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172 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Tallinn<br />
Estonia<br />
DIALLING CODE +372<br />
CURRENCY Kroon (EEK)<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Liverpool,<br />
London (STN)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
SINCE<br />
2004<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com. A<br />
local taxi costs EEK150.<br />
Route 2 goes<br />
to the centre.<br />
Tickets: EEK25.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Korsaar<br />
(5 Dunkri, tel: 666<br />
8064) Tuck into Creole<br />
cuisine that would surely<br />
please Jack Sparrow<br />
and mates at this piratethemed<br />
restaurant.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Tchaikovsky (9 Vene,<br />
tel: 600 0610) A<br />
fusion of Russian and<br />
French cuisines is a<br />
real symphony in this<br />
luxurious setting. Think<br />
traditional gentlemen’s<br />
club with chandeliers,<br />
and oil paintings.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Gloria Wine<br />
Cellar (2 Müürivahe)<br />
This cosy underground<br />
hideaway claims to<br />
offer one of the widest<br />
choices of Nordic wine.<br />
LATE & LIVELY Bon<br />
Bon (6E Mere Puiestee)<br />
One of the classiest, but<br />
certainly not the largest,<br />
options in town. Usually<br />
fi lled with a beautiful,<br />
twentysomething crowd<br />
seeking decadence.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP St Martin’s<br />
Day Fair will showcase<br />
national handicraft<br />
workshops and stalls<br />
accompanied by<br />
traditional culinary<br />
delights and folk music.<br />
From 11–13 November.<br />
GO St Catherine’s<br />
Passage & Masters<br />
Courtyard is an artsy<br />
medieval passage and<br />
a lively courtyard next<br />
to the St Catherine’s<br />
Dominican Monastery<br />
founded in 1246.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Estonians consider<br />
Vana Tallinn liqueur and<br />
Vana Tallinn Cream their<br />
strong national potions.<br />
Sip carefully with a straw,<br />
even in November!<br />
Ain Hinsberg<br />
SCHLOSSLE<br />
HOTEL<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
The luxury hotel is<br />
housed in a historical,<br />
well-restored building<br />
that dates back<br />
to 1363. Breakfast<br />
included. From<br />
€85, book at<br />
holidays.easyJet.com.<br />
Tangier<br />
Morocco<br />
DIALLING CODE +212<br />
CURRENCY MAD<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Madrid, Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
SINCE<br />
2008<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com. A<br />
local taxi costs MAD100.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 La Giralda<br />
(Immeuble Mirador<br />
Avenue Pasteur, tel:<br />
0539 370 407) Enjoy<br />
one of the best views<br />
overlooking the Straits of<br />
Gibraltar while sampling<br />
an excellent traditional<br />
Moroccan breakfast<br />
from inside this ultramodern<br />
monument<br />
to Arab kitsch.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Le<br />
Nabab (4 Rue Al Kadiria,<br />
Kasbah, tel: 0661 148<br />
215) With three cosy<br />
rooms and soft lighting,<br />
this is Moroccan cuisine<br />
in a chic Kasbah setting.<br />
Try the beef and prune<br />
or chicken and apricot<br />
tagines – either are<br />
fi ne examples of<br />
national cuisine.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Le Coeur<br />
de Tanger (1 Rue<br />
Anoual, Place de France,<br />
tel: 0539 948 450) One<br />
of Tangier’s secret gems,<br />
this bar offers a good<br />
selection of tapas, and<br />
a balcony view in the<br />
bustling heart of the city.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Hotel Tarik (Avenue<br />
Mohamed VI, tel: 0539<br />
340 949) Guaranteed<br />
to be the last bar open,<br />
this is one of the few<br />
places you can party<br />
until dawn in this city.<br />
The cabaret-style music<br />
and cheap drinks mean<br />
that this hotel bar-club<br />
starts to fi ll up late.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Regis Milcent<br />
specialises in antiques,<br />
colonial-style objets<br />
d’art, and unique printed<br />
fabrics and furnishings. A<br />
purchase here would be<br />
to take home your own<br />
bit of the Tangier myth<br />
(Angle Rue Ibn Zaydoun<br />
et Rue Casablanca, tel:<br />
0539 375 837).<br />
SEE Tanjalatina Music<br />
Festival, held from 4–6<br />
November, is a tribute<br />
to Latin music, and<br />
combines tango and<br />
salsa classes, as well as<br />
open air concerts free<br />
to the public (Palais des<br />
Institutions, Avenue<br />
Hassan II, Hasnouna).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Dar-el-Makhzen in the<br />
Kasbah, which today<br />
houses the Museum of<br />
Moroccan Arts, was the<br />
palace to which the last<br />
Sultan of independent<br />
Morocco was exiled<br />
during the French<br />
Protectorate. He moved<br />
in with his entire harem,<br />
slaves and personnel.<br />
Aman te Water<br />
Tel Aviv<br />
Israel<br />
DIALLING CODE +972<br />
CURRENCY ILS<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Geneva, London (LTN)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
SINCE<br />
2009<br />
A local taxi costs<br />
around ILS120.<br />
Trains go to the<br />
Central and<br />
HaShalom stations.<br />
Tickets: ILS13.50.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Shalvata<br />
(Hangar 25, Tel Aviv<br />
Port, tel: 05 7944<br />
2873) During the day,<br />
Shalvata has a lovely<br />
family atmosphere – Tel<br />
Avivians come here to<br />
enjoy Mediterranean<br />
food al fresco while their<br />
kids play in sandboxes<br />
in the waterfront nearby<br />
– even on a cold day<br />
there are a few lively<br />
kids out there.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Catit<br />
(4 Heichal Hatalmud,<br />
tel: 03 510 7001) A<br />
gourmet restaurant<br />
popular for its cuisine,<br />
not its stuffy ambience.<br />
The welcoming staff<br />
and chef Meir Adoni’s<br />
creative fusion dishes –<br />
think goat yoghurt ravioli<br />
– achieve that for Catit.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Mish Mish<br />
(17 Lilenblum Street,<br />
tel: 03 516 8178) The<br />
designated meeting<br />
point for Tel Avivians<br />
who prefer to get the<br />
night started with great<br />
conversations, jazz<br />
music, and cocktails<br />
before heading out for<br />
heavy partying.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Gazoz (1 Yordey Hasira,<br />
tel: 05 0422 2444)<br />
Although it just<br />
opened recently, in<br />
May this year, Gazoz’s<br />
trendy, spacious<br />
interiors are crammed<br />
full of partygoers<br />
who go there to dance<br />
and drink till the<br />
small hours.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Charming and<br />
non-touristsy Camel<br />
Market is a good place<br />
to immerse in local<br />
culture and pick up<br />
a few bits to munch<br />
while doing the<br />
sightseeing tour<br />
of the city.<br />
SEE Andy Warhol’s<br />
Jewish Portraits are<br />
on exhibit at the Beit<br />
Hatfutsot Museum of<br />
the Jewish People<br />
until 19 November<br />
(Klausner Street, tel:<br />
03 745 7808).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The Israeli government<br />
heavily fund start-up<br />
companies, and<br />
with great reward –<br />
voicemail and AOL’s<br />
instant messaging<br />
system, among<br />
many others were<br />
developed in Israel.<br />
Anna Elicano
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