Posted on January 21, 2009 by elliot
Readers complained that I got political with my gaza post. Sorry, but we did have a war. Back to the spirit of this blog – tips for the frequent flyer to the US.
Looking around for the best airfare to the States often results in a stopover in Europe. If the stopover is more than 5 [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2009 by elliot
Our readers are frequent flyers, living in New York and Israel whose daily lives are impacted by terrorism, so I am taking the liberty of addressing the war in Gaza. Just a few non-original thoughts for our readers and friends and enemies or just those confused and troubled:
Given the choice of targeting soldiers or civilians, [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2009 by elliot
I am definitely a fan of the
ElAl Spontani and they have some very good fares to Europe for this weekend. Flights leave Thursday night or Friday morning and return Monday or Tuesday. Great idea for people working with the US. Monday is Martin Luther King Day Day and Tuesday is Inauguration Day, so it is [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2008 by elliot
Contributed by one of our readers (like most of our posts):
I fly the redeye Thursday night from SFO. 6 AM in NY. I fly Saturday night to TLV. Order hotel online and you will find out that its a 3 day event:
Day 1 is previous day for early check in
Day 2 is actual day
Day 3 [...]
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Posted on September 1, 2008 by elliot
After 50+ posts about how to fly to the States and back, focusing on preserving your sanity and getting a good deal, I decided (based on reader demand) to write a blog post on what to do in the States. Today is Labor Day and the fall season officially kicks off, at least in [...]
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Posted on June 23, 2008 by britishflyer
Recently tried Zipcar as an alternative to traditional car rental. It is worth it in cities that have good public transportation, expensive car rental and hard to find (expensive) parking. New York, Boston and Washington DC, definitely qualify. LA , San Jose and Dallas do not.
The idea is that most of your meetings and your [...]
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Posted on June 6, 2008 by elliot
Did you know that a close relative of the Giant Sequoia tree lives on the lower east side???
It is called a metasequoia (aka Dawn Redwood) and is planted all over the city. At 100 feet, the tallest one is in the Liz Christy Community Garden on East Houston and the Bowery. Picture courtesy of [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2008 by elliot
There will be very limited service on the New York – Boston route on Saturday June 14 – Tuesday June 17. Anti-semites. Why couldn’t they fix the bridge on Shavuot!
Ashley Express to DC runs as scheduled.
This post is no longer relevant, but amtrak may be a better choice then flying in the Northeast corridor. And [...]
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Posted on April 5, 2008 by Leah
I thought I was being smart ordering my Pesach tickets in advance (1 month ago). I paid $1200-$1300 a person (times 6!). I bought the tickets on Expedia, as an elite member and 2 days ago I found better flights for $1000 each. It seems like ElAl has taken the unusual step of dropping [...]
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Europe Family Vacation in 4 Hours
Readers complained that I got political with my gaza post. Sorry, but we did have a war. Back to the spirit of this blog – tips for the frequent flyer to the US.
Looking around for the best airfare to the States often results in a stopover in Europe. If the stopover is more than 5 [...]
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