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Travel Note
Tipping in Israel
Tipping in Israel is usually between 10%-15%. Tips must be left in cash, as there is no option to add a tip to your card after paying a bill. No need to tip cab drivers.
Travel Note
Bike Rental
Tel-O-Fun is Tel Aviv's bike sharing program and is a great way to see the city! Tel Aviv is small and totally bike-able, with a beautiful and scenic bike path all the way up the coastal promenade (from Jaffa to North Tel Aviv)!
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Cabs
Demand that your cab driver use the meter as soon as you get in. Israeli cab drivers will try to take advantage of tourists who have no understanding of distance or cost. DO NOT BE SUCKER! Ask them to use the meter right away and you will pay a fair price. No need to tip.
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A Few Useful Hebrew Phrases
"Shalom" - Used for hellos and goodbyes, and plenty of other uses in between. "Sababa" - cool, great, alright "Beseder" - okay "Ken & Lo" - Yes & no (ken = yes, lo = no) "Ma nishmá" - What’s up? "Todah" (also "Todah Rabah") - Thanks and Thanks a lot! "Be te’avon" - Hebrew for Bon Apetit! "L’chaim" - The toast/cheers when you clink beer glasses, it translates “to life!” "Bevakasha" - Please. "Sleecha" - Excuse me or sorry. You’ll use it when cutting in front of people in queues, when brushing past them on the crowded Tel Aviv boulevards, and when climbing over other passengers in the Israel public transport. "Tov" - Good. "Boker tov" — Good morning "Laila tov" — Good evening "Mazel tov" — Good fortune (literally), but basically Congratulations. "Nachon" - Right or Correct, but in a friendly, casual way. "Kamah Zeh Oleh?"- How much does this cost? "Eyfo Ha'Sheirooteem?" - Where is the bathroom?