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Up In The Air / Re: BEWARE: Lufthansa "Kosher" from FRA loses kashrus.

« on: March 26, 2019, 05:24:58 PM »

All KSMLs have plastic.
I once cooked it sealed in a pot of water.

Oven proof plastic, which MM doesnt have

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General Discussion / Re: Global Entry Vs. Mobile Passport

« on: March 26, 2019, 05:10:39 PM »

Mobile Passport might have fast lines, but thats only until it becomes widely adopted

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Amsterdam Master Thread

« on: March 25, 2019, 03:07:46 PM »

I know it will be open, is it worth it to go?
or is zaans shanz better?

It really depends on their interests. Theres a great museum, a beautiful synagogue, Keukenhof, Canal boat tour, the Heineken experience, zaans shanz etc. All different experiences. Hard to say one is better than the other

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Up In The Air / Re: Which/How Many Commercial Airports (IATA Code Required) Have You Flown Through?

« on: March 25, 2019, 01:36:53 PM »

Domestic:
GCN - Grand Canyon, AZ
BUR - Burbank, CA
CRQ - Carlsbad, CA
LAX - Los Angeles, CA
LGB - Long Beach, CA
ONT - Ontario, CA
SFO - San Francisco, CA
DEN - Denver, CO
DCA - Washington, DC
IAD - Washington, DC
MIA - Miami, FL
MCO - Orlando, FL
ATL - Atlanta, GA
HNL - Honolulu, HI
MDW - Chicago, IL
ORD - Chicago, IL
BWI - Baltimore, MD
STL - St. Louis, MO
EWR - Newark, NJ
RNO - Reno/Tahoe, NV
LAS - Las Vegas, NV
BUF - Buffalo, NY
JFK - New York, NY
LGA - New York, NY
CLE - Cleveland, OH
CMH - Columbus, OH
PHL - Philadelphia, PA
DFW - Dallas, TX
IAH - Houston, TX
SLC - Salt Lake City, UT
SEA - Seattle, WA

Intl:
Americas:
AEP - Buenos Aires, Argentina
EZE - Buenos Aires, Argentina
IGR - Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
USH - Ushuaia, Argentina
IGU - Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
GIG - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GRU - São Paulo, Brazil
YUL - Montreal, Canada
YTZ - Toronto, Canada
YYZ - Toronto, Canada
BOG - Bogotá, Colombia
PUJ - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
PTY - Panama City, Panama
CUZ - Cusco, Peru
LIM - Lima, Peru

Oceania:
ADL - Adelaide, Australia
AYQ - Ayers Rock, Australia
CNS - Cairns, Australia
KGC - Kingscote, Australia
MEL - Melbourne, Australia
SYD - Sydney, Australia
GUM - Guam
AKL - Auckland, New Zealand
CHC - Christchurch, New Zealand
ZQN - Queenstown, New Zealand
ROR - Koror, Palau

Europe:
VIE - Vienna, Austria
MSQ - Minsk, Belarus
BRU - Brussels, Belgium
CRL - Brussels, Belgium
SOF - Sofia, Bulgaria
VAR - Varna, Bulgaria
DBV - Dubrovnik, Croatia
SPU - Split, Croatia
ZAG - Zagreb, Croatia
LCA - Larnaca, Cyprus
PRG - Prague, Czech Republic
CPH - Copenhagen, Denmark
LGW - London, England
LHR - London, England
LTN - London, England
HEL - Helsinki, Finland
IVL - Ivalo, Finland
CDG - Paris, France
ORY - Paris, France
NCE - Nice, France
SXF - Berlin, Germany
TXL - Berlin, Germany
CGN - Cologne, Germany
FRA - Frankfurt, Germany
HAM - Hamburg - Germany
MUC - Munich, Germany
ATH - Athens, Greece
HER - Crete, Greece
KGS - Kos, Greece
RHO - Rhodes, Greece
JTR - Santorini, Greece
BUD - Budapest, Hungary
KEF - Reykjavik, Iceland
DUB - Dublin, Ireland
BGY - Bergamo, Italy
FCO - Rome, Italy
LIN - Milan, Italy
MXP - Milan, Italy
NAP - Naples, Italy
VCE - Venice, Italy
FLR - Florence, Italy
RIX - Riga, Latvia
KUN - Kaunas, Lithuania
VNO - Vilnius, Lithuania
AMS - Amsterdam, Netherlands
BOO - Bodø, Norway
LKN - Leknes, Norway
LYR - Longyearbyen, Norway
OSL - Oslo, Norway
TOS - Tromsø, Norway
KTW - Katowice, Poland
KRK - Krakow, Poland
LUZ - Lublin, Poland
WAW - Warsaw, Poland
LIS - Lisbon, Portugal
OTP - Bucharest, Romania
CLJ - Cluj-Napoca, Romania
DME - Moscow, Russia
SVO - Moscow, Russia
LED - St. Petersburg, Russia
EDI - Edinburgh, Scotland
GLA - Glasgow, Scotland
KOI - Kirkwall, Scotland
PPW - Papa Westray, Scotland
WRY - Westray, Scotland
LJU - Ljubljana, Slovenia
BCN - Barcelona, Spain
MAD - Madrid, Spain
AGP - Malaga, Spain
GVA - Geneva, Switzerland
ZRH - Zurich, Switzerland
IST - Istanbul, Turkey
SAW - Istanbul, Turkey
IFO - Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
IEV - Kiev, Ukraine
KBP - Kiev, Ukraine
LWO - Lviv, Ukraine

Asia:
GYD - Baku, Azerbaijan
BWN - Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
REP - Siem Reap, Cambodia
PEK - Beijing, China
CTU - Chengdu, China
HGH - Hangzhou, China
PVG - Shanghai, China
XIY - Xi'an, China
HKG - Hong Kong
DPS - Bali, Indonesia
CGK - Jakarta, Indonesia
KIX - Osaka, Japan
HND - Tokyo, Japan
NRT - Tokyo, Japan
MFM - Macau
KUL - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
LGP - Legazpi, Philippines
MNL - Manila, Philippines
SIN - Singapore
ICN - Seoul, South Korea
TPE - Taipei, Taiwan
BKK - Bangkok, Thailand
CNX - Chiang Mai, Thailand
HKT - Phuket, Thailand
SGN - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Africa/Middle East/Gulf/India:
BAH - Muharraq, Bahrain
CAI - Cairo, Egypt
SSH - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
ADD - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AGR - Agra, India
DEL - Delhi, India
JLR - Jabalpur, India
ETH - Eilat, Israel (defunct)
ETM - Eilat, Israel
VDA - Eilat, Israel
HFA - Haifa, Israel
RPN - Rosh Pina, Israel
SDV - Tel Aviv, Israel
TLV - Tel Aviv, Israel
AMM - Amman, Jordan
KWI - Kuwait City, Kuwait
MLE - Male, Maldives
CMN - Casablanca, Morocco
RAK - Marrakesh, Morocco
OZZ - Ouarzazate, Morocco
RBA - Rabat, Morocco
MCT - Muscat, Oman
DOH - Doha, Qatar
CPT - Cape Town, South Africa
JNB - Johannesburg, South Africa
HLA - Lanseria, South Africa
MQP - Nelspruit, South Africa
ARK - Arusha, Tanzania
IKO - Fort Ikoma, Tanzania
JRO - Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
KOG - Kogatende, Tanzania
PMA - Pemba, Tanzania
ZNZ - Zanzibar, Tanzania
DJE - Djerba, Tunisia
TUN - Tunis, Tunisia
AUH - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
DXB - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

31 Domestic + 165 Intl = 196 Total

SF Bonus List:
Heliport near Ayers Rock, Australia
Heliport near Seven Apostles, Australia
Heliport in Foz, Brazil
Seaplane dock near Conrad, Maldives
Heliport in Franz Joseph, New Zealand
Random Airstrip near Palau
Dubai Creek, UAE

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Los Angeles Master Thread

« on: March 25, 2019, 01:20:22 PM »

For clarification Meshuga La Brea is not closed. perhaps on motzei shabbos.
They are open and are still delicious.

Thanks for the clarification. That was quite confusing

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Amsterdam Master Thread

« on: March 25, 2019, 01:14:00 PM »

Hello,
my 3 sons will be spending a day in amsterdam before pesach. Apr 11
wondering what you recommend ?
the keukenheim garden?
can they rent bikes on their own and see tulips growing somewhere?
thanks
 

Keukenhof will be open then

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General Discussion / Re: Favors Master Thread! Ask or Do Another DDF'er a Favor

« on: March 20, 2019, 01:11:08 PM »

Anybody coming to Israel form US before 3/28 and can bring something small and light?

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Israel Hotels Master Thread

« on: March 18, 2019, 05:40:31 PM »

If staying the King Salmon Hotel and a private room for shalosh seudos for around 30 people, does anyone know if they would have such a room available to rent? What about bringing in own my food?

This place?

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Amsterdam Master Thread

« on: March 11, 2019, 03:15:47 PM »

Just saw an article that Sal Meyer closed.

Cant find anything online. Link?

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Poland Master Thread

« on: March 05, 2019, 11:57:51 AM »

Any specific names?

Old cemetery:
Chozeh (R' Yakkov Yitzchok b. R Avrohom Eliezer Horowitz)
R' Sholom Shachne, rebbi of remah
Maharshal (R' Shlomo b  yechiel Luria)
Maharam (R' Meir b. r Gedalya) NO MATZEIVA

New cemetery
Walecznych 4
R' Leibele Eiger
R' Tzadok Hacohen

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Up In The Air / Re: Which/How Many Commercial Airports (IATA Code Required) Have You Flown Through?

« on: March 01, 2019, 10:30:57 AM »

Domestic:
GCN - Grand Canyon, AZ
BUR - Burbank, CA
CRQ - Carlsbad, CA
LAX - Los Angeles, CA
LGB - Long Beach, CA
ONT - Ontario, CA
SFO - San Francisco, CA
DEN - Denver, CO
DCA - Washington, DC
IAD - Washington, DC
MIA - Miami, FL
MCO - Orlando, FL
ATL - Atlanta, GA
HNL - Honolulu, HI
MDW - Chicago, IL
ORD - Chicago, IL
BWI - Baltimore, MD
STL - St. Louis, MO
EWR - Newark, NJ
RNO - Reno/Tahoe, NV
LAS - Las Vegas, NV
BUF - Buffalo, NY
JFK - New York, NY
LGA - New York, NY
CLE - Cleveland, OH
CMH - Columbus, OH
PHL - Philadelphia, PA
DFW - Dallas, TX
IAH - Houston, TX
SLC - Salt Lake City, UT
SEA - Seattle, WA

Intl:
Americas:
AEP - Buenos Aires, Argentina
EZE - Buenos Aires, Argentina
IGR - Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
USH - Ushuaia, Argentina
IGU - Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
GIG - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GRU - São Paulo, Brazil
YUL - Montreal, Canada
YTZ - Toronto, Canada
YYZ - Toronto, Canada
BOG - Bogotá, Colombia
PUJ - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
PTY - Panama City, Panama
CUZ - Cusco, Peru
LIM - Lima, Peru

Oceania:
ADL - Adelaide, Australia
AYQ - Ayers Rock, Australia
CNS - Cairns, Australia
KGC - Kingscote, Australia
MEL - Melbourne, Australia
SYD - Sydney, Australia
GUM - Guam
AKL - Auckland, New Zealand
CHC - Christchurch, New Zealand
ZQN - Queenstown, New Zealand
ROR - Koror, Palau

Europe:
VIE - Vienna, Austria
MSQ - Minsk, Belarus
BRU - Brussels, Belgium
CRL - Brussels, Belgium
SOF - Sofia, Bulgaria
VAR - Varna, Bulgaria
DBV - Dubrovnik, Croatia
SPU - Split, Croatia
ZAG - Zagreb, Croatia
LCA - Larnaca, Cyprus
PRG - Prague, Czech Republic
CPH - Copenhagen, Denmark
LGW - London, England
LHR - London, England
LTN - London, England
HEL - Helsinki, Finland
IVL - Ivalo, Finland
CDG - Paris, France
ORY - Paris, France
NCE - Nice, France
SXF - Berlin, Germany
TXL - Berlin, Germany
CGN - Cologne, Germany
FRA - Frankfurt, Germany
HAM - Hamburg - Germany
MUC - Munich, Germany
ATH - Athens, Greece
HER - Crete, Greece
KGS - Kos, Greece
RHO - Rhodes, Greece
JTR - Santorini, Greece
BUD - Budapest, Hungary
KEF - Reykjavik, Iceland
DUB - Dublin, Ireland
BGY - Bergamo, Italy
FCO - Rome, Italy
LIN - Milan, Italy
MXP - Milan, Italy
NAP - Naples, Italy
VCE - Venice, Italy
FLR - Florence, Italy
RIX - Riga, Latvia
KUN - Kaunas, Lithuania
VNO - Vilnius, Lithuania
AMS - Amsterdam, Netherlands
BOO - Bodø, Norway
LKN - Leknes, Norway
LYR - Longyearbyen, Norway
OSL - Oslo, Norway
TOS - Tromsø, Norway
KTW - Katowice, Poland
KRK - Krakow, Poland
LUZ - Lublin, Poland
WAW - Warsaw, Poland
LIS - Lisbon, Portugal
OTP - Bucharest, Romania
CLJ - Cluj-Napoca, Romania
DME - Moscow, Russia
SVO - Moscow, Russia
LED - St. Petersburg, Russia
EDI - Edinburgh, Scotland
GLA - Glasgow, Scotland
KOI - Kirkwall, Scotland
PPW - Papa Westray, Scotland
WRY - Westray, Scotland
LJU - Ljubljana, Slovenia
BCN - Barcelona, Spain
MAD - Madrid, Spain
AGP - Malaga, Spain
GVA - Geneva, Switzerland
ZRH - Zurich, Switzerland
IST - Istanbul, Turkey
SAW - Istanbul, Turkey
IFO - Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
IEV - Kiev, Ukraine
KBP - Kiev, Ukraine
LWO - Lviv, Ukraine

Asia:
GYD - Baku, Azerbaijan
BWN - Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
REP - Siem Reap, Cambodia
PEK - Beijing, China
CTU - Chengdu, China
HGH - Hangzhou, China
PVG - Shanghai, China
XIY - Xi'an, China
HKG - Hong Kong
DPS - Bali, Indonesia
CGK - Jakarta, Indonesia
KIX - Osaka, Japan
HND - Tokyo, Japan
NRT - Tokyo, Japan
MFM - Macau
KUL - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
LGP - Legazpi, Philippines
MNL - Manila, Philippines
SIN - Singapore
ICN - Seoul, South Korea
TPE - Taipei, Taiwan
BKK - Bangkok, Thailand
CNX - Chiang Mai, Thailand
HKT - Phuket, Thailand
SGN - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Africa/Middle East/Gulf/India:
BAH - Muharraq, Bahrain
CAI - Cairo, Egypt
SSH - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
ADD - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AGR - Agra, India
DEL - Delhi, India
JLR - Jabalpur, India
ETH - Eilat, Israel
VDA - Eilat, Israel
HFA - Haifa, Israel
RPN - Rosh Pina, Israel
SDV - Tel Aviv, Israel
TLV - Tel Aviv, Israel
AMM - Amman, Jordan
KWI - Kuwait City, Kuwait
MLE - Male, Maldives
CMN - Casablanca, Morocco
RAK - Marrakesh, Morocco
OZZ - Ouarzazate, Morocco
RBA - Rabat, Morocco
MCT - Muscat, Oman
DOH - Doha, Qatar
CPT - Cape Town, South Africa
JNB - Johannesburg, South Africa
HLA - Lanseria, South Africa
MQP - Nelspruit, South Africa
ARK - Arusha, Tanzania
IKO - Fort Ikoma, Tanzania
JRO - Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
KOG - Kogatende, Tanzania
PMA - Pemba, Tanzania
ZNZ - Zanzibar, Tanzania
DJE - Djerba, Tunisia
TUN - Tunis, Tunisia
AUH - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
DXB - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

31 Domestic + 164 Intl = 195 Total

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Up In The Air / Re: Which Airlines Have You Flown?

« on: March 01, 2019, 10:26:48 AM »

Aegean Airlines - A3
Aer Lingus - EI
Aeroflot - SU
Aerolíneas Argentinas - AR
Air Canada - AC
Air China - CA
Air France - AF
Air New Zealand - NZ
Air Sinai - 4D
AirAsia - AK
airBaltic - BT
Airlink - 4Z
Alitalia - AZ
All Nippon Airways - NH
American Airlines - AA
Arkia Israel Airlines - IZ
As Salaam Air
Asiana Airlines - OZ
Astra Airlines - A2
Auric Air - UI
Austral Líneas Aéreas - AU
Austrian Airlines - OS
Avianca - AV
Ayit Aviation - AYT
Azerbaijan Airlines - J2
Bangkok Airways - PG
Belavia - B2
Blue Air - 0B
Bluebird Airways - BZ
British Airways - BA
Brussels Airlines - SN
Bul Air - BVL
Bulgaria Air - FB
Cambodia Angkor Air - K6
Cathay Pacific - CX
Cebu Pacific - 5J
China Eastern Airlines - MU
Copa Airlines - CM
Croatia Airlines - OU
Czech Airlines - OK
Delta Air Lines - DL
Dragonair - KA
EasyJet - U2
EgyptAir - MS
El AL - LY
Emirates - EK
Ethiopian Airlines - ET
Etihad Airways - EY
EVA Air - BR
Finnair - AY
Flightlink
Garuda Indonesia - GA
Gol Transportes Aéreos - G3
Gulf Air - GF
Hainan Airlines - HU
Hong Kong Airlines - HX
Iberia - IB
Icelandair - FI
Israir Airlines - 6H
Japan Airlines - JL
Jet Airways - 9W
JetBlue - B6
Jetstar Airways - JQ
Jetstar Asia Airways - 3K
KLM - KL
Korean Air - KE
kulula.com - MN
LATAM Chile - LA
Loganair - LM
LOT Polish Airlines - LO
Lufthansa - LH
Malaysia Airlines - MH
Motor Sich Airlines - M9
Norwegian Air UK - NI
Olympic Air - OA
Pegasus Airlines - PC
Porter Airlines - PD
Qantas - QF
Qatar Airways - QR
Regional Express Airlines - ZL
Rossiya - FV
Royal Air Maroc - AT
Royal Brunei Airlines - BI
Royal Jordanian - RJ
Ryanair - FR
S7 Airlines - S7
Scandinavian Airlines - SK
Singapore Airlines - SQ
Shanghai Airlines - FM
South African Airways - SA
SpiceJet - SG
Swiss International Air Lines - LX
TAP Portugal - TP
Thai Airways - TG
Transavia France - TO
Travel Service Airlines - QS
TUI fly Belgium - TB
Tunisair - TU
TunisAir Express - UG
Turkish Airlines - TK
Tus Airways - U8
Ukraine International Airlines - PS
United Airlines - UA
Vueling - VY
WestJet - WS
Widerøe - WF
Wizz Air - W6
WOW air - WW
Yanair - YE
ZanAir - B4
Zoom Air - ZO

Defunct:
Aerosvit Airlines - VV
Air Berlin - AB
Air One - AP
Continental Airlines - CO
Cyprus Airways - CY
Germanwings - 4U
Kingfisher Airlines - IT
LAN Airlines - LA
Malev Hungarian Airlines - MA
Monarch Airlines - ZB
Niki - HG
Spanair - JK
TAM Airlines - JJ
Trans World Airlines - TW
US Airways - US
Virgin America - VX

127 total

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Up In The Air / Re: What Countries Have You Been To

« on: March 01, 2019, 10:23:37 AM »

Antarctica
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
England
Falkland Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Macau
Malaysia
Maldives
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Palau
Panam
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Scotland
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
UAE
Ukraine
USA
Vatican
Vietnam

78 Territories

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Up In The Air / Re: Is Royal Jordanian Safe?

« on: February 24, 2019, 10:59:09 AM »

In Doha?

Yup. I should have a TR on here about my stop there. I also went a subsequent time

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Up In The Air / Re: Is Royal Jordanian Safe?

« on: February 24, 2019, 07:38:15 AM »

Yeah I'd imagine. I plan on going out tho.

It's fine to go out