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Like to Dance? You Must Come to Anhalt!
Here's an idea for a great fall outing.
If you're like me and crave adventures that are new, but not dangerous, you won't want to miss this one. Now, to me, an "adventure" is something special. It's a place or an event, preferably both, where you...
Tips on How to Avoid Getting Lost While Hiking
Most people, while hiking or walking, don't even think about the possibility of getting lost. Unfortunately this can lead to trouble. You are usually safe as long as you stick to established trails. But too often, complacency can get you into...
Train to Los Mochis
The start to perhaps the most glorious train ride in North America, and certainly in all of Mexico, starts in the city of Chihuahua, which lies in the northern Mexico state that's its name sake. The city of Chihuahua is a pleasant town that lies at...
Travel Games
One of my favorite travel games is chess. Okay, it's just one of
my favorite games, and I have three-ounce set with a cloth
board, so I can take it anywhere. The last time I used it was in
the town center of a small pueblo in the Andes Mountains....
Vacations - Swiss Riviera
The Swiss Riviera is located on the shores of Lake Leman
stretching from Geneva which is 99 km to the south and Montreux
to the north east. With an abundance of sailboats dotting its
shores, Lake Leman is the biggest fresh water lake in...
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Mysterious Tel Aviv Lifestyle 2004
Israel. What do you think when your first hear this word? Right, like most people you imagine what you probably saw on CNN or NBC. Blown up buses, Suicide Bombers, Military Operations, Outright Violence – all over the place.
The only thing that probably cannot be imagined unless experienced first hand is – Day to day living. Hmmm….what does that mean? People like us just living their lives? Do people go out? Absolutely. Yes, in spite of all security issues, most people just seem to carry on with their lives, with their families, with their jobs.
Some figures: The average salary is in Israel about $US1800 per month, and the average monthly rent is $US600 for a 2-bedroom flat in a decent Tel Aviv Suburb. Yes, quite a few people don’t make that kind of money and cannot afford a $600 flat, but others, somehow, seem to make much more, and spend more too. Cars are taxed heavily - over half of their price is “sales tax” but, you see many brand new $50K
European luxury models and new SUVs, some people seem to be able to pay for these.
People love to go out here. Hit a local popular bar. Imported beers don’t come cheap at $5 a bottle, and cocktails are more like $8-$9. There are scores of state-of-the-art well designed, well-stocked bars. This summer, many of them were packed even on weekdays.
Mostly a young well-dressed local crowd. Numerous restaurants and coffee shops – ditto.
Tourists, absent for the good part of the last 3 years, could also be spotted on the Beach Promenade.
Tel Aviv, Israel 2004. The place has many faces.
About the Author
Liron Rose (MBA) has been in the Internet Marketing scene since 1999. He served as the Business Development Manager of Suntrader Interactive, a full service interactive agency based in Canada, and as the Online Marketing Manager for Zootec Innovations, a start-up company in the gaming arena. http://www.rainbowmaster.com
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