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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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Tarragona

About 100 kilometers south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast sits Tarragona, a city of 135,000 people well known for its Roman ruins.  Tarragona, or “Tarraco”, was captured by the Romans in 217 or 218 B.C. and became an important strategic hub, given its location on the Mediterranean; the first Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus (62 B.C. […]

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