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✈ Keeping Kosher in Ixtapa, Mexico

Contributed by: Lisa Damast  |  Last Date of Travel: February 2007 I ditched a week of classes in chilly Boston and went with my sister to sunny Ixtapa in Mexico for a few days instead. We knew we were going to be there for 4 days from Monday through Thursday and that there wouldn’t be [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Martinique

Contributed by George Medovoy | Last Date of Travel: July 2008 Kosher Info: You might not think of ever finding kosher food on the island of Martinique, a far-flung French outpost in the Caribbean archipelago with an eternal summer and an infectious African-Creole culture. But don’t be fooled — Martinique is also home to a [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Norfolk / Virginia Beach, VA

Contributed by: Linda Rosenberg Minkow | Laste date of travel: Author currently lives there Kosher info: Norfolk has a growing array of kosher conveniences. Two local supermarkets carry a limited selection of kosher products: Harris Teeter on DeBree Avenue and The Marketplace (formerly Gene Walters) on 21st Street between Colonial and Colley. The Marketplace is [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in San Jose, Costa Rica

Contributed by: Linda Rosenberg Minkow | Last date of travel: October 2007 Kosher Info: The first thing I recommend if you are going to Costa Rica is make sure to plan in advance! There are kosher options for tours from www.kosherexpeditions.com or through www.alturatourcostarica.com, but you have to call in advance to arrange it. And [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Aruba

Contributed by: Dani Klein | Last Date of Travel: June 2007 Kosher Info: Kosher restaurants did exist at one point, but in our week there, none was to be found. American institutions like Baskin Robbins / Dunkin Donuts exist near the major hotels, but that is about it. We had to bring our own pot [...]

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