Blogs from Middle East - page 1040

Okay, das hier ist mein letzter Tag und ich bin, wider Erwarten einiger Leute, relativ gut angekommen. Zum kroenenden Abschluss habe ich mich dank einer obskuren Promotion der Intercontinental Hotelgruppe fuer mehr oder weniger umsonst (Punkte) im Crowne Plaza eingebucht und den gestrigen abend und heutigen Vormittag mit Rumdoesen und Buch lesen am Strand / Pool verbracht. Datt hab ich mir ja wohl verdient :) Tel Aviv hat ausser Party und Strand nicht viel zu bieten. Vorhin bin ich die 2km am Strand entlang nach Jaffa spaziert. Die alte Stadt ist inzwischen zum Vorort degradiert, trotzdem ganz nett als Abschluss noch ein paar Ruinen zu sehen :) Abrechung / Charts Da wir nun eindeutig am Abspann dieses kleinen Blogs ankommen, hier mal meine Abrechnung: Billigstes Leben 1. Syrien - 10Euro am Tag und du lebst wie ... read more

The time has come to say goodbye to this lovely palace and all that goes with it! The property truly is stunning as are the majority of the nearly one thousand staff. But with anything this big there comes politics and in fighting and this is what I cannot stand about this place. Can and will any hotel ever stack up to this one? But believe me it is only beautiful on the outside. I would rather work in a smaller property where I can actually do my job and enjoy my work! I am still in talks with The Rotana group in Dubai and if all goes well then I should start at The Al Bustan Rotana in about three weeks. A smaller property that deals in mainly corporate business. More managable at 275 ... read more

Although I am japanese (ie Asian), meaning that I can't dance for bloody hell, I still try and make the best out of it by compensating with my bellydancing skills. Whether it be NYC or Maku, i've been swimming in bling! This turned out quite promising with my booty-shaking and techno playing ipod, as like a popular cheap whore, money was thrown at me like hotcakes.I even did the 'dishwashing' and 'lawn-mowing' routine' that I learned from a gay classmate. I had the opportunity to encounter a jolly old wedding in the little town of Maku in the Western Azerbaijan by the Turkish border. It was random, as I was just returning from my visit to St Thaddeus' church a few miles away. We saw the event going on in the middle of the streets ... read more

2007 West USA ItineraryBlechman Family so that's it. we are 2 days before our big family trip. today, Roi had a small party in his kindergarten to say goodbye to all his friends (a cake photo can be seen below). lately, we've changed completely the trip itinerary after reading some travel books and hearing recommendations from people that have already been visiting California. New itinerary can be seen by pressing on the map on the top-left side of the page. So we would like to say goodbye to all of you. We hope you are in front of great summer (althuogh it is here in Israel). We are planning to update the Blog once a week with some stories and photos. since, we know we will miss you, we are encouraging you to send us feedbacks ... read more

Okay, auf diesen Tag habe ich mich von Anfang an gefreut: Der Mammut-Trip von Petra nach Jerusalem. Prinzipiell gibt es da zwei Varianten: 1. Die direkte, in dem man mit dem Bus zurueck nach Amman faehrt (3 Stunden), dann ein Service Taxi zur Grenze nimmt und auf der anderen Seite mit dem Bus weiter nach Jerusalem faehrt. Das kann theoretisch sehr schnell gehen, allerdings übertritt man die Grenze an der König-Hussein-Brücke (bzw. Allenby-Brücke, wie sie in Israel heißt), die direkt ins Westjordanland führt und die voll sein soll. 2. Die zweite Variante ist, mit dem Bus runter ans rote Meer (Aqaba) zu fahren (2 Stunden), von dort rüber auf die israelische Seite (Eilat) zu gurken und dann 5 1/2 Stunden mit dem Bus nach Jerusalem zu fahren (der Bus macht einen Bogen um die Westbank). ... read more