From Jeddah to Bangkok to Luang PrabangJeddah to Bangkok (January 27)John has a restless sleep but I sleep like a rock. After a delicious Arabic and western buffet breakfast at our Jeddah hotel we pack up and take the elevator to the lobby.We are on the 5th floor but the elevator takes us to the 7th instead of ground. Suddenly the elevator stops and the lights go out. No …
A Day and Night in Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaFlight on Saudi Airlines to Jeddah We are off on our Asia trip to Thailand, Laos and the Philippines. The first leg of our flight is on Saudi Airlines to Bangkok via Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. We found a good flight deal on Saudi which is why we are taking this route to Bangkok. Our eleven hour flight aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane …
Israel to Bucharest, RomaniaOff to the Airport If you read yesterdays blog you will know that we booked a taxi to the airport where the driver told us that “God willing” he would be outside our apartment at 5:55am for our 6:00am pick-up time. God or the driver was a little late as he arrived at 6:05am and we quickly made it to the airport on the empty roads.We have …
Tel Aviv and Jaffa- Day 3The Cab is Booked After a delicious serving of “breakfast pasta” (leftovers from the other day) we got a cab at 9am to head to Old Jaffa.Through Google translate we organize for the Russian speaking cab driver to pick us up at 5:55am tomorrow and take us to the airport. It seems tomorrow is a day off in Israel for their elections so we are …