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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #440 on: July 05, 2012, 06:48:20 PM »
Weather wise, I saw its supposed to be dry, but with choppy water.
thats surprising, i thought i read that august is monsoon season at mle

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #441 on: July 05, 2012, 06:53:41 PM »
Weather wise, I saw its supposed to be dry, but with choppy water.

Flights wise, I saw 2 main options. The shortest was TLV to ADD, to MEZ in only 13 hours, and they had Saver economy availability. But they charge for my girly.
The other options all revolve around making my way to Qatar, and from there directly to MEZ.
thats surprising, i thought i read that august is monsoon season at mle
Hes talking about SEZ.

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #442 on: July 05, 2012, 06:54:28 PM »
thats surprising, i thought i read that august is monsoon season at mle
Thought you were asking about MEZ. At MLE there is the risk, but it seems to be hit or miss.

Any anyhow, I enjoy a day of rain more than a day of sunshine if the weather isn't too cold.

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #443 on: July 05, 2012, 06:58:26 PM »
Which issue are you referring to?
both issues

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #444 on: July 05, 2012, 06:59:37 PM »
a) Went down to the passport office in NYC and got it done in 2 days.

b) Didn't face immigration, so I couldn't tell you.
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #445 on: July 05, 2012, 07:07:48 PM »
Thought you were asking about MEZ. At MLE there is the risk, but it seems to be hit or miss.

Any anyhow, I enjoy a day of rain more than a day of sunshine if the weather isn't too cold.
you mean sez, right?

right there should be your answer, do want to spend the money on a coin toss?

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #446 on: July 05, 2012, 07:11:37 PM »
So here is where I'm at, two primary choices.
A) Fly down to Seychelles from Israel, stay 4 or 5 nights at the http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/seychelles/hilton-seychelles-northolme-resort-and-spa-SEZHIHI/index.html?WT.mc_id=EPEMHIResconfEN for 50k points - 20% per night. Since I'm Gold, I would receive breakfast (if they have kosher), and free internet.
...
B) Fly to Maldives and stay at the Sheraton for 8k + 150 per night. The transfer fee is 100 pp and around 50 for the child. The room is a smaller room (500sqf vs 1,000), and I don't have many of the amenities.
-Biz class from Israel is 70k.
...

If you're planning the vacation of a lifetime, I'd say splurge the $1k (if you can afford it) and go with the Hilton OWB option, especially if you'll actually be getting all those HH points like you describe. (obviously the weather issue might be a concern you should consider, but I know nothing about that)

As far as Kosher food is concerned, I doubt Hilton Gold will get you any Kosher breakfast in SEZ, and if they do it'll be an airline meal...
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #447 on: July 05, 2012, 07:13:52 PM »
you mean sez, right?

right there should be your answer, do want to spend the money on a coin toss?
Correct, meant to write SEZ.

You're making good point with the hit or miss. This is a good site summarizing ppls weather comments for each month. Seems that most rains are limited in time, but I hear your point.
http://www.holidaysplease.co.uk/holidays/maldives-holidays/maldives/weather/
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #448 on: July 05, 2012, 07:19:47 PM »
Correct, meant to write SEZ.

You're making good point with the hit or miss. This is a good site summarizing ppls weather comments for each month. Seems that most rains are limited in time, but I hear your point.
http://www.holidaysplease.co.uk/holidays/maldives-holidays/maldives/weather/

Hey, what happened to you going to sleep?

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1885.msg254921#msg254921
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #449 on: July 05, 2012, 07:21:01 PM »
a) Went down to the passport office in NYC and got it done in 2 days.

b) Didn't face immigration, so I couldn't tell you.
how did you enter the country without going thru immigration??

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #450 on: July 05, 2012, 07:24:06 PM »
Hey, what happened to you going to sleep?

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1885.msg254921#msg254921

:)
Thought that as well.
But I never saw your agreement, so I figured, what the heck.

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #451 on: July 05, 2012, 07:24:58 PM »
a) Went down to the passport office in NYC and got it done in 2 days.

b) Didn't face immigration, so I couldn't tell you.
Could s/o transfer through Qatar only using an Israeli passport? Or would they string you up?

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #452 on: July 05, 2012, 07:27:02 PM »
Could s/o transfer through Qatar only using an Israeli passport? Or would they string you up?

With your Rebbetzin and kid? Really?
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #453 on: July 05, 2012, 07:35:07 PM »
With your Rebbetzin and kid? Really?
Not planning on it! Going to the consulate in a few days, and it should take 2-3 weeks.

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #454 on: July 05, 2012, 07:49:54 PM »
Since I'm Gold, I would receive breakfast (if they have kosher), and free internet.


Getting Kosher has been tough in Seychelles since the Kosher Delight branch there closed down in 09'.

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #455 on: July 05, 2012, 07:55:50 PM »
how did you enter the country without going thru immigration??

Met a pretty influential character on the plane JFK-AUH ;)

Getting Kosher has been tough in Seychelles since the Kosher Delight branch there closed down in 09'.

Yeah, that's been my experience as well :P
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #456 on: July 05, 2012, 07:58:02 PM »
right there should be your answer, do want to spend the money on a coin toss?

You're making good point with the hit or miss. This is a good site summarizing ppls weather comments for each month. Seems that most rains are limited in time, but I hear your point.
http://www.holidaysplease.co.uk/holidays/maldives-holidays/maldives/weather/

I was there in "rainy season" and the longest it rained for was maaaaaybe 25 minutes. Yeah, it won't be as spectacularly sunny as it is during the dry season on some days, but it's hardly a reason to pay twice the price (if you're not using miles) or suffer through finding availability (if you are).
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #457 on: July 05, 2012, 08:03:23 PM »
I was there in "rainy season" and the longest it rained for was maaaaaybe 25 minutes. Yeah, it won't be as spectacularly sunny as it is during the dry season on some days, but it's hardly a reason to pay twice the price (if you're not using miles) or suffer through finding availability (if you are).

I was there in August for 4 days and did not see the sun for more than one hour a day.

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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #458 on: July 05, 2012, 08:09:42 PM »
I was there in August for 4 days and did not see the sun for more than one hour a day.

Almost as bad as Iceland in the winter :P
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Re: Honeymoon: BOB, MLE, Or LIH?
« Reply #459 on: July 05, 2012, 08:21:01 PM »
I was there in August for 4 days and did not see the sun for more than one hour a day.

I stand corrected :P

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