Carmel Jordan River Hotel, Tiberias

Advantages: Macau - Lovely & Compact
Disadvantages: Traffic jam

...The name of the place "Macau" originated from the goddess of "A-Ma". It used to be a Portuguese colony. In 1999, it is handed back to China again. It is made up of the Macau peninsula, the islands of Taipa and Coloane. General: Famous for being Monte Carlo of the East. All kinds of gambling can be found. Most famous for the Grand Prix Car Racing. Several new casino are opened, attracting more and more tourists. Geniune Portuguese cuisine can be found. Culture: A fusion of East & West. One can find a Chinese temple is just a few steps away from a Catholic church. Location: Macau is located in the Guangdong province, on the western bank of the Pearl River Delta. One can easily walk to Mainland China. Top Tourist Attractions: Ruins of St. Paul - the facade of a church that survived during a fire. Guia Fort Lighthouse - built... Read review

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Advantages: Bahai, Carmelite, Cable-Car and more
Disadvantages: Not terribly touristy (which could be an advantage), not all that much to see

...is mostly industrial. More recently, the most western part of Haifa (which is the part that faces the Mediterranean ocean) has introduced a slew of fancy hotels and a large shopping complex to boost the tourist and sea bathing crowds. There's a really nice beach-side area which you can walk along, and the beaches themselves are far cleaner and less crowded than in Tel Aviv. From the beach, there is a cable car that takes you all the way up to the top of the Carmel at the Stella Maris Church. This has been recently renovated so it's quite an attraction. The lowest part of Haifa is known as 'the city'. Due to its business nature, there's not a whole lot one can do there, besides going to the new shopping and hotel area. However, when you enter Haifa from the south, and you wind your way around towards the port, at one point, you'll reach... Read review

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Advantages: scenery
Disadvantages: expensive

...Carmels a sweet little american village but thats about it! There is the 17 mile drive that gives some fantastic scenery and a chance to see some squirrelys and sealions which is very sweet. After that we went into the town to look around. It was fairly quite and very expensive. And we managed to get a parking ticket for parking on the the left side of the road because they drive on the right, or some similar pethertic reason. Apart from that it is a nice plave to visit on the way to San Francisco, but nothing worth staying for.... Read review

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