On the plus side, my Verizon iPhone 4S works very well in Israel with my Cellcom SIM. Guess the unlock worked :)

I love it when the Cellcom guy says "you realize it's expensive to call the US on your phone, just use Skype." That and their 3G network works well enough to actually allow it.

PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 11: Review of Blu Samba Jr Dual-SIM Phone http://bit.ly/ZJsiBy

Shabbat is nearly over in Tel Aviv http://d.pr/i/HnDU

Made it to my hotel in Tel Aviv. It's still Shabbat, though, nothing is open yet.

Going radio silent. See you half way around the world.

In the back of the bus for the long haul to Tel Aviv.

Wheels down PHL

In case you were wondering, Starbucks Iced Americano with No Classic does not taste good unless it has Heavy Cream.