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Jordan

Not that we expected a cakewalk, but the trip across the border took a good hour of passport checking and payments in Israel, a security checkpoint in Israel, a quarter mile of walking, a security checkpoint in Jordan, and then a final passport check and payments in Jordan. We were retrieved on the Jordan side […]

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Israel, Part II

We were booked for two nights at the Dan Panorama in Jerusalem, a perfect locale around the corner from its sister hotel, the King David, with really comfortable and ample sized rooms and very helpful staff.  My only issue was that the pool closed at 5:00 p.m., making no sense for tourists who want to spend the day visiting […]

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Israel, Part I

When checking in your baggage before your flight, always count the number of bag tags that are handed to you. As expected, El Al demonstrated tight security at the Barcelona airport, asking us multiple questions about our forthcoming trip to Israel.  This all took place at one El Al counter, and each of our 5 bags […]

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