After all the political content, I suppose it’s time to get back to the traveling life. This coming week, I’ll take my first trip to Israel. That will be the third new country I’ve visited this year (India and Switzerland got checked off earlier this year).
It’s Christmas time so I might see if it’s possible (and safe) to get to Bethlehem. Whether I do or not, it’ll at least be a neat experience to be close. From what I’ve heard, Tel Aviv is a fairly modern and secular city. The weather is forecast to be good for the day I’m there, too, so hopefully I’ll have a nice enjoyable visit. I’m sure I’ll write about it, maybe even while I’m there if there’s good internet access.
When I get back, I’ll go home for Christmas. I have another trip at the end of the month (Toronto to Frankfurt) but my upcoming Captain upgrade training, if that actually happens, could affect my schedule for January. I was notified of the training a week or so ago, but since then, President Bush signed a bill into law which raises the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 60 to 65. That could impact my training schedule. While the bill doesn’t has clause designed to prevent retired pilots from ‘coming back’, World has a number of over-60 former Captains turned Flight Engineers that never officially retired. If they all come back, I could wind up with yet another schedule change. Stay tuned…
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Traveling the world….
Visiting Bethlehem during this time of year would be an absolute dream. Shoot visiting Bethlehem at any time would be awesome. Whenever I travel around in Europe I am always amazed at how intrigued I am about the history that just happened to take place at any particular spot. Funny thing is, I’m not a history buff in any stretch of the imagination. But to walk into a church that was built in the 900s or into a structure that was erected 2000 years ago is just…. well there just isn’t any words to explain the feelings for that.
Re: Traveling the world….
I hope I get to go. If I do, I’ll tell ya all about it 😉
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