Off (blogger) The Brochure: Tel Aviv, Israel

October 28th, 2011 admin Posted in news |

By Timmy Vic

Tel Aviv proper technically may be Israel’s second most populous city behind Jerusalem, but its metro area dwarfs that ancient city, and includes a large swath of Israel.

It’s a lively, modern, and increasingly cosmopolitan destination that, if it’s not on your travel list, should be.

Named after the utopian town envisioned by Zionist author Theodore Herzl in his turn of the century novel Altneuland The Old-New Land, Tel Aviv certainly lives up to its lofty moniker. Founded in 1909 by the Jewish population of nearby Jaffa, Tel Aviv immediately became an immigration hotspot among both bourgeois Eastern European Jews and artists from all backgrounds.

Located on the scenic Mediterranean coastline, the Tel Aviv of today is still a hub of economic and creative activity in the Middle East: Browse the trendy shops lining several of its major streets or don your bathing suit and bronze on its beaches; spend some time visiting museums and historical sites or sip coffee in small cafes still populated by literary types. Come nightfall, Tel Aviv kicks up the energy a notch, with fine dining, music lounges, and nightclubs that rival those found in London, New York, and Paris.

MUSEUMS Muze’onim

Tel Aviv boasts several museums, including the sprawling Eretz Yisrael Museum, which sits atop an archaeological site that is still being excavated. While more on the brochure than off, and at times a bit crowded, this museum has something of interest for nearly everyone. Of its eight pavilions, the Glass Pavilion boasts one of the finest and most eye-catching collections of glassware in the world. Also worth stopping into is the Nehustan Pavilion, which, through its cave-like entryway, transports you into the ancient copper mines or so it feels like of Timna, otherwise known as King Solomon’s Mines.

Just across from the Nehustan Pavilion is the Kadman Numismatic Pavilion, in which a collection of coins spans the length of the region’s history. Finally, before you leave, be sure to check out the Man and his Work Center exhibition, where you can see the traditional tools used in agriculture, crafts, and household chores and walk through a reconstructed bazaar. The museum is located in Ramat Aviv, the northern most part of Tel Aviv. 972-3-641-5244, www.eretzmuseum.org.il

For a more off the-brochure museum experience, visit the David Ben Gurion House, once the private home of Israel’s first prime minister. Indulge your inner voyeur and peruse the books, pictures, and other personal items of Ben Gurion for a more intimate window into Israeli history. Read letters from Ben Gurion to John F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill, and Charles de Gaulle, and then head next door to the Hillel Cohen Lecture Hall to glimpse the late prime minister’s passports and salary slips. The on site library has nearly 20,000 books in various languages; for those particularly interested in history and politics, seminars and lectures are conducted here as well. And as if that weren’t incentive enough, admission is free. 17 Ben-Guiron Ave.; 972-3-522-10-10

SHOPPING Kniyut

The shopping in Tel Aviv is among the best in the world, featuring everything from large American inspired malls, to street shopping and local flea markets where you can find great bargain buys. Generally speaking, the more ritzy shops can be found along Dizengoff Street and Sderot Nordau, while trendy and only slightly less pricey boutiques and jewelry stores line Sheinken Street.For a more down and dirty shopping experience, head to the Shuk Ha Carmel, located at the intersection of Allenby Road and King George Street. Street vendors line the road here, peddling inexpensive clothing, sandals, and other similar wares to passersby. Farther down Allenby Road, you can pick up fresh fruits and vegetables at rock bottom prices from the many small street stands. Located very close by parallel to Allenby and one block closer to the sea is Nahalat Binyamin, where a local street fair boasting jewelry, paintings, pottery, and more is held each Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Similarly cheap shopping can be found nearby at Jaffa’s flea market, Shuk Ha Pishpeshim, which sits between Olei Tzion and Beit Eshel Streets. Merchants here offer Persian carpets, leather and brass goods, nargilah water pipes, hand-dyed clothing, figurines, and the like from the several rows of roofed stalls. The market is busiest on Fridays and is closed on Sundays, so head there earlier in the week to put your haggling skills to the test.Finally, shopping and the arts converge in Tel Aviv’s several specialty bookstores, where unique and even rare titles can be found on many different subjects and in numerous languages. One such bookstore is Bookworm, located in Basel Square, which offers an English language selection that that covers architecture, design, psychotherapy, and more. 30 Basel Street, 972 3 546 2714.

Or, stop in Praza Modan on Dizengoff Street, a bookstore caf that specializes in theater and the arts, but also has many titles on travel and cooking, as well as a sizable selection of children’s books, available in both Hebrew and English. 163 Dizengoff Street.

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Don
t be Cheap with your Business Newsletters

By Leah Delaney

Newsletter printing may just be cheap and common newsletter printing for you, but in fact for business it should be something you do not go on doing cheaply. When you print newsletters for business purposes, you are not only showing off your own personal content and image. There will be unavoidable business consequences if you print with lackluster quality that you must watch out for. So, let me tell you now the specific reasons why you should not really be cheap with your newsletter printing.

They advertise more effectively If you are created your newsletters for advertising, then the great thing about creating them in full high quality is because they will advertise more effectively. You might think you are more economical by being cheap in newsletter printing, but if your newsletters cannot really advertise effectively (which is really what your goal should be), then all that investment in newsletter printing is really of no use. So if you are really decided on using your color newsletters for advertising, you should not really be printing them cheaply.

They make you look better Another good thing about printing high quality newsletters is that they make you and your business look better. Good quality paper with good quality prints and colors all contribute to a great and professional impression. If you do not have this and print newsletters very cheaply, you will only be tarnishing your business reputation. In fact, you might actually harm your long term survival in your market. So be careful, and always try to make great looking high quality newsletters. It is better to look better in front of your market.

They make you and your products more memorable Great looking newsletters also give you and your products a more memorable quality. Again, cheap newsletters really dont have the ability to impress, much more become memorable. You need to become memorable of course in your business newsletters so that you will have a high chance of getting great responses from your content. That is why it is a must, to always make them in high quality. It builds you up as a memorable business and helps you maintain that presence which helps your company overall.

They let you promote and market a little bit longer Another great thing about not going cheap for newsletter printing is that you can promote anything you need a little bit longer. Cheap newsletters just cant have the long life that it takes to really make that essential impact on the market. Great high quality newsletter printing on the other hand has all the high quality durable materials that should increase their life long enough to do their jobs in marketing. So if you really want to promote a little bit longer, your only choice is high quality newsletter printing.

They make you feel proud Finally, on the more personal side of things, high quality newsletter printing simply makes you feel proud of yourself and of your business. It is great to see that company logo and all the company related content in nice glossy newsletters that really look professional. Moreover, your own employees can take pride in their company as they look at your color newsletters, further boosting moral and loyalty. With that feeling and influence alone, it really is worth it printing great quality newsletters.

So dont be cheap with your newsletter printing okay? It pays to go for this all the way and make something nice.

Lea Delaney is specializing in writing articles on a printing company. Try to check out this website for more information and tips about newsletter printing and find the best place for good quality online print newsletters so as to reach out more for your customers with news and events.

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