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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Tweet #ThanksPapi and watch a Papi emoji pop up

If you tweet #ThanksPapi on Twitter, a Papi (David Ortiz) emoji pops up.

#ThanksPapi

One of the all time greats! Go Red Sox!

(And yeah, it's a travel day and I'm at Newark Airport, and maybe if you're lucky I'll tell you all where I'm going).

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

It's Travel Day!

Greetings to all of you from Boston's Logan Airport where once again it is a travel day.

This might be my most relaxing time the entire trip as both of my connections this time are short.

I will try to post, but boarding is in 15 minutes, so it may not happen.

I will be back in Israel on Thursday afternoon Israel time.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Traveling again

I am currently in Chicago, on my way back to Israel.

Did not have internet access on a computer all weekend.

Will try to post either in flight or during my layover.

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Thursday, April 14, 2016

My mysterious destination

Greetings from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (yes, really) to which for reasons that should be obvious to all of you I did not want to say I was going. This post is not going to go live until after I have taken off again.

The good news is that according to the security personnel I asked, the bomb threat on Tuesday night was a 'crazy person' and not Islamist terror like that pictured above. Of course, that doesn't explain why 20 people have been arrested in connection with that threat....

Thankfully, I am heading home from here.

Would you believe that a tiny bottle of water here (I don't think it's even half a liter) is 2.55 Euros? Ouch.

By the way, the Brussels flight from Philadelphia last night was canceled (at least the one on the airline I flew).

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Travel day

Greetings from Boston's Logan Airport where once again it's a travel day. I'm on my way to somewhere. More later in the day. Not enough time now....

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Travel day

Just a quick note to let you all know that it's a travel day today. When you see this post, I will be taking off for London. Will try to post more from there. (You know you haven't been posting a lot when your boss asks if you're swamped with work because you've been posting so little :-)

See you all soon!

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Sunday, November 08, 2015

Travel Day

I am traveling to the US today. What's unusual is that I am traveling without a computer (a new one awaits me there), and for most of the day I will not have WiFi access either.

To the extent that I can post anything, it will likely be to my Twitter account, which you can follow here.

When I arrive in the US (in the evening US Eastern time), I will have access to the Twitter account on my phone, and will try to post more. But I will not have a computer before Monday morning.

See you soon!

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Travel day

Today is a travel day once again - by the time you see this I will have left the San Diego airport heading for this place.

Let's go to the videotape.



I will be there only briefly. Very quick connection to another flight to.... Hmmm.

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Sunday, March 08, 2015

Where I'm headed

I told you all I was traveling Saturday night. In fact, I am still traveling.

I was going to post from my stopover in Philadelphia this morning and find a cartoon that says 'On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia,' but with the passport control, baggage claim and terminal change, there really was no time. So instead, I decided to give you the picture above. Anyone recognize it?

That's right, it's sunny San Diego. I'll be there from a couple of hours from now (yes, I'm on a plane again) until Wednesday, and then we head east again. Any readers in San Diego? (I used to have one regular one that I knew about - she still reads the blog but has moved to Houston).

And a warning to all of you: I read the Road Warrior article in the current American Way magazine word by word.... I'm envious....

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Thursday, February 05, 2015

The plan was...

...  to try to post something from London Heathrow since I hadn't had time to post all day... until the moron in front of me in the security from an unnamed Scandinavian country thought he was going to get a bag full of liquids (including two half-drunk bottles of water!) through security....

Back in Israel later today God willing. Time to go work and pray.

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Travel Day

Really quick. If you ever see me in Ben Gurion Airport, you should know that I am allowed to bring one guest with me to the lounge.

And with that, it's off to my flight. More later.

And you thought I was joking when I said I wanted a ticket to the Super Bowl.....

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Monday, November 03, 2014

And the next stop is....

... Dallas, Texas. Sorry - won't be there for very long either. More to follow.

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It's a travel day

Today is a travel day. A very long travel day. I should be taking off around the time you see this post, and I won't be landing at my final destination for 22 hours (and I'll be in the air most of that time). Where am I going?

Let's go to the videotape.



No, that's not where I'm going - I just wanted to see what you all think of it, and you can let me know that in the comments.

Right now, I'm headed for Madrid. When I get there, I'll have a little time on the ground, and if all works out, I'll let you know where I'm going next.

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

British Airways goes for the jugular

After last month's announcement that One World members may no longer accrue mileage or cash in rewards on El Al after October 31, British Airways (one of the airlines in One World) is going for the jugular, by adding one flight per day, bringing its weekly total to 20 flights.
Starting in the summer of 2015, British Airways is raising the seat capacity on the London-Tel Aviv route by about 50%, the airline announced today. Six weekly flights will be added, raising the total number to 20. British Airways says that it operates a longhaul service on its Tel Aviv-London route, despite the relatively short flight duration and distance, offering advanced entertainment systems with personal touchscreens, high quality catering and free offering of quality soft and alcoholic beverages. All the airline flights on the route are operated via Heathrow Terminal 5. 
British Airways Israel Manager Yael Katan said, “Due to the growing demand for our service to London and long-distance flights, we have decided to expand our Israel operation, with a significant increase in seat capacity and frequency. In addition, we have recently changed our schedule in order to offer convenient connections to various North American destinations, specifically in the West Coast which are extremely popular with our Israeli passengers, such as San Francisco, Los Angeles and Vegas.” 
I don't think this is going to matter to the occasional pleasure traveler, who will continue to choose El Al, but for business travelers for whom scheduling and frequent flier miles matter (El Al is the only airline that takes away your miles even if you have activity in your account), this is deadly. El Al is often several hundred dollars cheaper than British (I've seen a difference of $300-400 in my own reservations), so if British cuts its fares to El Al's levels or close to them, business travelers will be far more likely to choose British. 

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Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Can you imagine flying like this but have a Kosher airline meal for food?

This is WAY off topic, but I would love to try this out some time. Yes, he's on an airplane from Singapore to New York with a layover in Frankfurt for a couple of hours on the way.

You can read all about it (and see many pictures) here.

Etihad Airlines also has this and they are in my frequent flier program.

Let's go to the videotape.




Alas, there is little chance of me ever getting to do this.... I mean, what are the odds of me ever flying to or from Abu Dhabi (especially when all the flights to the United States seem to be ineligible for mileage)? But it really looks like fun....

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Monday, September 15, 2014

Today is a travel day....

Today is a travel day - my flight boards in a few minutes. The airport is much more crowded than the picture above.

More when and if I am able to access the internet.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

It's a travel day!

Good morning once again from Ben Gurion Airport from which I am flying to Europe shortly. Today may actually be a day with a lot of posts, because if all goes well, on my second flight I will have WiFi access.

So hang in there....

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Keep the Sabbath, stay alive

An Orthodox Jewish travel agent's refusal to book a ticket for a Friday night flight for a customer saved the customer's life according to this report on Dan's Deals' web site (Hat Tip: Mrs. Carl).


The travel agent, an Orthodox Jew, proposed the following business class itinerary, slightly altering the Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight from Saturday to Friday.


Andy loved the price, but again requested the Saturday morning flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing:


The travel agent responded that he would not be able to book travel for him over the Sabbath, but that he was free to book that flight by himself:
 What did Andy do? For the shocking conclusion, read the whole thing.

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Friday, February 28, 2014

Chicago-Tel Aviv: $506, Dallas-Tel Aviv: $538, Miami-Tel Aviv: $689

Want to spend Pesach in Israel?
If you want a long Pesach trip you can go from 04/01-04/29 from Chicago for $537 or from Dallas or Miami for $641

This can work from NYC as well. Just book a one-way ticket nonstop flight to Chicago on American for 7,500 British Airways Avios.

For example a flight from Chicago to Tel Aviv for a long Pesach from 04/01-04/29 is $537 on Orbitz.

That flight goes from Chicago to Tel Aviv via Philadelphia. You can’t miss the Chicago to Philly outbound segment but you can fly Tel Aviva-Philadelphia nonstop and miss the Philadelphia to Chicago return segment. All bags must be claimed in Philly.

Or you can book a multi-city trip, just search for leg 1 from NYC to Chicago on 04/01, leg 2 from Chicago to Tel Aviv on 04/01 and leg 3 from Tel Aviv to Chicago on 04/29. The total will be $633.

Same story to go to Tel Aviv for Lag B’omer from 05/07 to 05/22. Search for leg 1 from NYC to Chicago on 05/07, leg 2 from Chicago to Tel Aviv on 05/07 and leg 3 from Tel Aviv to Chicago on 05/22. The price will show $749 but drop to $633 after selecting flights. Or just use 7,500 Avios to get to Chicago and book the $537 flight from Chicago (price drops only after selecting flights)
Unfortunately, this does not work in the other direction....

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Yeshiva visits Aaron's tomb in Jordan

In the late 90's, there were wall posters in my neighborhood for a day trip to Aaron's tomb in Jordan. The trip left around midnight, drove all night, and returned late the following night, all by bus. It wasn't outrageously expensive, but it wasn't cheap and so... I put off going.

I haven't seen those signs in years, but maybe next year they'll be back, because this year a yeshiva went to the tomb of Aaron the High Priest in Jordan on the anniversary date of his death, the first day of the Jewish month of Av (which was last Friday).
Jordanian Arabs in their red and white checkered headscarfs stood next to Israeli yeshiva students with long payot, black pants and white button-down shirts during a visist to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The yeshiva came to pray at the Tomb of Aaron the High Priest, the brother of Moses. The hilltop location is referred to by the locals as Jabal Harun, or "Aaron's Mountain."

Leading the delegation was Rabbi Mordechai Motta Frank. The visit took place last week during the anniversary of the passing of Aaron as recorded in the Torah. Members of the group performed the ancient Priestly Blessing, known in Hebrew as Birkat Kohanim outside the tomb. The yshiva also visited the nearby city of Petra which was the home to the ancient Nabataean people. The Kikar HaShabbat website posted photos of the trip on Wednesday.
Hmmm.

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