After a close to five hour flight to Iceland, a two hour layover and then a seven hour flight to Tel Aviv we made it! At least our bodies have made it. It's Sunday morning here in Israel and after a good nights sleep I think our brains are pretty close to being here as well. Obviously we haven't explored much yet. There will be much more to come later.
We flew over on WOW Airlines which is a fairly new airline based out of Iceland. They are a low cost, no frills airline whose mission statement is to make travel affordable to everyone. They are introducing more flights to different cities in the US and many places in Europe, all of which connect through their hub in Iceland.
https://wowair.us/?_ga=2.52600168.1975587131.1524982610-823253073.1524644360
The planes were new planes that were very clean. The seats were typical airline seats with maybe a little less legroom. The flight attendants were friendly and very attentive with a standardized look right down to all the females having tight buns. No, I'm talking hair buns here, although it did seem to apply elsewhere.
The "no frills" is that you pay for your seat and that's what you get. Food and beverages are extra but at a reasonable cost and of course you can bring on your own. You are allowed one item the size of a backpack. You can pay for another bag you bring on or check. We just have a backpack so that wasn't a big deal for us. Our "rookie mistake" was not bringing enough to keep us entertained. Nothing is provided other than a magazine. Beth had a book, I had some downloaded music and I pretty much have the magazine memorized!
WOW is living up to their mission and certainly worth checking out for affordable travel.
Time for us to head out and start exploring!
We flew over on WOW Airlines which is a fairly new airline based out of Iceland. They are a low cost, no frills airline whose mission statement is to make travel affordable to everyone. They are introducing more flights to different cities in the US and many places in Europe, all of which connect through their hub in Iceland.
https://wowair.us/?_ga=2.52600168.1975587131.1524982610-823253073.1524644360
The planes were new planes that were very clean. The seats were typical airline seats with maybe a little less legroom. The flight attendants were friendly and very attentive with a standardized look right down to all the females having tight buns. No, I'm talking hair buns here, although it did seem to apply elsewhere.
The "no frills" is that you pay for your seat and that's what you get. Food and beverages are extra but at a reasonable cost and of course you can bring on your own. You are allowed one item the size of a backpack. You can pay for another bag you bring on or check. We just have a backpack so that wasn't a big deal for us. Our "rookie mistake" was not bringing enough to keep us entertained. Nothing is provided other than a magazine. Beth had a book, I had some downloaded music and I pretty much have the magazine memorized!
WOW is living up to their mission and certainly worth checking out for affordable travel.
Time for us to head out and start exploring!
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| Our hotel is about a five minute walk to the beach. After arriving we walked down to stretch our legs and get a bite to eat. It reminded us of South Beach in Miami or Venice Beach, California |
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| Getting a little exercise before eating! |
