HEL-TLV-HEL!

Yes! Our ah-so-Finnish airline Finnair has announced that Tel Aviv will be a new summer destination in the airline's schedule. Starting early June, you Finns or you Israelis who are reading this have the possibility to fly directly from Helsinki-Vantaa airport to Ben Gurion - or vice versa. There are flights on Mondays and Fridays. Hope the one on Friday leaves Israel before sunset!

But trust me, this Finnair route is a very convenient one, compared to the uncomfortable journeys I have made (one via Riga, one via Warsaw, one via Kiev...) with crazy early wake-ups and long transits.

There is no Helsinki post on my blog, but you can read what I think about Tel Aviv here. The latest nickname I heard for the city is "The Miami of Europe". Not too far fetched, I'd say. :)

Picture courtesy of goisrael.about.com

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