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TRAVEL LOG | Tel Aviv | The Miami of the Middle East
By Eyal Feldman
I just returned from an unbelievable vacation in Israel this summer. Staying at a
beautiful seaside hotel in the cosmopolitan center of Israel, Tel-Aviv, the
country's second biggest city, where most of the hotels and hotspots are
located along the promenade on the beachfront of this glittering
Mediterranean city, which happened to have been listed as having one of the
top ten beaches in the world and fits the bill as the Miami of the Middle East.
Tel Aviv is a pocket-sized metropolis along with the beautiful and ancient port
city of Jaffa which is a must see when walking along the entire length of the city’
s famous beachside promenade. There are many gentrifying neighborhoods and
miles of board-walked beaches, upscale shopping, world-class nightlife and
head-turning buildings by some of the 20th century's leading Bauhaus architects.
The large hotels belonging to the international and national franchises offer a
full range of services and facilities that cater to most every whim and fancy you
may have. I usually prefer to rent an apartment for a week or two and live as
real Tel-Avivi, other’s love the boutique hotels, B and B’s or apartment rentals
that are readily available.
My hotel was The Grand Beach Hotel a stone's throw from Tel-Aviv's gay beach,
a.k.a. Hilton Beach. It is in the northern part of Tel-Aviv considered one of the
chic gay areas of the city. The Gay scene itself is amazing, with super hot guys
and girls, a busy social calendar of events every day of the week with plenty of
gay bars, pubs, restaurants, and parties that happen all the time and most often
TRAVEL LOG | Tel Aviv | The Miami of the Middle East
By Eyal Feldman
I just returned from an unbelievable vacation in Israel this summer. Staying at a
beautiful seaside hotel in the cosmopolitan center of Israel, Tel-Aviv, the
country's second biggest city, where most of the hotels and hotspots are
located along the promenade on the beachfront of this glittering
Mediterranean city, which happened to have been listed as having one of the
top ten beaches in the world and fits the bill as the Miami of the Middle East.
Tel Aviv is a pocket-sized metropolis along with the beautiful and ancient port
city of Jaffa which is a must see when walking along the entire length of the city’
s famous beachside promenade. There are many gentrifying neighborhoods and
miles of board-walked beaches, upscale shopping, world-class nightlife and
head-turning buildings by some of the 20th century's leading Bauhaus architects.
The large hotels belonging to the international and national franchises offer a
full range of services and facilities that cater to most every whim and fancy you
may have. I usually prefer to rent an apartment for a week or two and live as
real Tel-Avivi, other’s love the boutique hotels, B and B’s or apartment rentals
that are readily available.
My hotel was The Grand Beach Hotel a stone's throw from Tel-Aviv's gay beach,
a.k.a. Hilton Beach. It is in the northern part of Tel-Aviv considered one of the
chic gay areas of the city. The Gay scene itself is amazing, with super hot guys
and girls, a busy social calendar of events every day of the week with plenty of
gay bars, pubs, restaurants, and parties that happen all the time and most often
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late at night.
My favorite internet Gay Guide is
www.gaytlvguide.com, it is full of
Gay tourism info of where to go,
stay and enjoy the nightlife. No
need to worry about a language
barrier because everyone speaks
English fluently and it takes no time
at all to integrate oneself into the
warm, fun and friendly people and
environment. My personal favorite
gay venue is the Sunday night gay
beach party, Cheech Beach, with
is a super fun outdoor gay bar
outside on the beachside
boardwalk of Tel Aviv.
There are outdoor museums you
can walk through and literally feel
the immense history and tradition
that permeates the ground, walls
and buildings.
A great first day trip is Jerusalem, it
is relatively close to Tel Aviv,
about 45 min to an hour away by
car or tour bus. There are numerous
tour guides in each city whether
they be walking tours, bicycle tours
or the popular bus tours. Most
hotels and tourist locations have
information and links to travel
My favorite internet Gay Guide is
www.gaytlvguide.com, it is full of
Gay tourism info of where to go,
stay and enjoy the nightlife. No
need to worry about a language
barrier because everyone speaks
English fluently and it takes no time
at all to integrate oneself into the
warm, fun and friendly people and
environment. My personal favorite
gay venue is the Sunday night gay
beach party, Cheech Beach, with
is a super fun outdoor gay bar
outside on the beachside
boardwalk of Tel Aviv.
There are outdoor museums you
can walk through and literally feel
the immense history and tradition
that permeates the ground, walls
and buildings.
A great first day trip is Jerusalem, it
is relatively close to Tel Aviv,
about 45 min to an hour away by
car or tour bus. There are numerous
tour guides in each city whether
they be walking tours, bicycle tours
or the popular bus tours. Most
hotels and tourist locations have
information and links to travel
guide companies, always ask your concierge or walk into the many
travel agencies in the city. Guided bus tours are an easy and
comfortable and efficient way to see and learn about the sights. The
more adventurous and independent travelers can easily rent a car or
a bike and explore the countryside on their own. Some good advice
on car rentals is that they are easy and affordable in Israel, but please
note, it can be tricky to park in Tel-Aviv, cause like any metropolis it
tends to get congested, so try the overnight parking lots.
The whole country is the size of New Jersey so it lends
itself perfectly to day trips, which are great ways to see
sites. Day tripping to ancient cities like Jerusalem, Haifa,
Nazareth or the healing mineral waters of the Dead Sea are
excellent choices.
Or try the two thousand year old Roman port city of
Caesaria, which has the largest underwater museum in the
world that you can explore and tour by scuba or snorkel.
Being a history buff, I find the ancient cities of Israel to be
the most fascinating.
The main reason I went to Israel this summer was not just to visit with my
lovely family there, but to complete a lone 10 km (6 mile) marathon
swim for charity across the Sea of Galilee (Israel's Largest fresh water
lake) and my marathon swim was called Jesus Walked I Swam. In
addition to manufacturing Boy Butter Personal Lubricant, I'm a fierce
advocate for the elderly in both the Gay and Jewish communities. The
two organizations that I raised money for are The Jewish Home for the
Aging in Los Angeles and SAGE, (Services and Advocacy for Gay
Elderly) located in New York city. With my parents and sister by my side
on the safety boat I managed to cross the lake in 3 hours and 15 min of
non-stop swimming and raise about $3500 for charity.
travel agencies in the city. Guided bus tours are an easy and
comfortable and efficient way to see and learn about the sights. The
more adventurous and independent travelers can easily rent a car or
a bike and explore the countryside on their own. Some good advice
on car rentals is that they are easy and affordable in Israel, but please
note, it can be tricky to park in Tel-Aviv, cause like any metropolis it
tends to get congested, so try the overnight parking lots.
The whole country is the size of New Jersey so it lends
itself perfectly to day trips, which are great ways to see
sites. Day tripping to ancient cities like Jerusalem, Haifa,
Nazareth or the healing mineral waters of the Dead Sea are
excellent choices.
Or try the two thousand year old Roman port city of
Caesaria, which has the largest underwater museum in the
world that you can explore and tour by scuba or snorkel.
Being a history buff, I find the ancient cities of Israel to be
the most fascinating.
The main reason I went to Israel this summer was not just to visit with my
lovely family there, but to complete a lone 10 km (6 mile) marathon
swim for charity across the Sea of Galilee (Israel's Largest fresh water
lake) and my marathon swim was called Jesus Walked I Swam. In
addition to manufacturing Boy Butter Personal Lubricant, I'm a fierce
advocate for the elderly in both the Gay and Jewish communities. The
two organizations that I raised money for are The Jewish Home for the
Aging in Los Angeles and SAGE, (Services and Advocacy for Gay
Elderly) located in New York city. With my parents and sister by my side
on the safety boat I managed to cross the lake in 3 hours and 15 min of
non-stop swimming and raise about $3500 for charity.
This was one of the most amazing experiences of my life and was my third marathon swim across a
large body of water around the world. The first swim back in August 2008 was a 6 miler round-trip
marathon swim across the St. Lawrence river from Cape Vincent NY to Canada. Last year I swam
across the 3.5 mile Great South Bay from Sayville NY to Fire Island Pines as part of a group organized
and called The Stonewall Swim. I believe in raising money and awareness for my favorite causes
through marathon swim.
For more info on Israel, please visit www.goisrael.com, For Gay Tel Aviv Internet Guide
www.gaytlvguide.com.
For info on my charity swim including a video of the swim itself, please visit
www.jesuswalkedIswam.blogspot.com.
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large body of water around the world. The first swim back in August 2008 was a 6 miler round-trip
marathon swim across the St. Lawrence river from Cape Vincent NY to Canada. Last year I swam
across the 3.5 mile Great South Bay from Sayville NY to Fire Island Pines as part of a group organized
and called The Stonewall Swim. I believe in raising money and awareness for my favorite causes
through marathon swim.
For more info on Israel, please visit www.goisrael.com, For Gay Tel Aviv Internet Guide
www.gaytlvguide.com.
For info on my charity swim including a video of the swim itself, please visit
www.jesuswalkedIswam.blogspot.com.
Copyright © AMBIENTE MAGAZINE. Do not reproduce without citing this source
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
My name is Eyal Feldman, born 1977 in
Israel and raised in Calabasas,
California since the 1980's.
Eyal Feldman: 32 year old inventor of
Boy Butter Personal Lubricants had a
dream of becoming a teacher.
Graduating from UCSD (Univ. of
California, San Diego) in 2000 with a degree in History, Eyal moved to NY
to work for a bit and discover himself after a few years Boy Butter was
born. Boy Butter was to be a personal lubricant packaged more like a
food than an adult product to remove any shame or stigma associated
with sex products. That idea seemed to work out, he would revive cream
lubricants to popularity from the 1970's, which fell out of favor due to the
rise of condoms and safe sex of the 1980's. Boy Butter came to Market
memorial day 2003 and became a bestseller since. He has since invented
the first water based and condom safe cream lubricant, You'll Never
Know it's Not Boy Butter, which quickly became his best selling products
because they were the first water based products that never went sticky
or messy and actually improved the feeling of safe sex. His company is
growing and growing and lives in New York city again and promises to
improve upon the world of sex, Boy Butter now has over 25 products in the
line, to learn more visit, www.boybutter.com or visit Eyal Feldman's blog,
www.boybutter.blogspot.com
My name is Eyal Feldman, born 1977 in
Israel and raised in Calabasas,
California since the 1980's.
Eyal Feldman: 32 year old inventor of
Boy Butter Personal Lubricants had a
dream of becoming a teacher.
Graduating from UCSD (Univ. of
California, San Diego) in 2000 with a degree in History, Eyal moved to NY
to work for a bit and discover himself after a few years Boy Butter was
born. Boy Butter was to be a personal lubricant packaged more like a
food than an adult product to remove any shame or stigma associated
with sex products. That idea seemed to work out, he would revive cream
lubricants to popularity from the 1970's, which fell out of favor due to the
rise of condoms and safe sex of the 1980's. Boy Butter came to Market
memorial day 2003 and became a bestseller since. He has since invented
the first water based and condom safe cream lubricant, You'll Never
Know it's Not Boy Butter, which quickly became his best selling products
because they were the first water based products that never went sticky
or messy and actually improved the feeling of safe sex. His company is
growing and growing and lives in New York city again and promises to
improve upon the world of sex, Boy Butter now has over 25 products in the
line, to learn more visit, www.boybutter.com or visit Eyal Feldman's blog,
www.boybutter.blogspot.com
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