s next to a large body of water instead of in the middle of the desert. Now that I think about it, it’s really nothing like Las Vegas. Regardless, I’m going to Eilat, baby!
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