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Healdsburg

Healdsburg is a city of 12,000 people (2019) in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of California. It's lovely, quaint town that used to be an agricultural outpost. The three main areas of interest are the town plaza, around which you'll find boutiques, restaurants, and lodging; the Russian River; and the wineries along Westside Road and Dry Creek Road. The Healdsburg/Alexander Valley area is famous for its Zins, though you can't go wrong with goodies like sparkling wine from J Winery, Pinot Noir from Porter Creek, and the famous Petite Sirah at Foppiano's.

Get in
The best way to get to Healdsburg is to drive. Located about one hour and 15 minutes north of San Francisco, it's an easy get-away into the wine country. Take 101 north over the Golden Gate Bridge; there are three different exits into Healdsburg.

If you don't want to drive, Sonoma County Transit bus 60 goes to Healdsburg from Santa Rosa.

Some San Francisco companies specialize in wine country limo rides and buses, but you're likely not to have much time to just walk around Healdsburg if you go this way.

If you want to reduce your driving, you can fly to Charles M. Schulz Airport directly from Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Phoenix, or (seasonably) Minneapolis or Las Vegas, then rent a car at the airport. From the airport, it's about a 20-minute drive to Healdsburg.

Get around
If you're into wine tasting, you can drive or bike to various wineries, most of which are located on either Dry Creek Road or Westside Road. There are also bike and touring companies that offer various ways to visit the wine country, from limo rides to gourmet, speed-racing bike trips.

If you're just visiting the area, you can easily park on or near the Healdsburg Plaza and walk to most places in downtown Healdsburg.

See

In a category between "See" and "Buy" are the numerous art galleries around or within a block of the Healdsburg Plaza:

Do
Eat, drink, look - these are the classic Healdsburg options:

 * Wine tasting - Three wine appellations (growing regions) converge in Healdsburg: Dry Creek Valley, Alexander Valley, and the Russian River Valley. The scenery is beautiful and the vibe is laid back. If you know nothing about wine, people will remain friendly and in many cases go out of their way to educate you ... if you want. A fair amount of the wineries in the region are boutiques and produce small quantities of a given vintage; many times you can meet the actual winemaker or the winery owner. More conveniently (and conventionally), there are numerous wine tasting rooms in the center of Healdsburg, clustering around the Healdsburg Plaza.
 * Eat gourmet food - As much as Healdsburg is a "wine town", it is just as much a foodie town. Madrona Manor, Zin Restaurant and Wine Bar, and celebrity chef Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen are just a few of the top restaurants in town. There is a wonderful farmers' market on Saturday mornings (May through November) and Wednesday afternoons (June through October), as well as some incredible bakeries.
 * Stroll along the Healdsburg Plaza. Surrounded by boutique stores, two bookstores, coffee shops, wine tasting venues, and lots of restaurants, the Plaza offers an excellent way to spend an afternoon; nearby streets have more attractions.

There are more active options, of course:

Finally, do be respectful of locals. Many if not most residents have been born and raised in the town. Thus, they have seen its transformation in the past few decades from a quiet village to a yuppie destination full of tourists. Do not block the sidewalks, do not double park, do not honk your horn, and please do not jaywalk.

Buy
Most of the unique stores are located on or near the Healdsburg Plaza. You'll find an array of clothing, books, handbags and paperies.

 * Gourmet food: There are several fancy food shops on the plaza including Oakville Grocery and the cooperative next door to the Healdsburg Inn.
 * Books: There are two independent book stores in Healdsburg, both on the main plaza, Copperfield's (on the south side) and Levin & Co. (on the east side). Levin & Co. has a broad selection of first editions, as well as more recent books, plus an artist's co-op gallery (Upstairs Art Gallery; see above).

Eat

Drink
There are a couple of watering holes in Healdsburg proper, but the best drinks often come close to where the vines are. Here are just a few of the dozens of excellent wineries in the area.

Go next
From Healdsburg, you can easily take trips to the ocean, to other river communities like Guerneville, or over to Calistoga or other Napa Valley towns. Just 30-45 minutes in just about any direction takes you to another stunningly beautiful part of Northern California.

Day trips include:
 * Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve in Guerneville. This is a great place to hike off the calories from eating and drinking.
 * Geyserville, farther north, if you want to take a short country drive.
 * Bodega Bay, along the ocean, for beachcombing and checking out seals.

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Healesville

Healesville is a small town at the eastern end of Victoria's Yarra Valley near Melbourne.

By car
The town is only about half an hour from the outer eastern suburbs by the Maroondah Highway. Because of its proximity to the city, many people live in the area and drive into the suburbs for work, this makes the road very busy during rush hours, and there is a bottleneck around Lilydale. Outside of peak hours, it's an easy drive from the city to the peaceful bushland setting of the town.

By bus
If you don't want to drive, you can take a train from the centre of Melbourne to Lilydale, and then there is a regular (McKenzies) bus service which runs to Healesville via Yarra Glen. Although it is not directly connected to Melbourne, for public transport purposes Healesville is considered part of 'Zone Two' formerly Zone Three until zone reorganization, the outer-eastern transport zone, and it only costs around $10 for an all-day zone 1 and 2 rail and bus ticket.

By car
While theoretically you can take the car, often the distances are very short, and you wouldn't really need to take your car out.

By walking
It is possible to walk within the town if you don't mind small hills.

Eat
There are many cafes along the main street, so there is no shortage of places to eat.

Sleep
For those wanting to stay in the area overnight there are also plenty of guesthouses.

Go next

 * Melbourne is just over down there.
 * Buxton is further up B360
 * Alexandra is at the top of B360 at the junction of B340

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Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Heard Island and McDonald Islands are uninhabited, barren, Subantarctic islands in the Southern Ocean, far due south of India and roughly 400 km southeast of Kerguelen of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The islands are administered by Australia and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Although it's administered by Australia, the islands are approximately 4,000 kilometres southwest from Perth.

The islands contain Australia's highest peak, excluding Australia's Antarctic claim.

Regions

 * – by far the largest
 * – smaller island north of Heard
 * – two small islands west of Heard

Understand
Heard Island is largely ice-covered, bleak and mountainous and is dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and by an active volcano (Mawson Peak). The McDonald Islands are small, rocky and actively volcanic. The islands are populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, and have been designated a nature reserve. There are 4 types of penguins that are located on Heard Island.

With the only two active volcanoes in Australian territory the islands are situated on the Kerguelen Plateau.

The islands are really, really remote - they are 4,099 km (2,547 mi) southwest of Perth, 3,845 km (2,389 mi) southwest of Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, and 4,200 km (2,600 mi) southeast of South Africa, as well as being 1,630 km (1,010 mi) north of Antarctica.

Captain John Heard sighted Heard Island on 25 November 1853, on a journey from Boston to Melbourne. Captain William McDonald of the Samarang found McDonald Islands on 4 January 1854.

Between 1855 and 1880, American sealers inhabited the island, living in appalling conditions. The island housed 200 people at one stage. By 1880 the sealers had eliminated the seal population and then moved on. 100,000 barrels of elephant-seal oil had been produced at this time.

The islands have been part of Australia since 1947. The archipelago became a world-heritage site in 1997.

Amateur radio expeditions to the island took place in January 1983 and January 1997.

Get in
Visiting these islands will require careful planning and preparation as there are no permanent human inhabitants. Access will require either mounting or joining an expedition. Because of the islands' status as a nature reserve, permission to land from the Australian Antarctic Division will be necessary; landings can only be made on the McDonald Islands for "compelling scientific reasons", and travel to Heard Island is banned.

Buy, eat and drink
The official currency is the Australian dollar, although there is no economic activity on Heard or the McDonald Islands.

Sleep
There are two structures on the island, a ruined sealers hut near Oil Barrel Point, and an apple hut of unknown condition at the northern end of Atlas Cove but these are on Heard Island meaning sleeping here is illegal. Your expedition should sort this out.

Stay safe
If you are indeed fortunate enough to be in this part of the Indian Ocean, and in proximity of these islands, the usual standards of being prepared for extreme weather conditions at short notice, and even more so, a very long way from anything that might resemble assistance in the event of trouble or issues requiring rescue.

Go next

 * Port-aux-Francais (northwest) - closest port on French islands in Southern Indian Ocean
 * Mainland Antarctica

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Hearst

The self-proclaimed "Moose Capital of Canada", Hearst is a town of 5,500 people (2016) in Northern Ontario. It is named after William Howard Hearst, the seventh Premier of Ontario.

Understand
Hearst has a long tradition of being a lumber town. The major employers include a Tembec hard and soft wood facility, and a plywood mill operated by Columbia Forest Products.

History
The town was built because of the construction of the National Transcontinental Railway in 1913 (now the Canadian National Railway). Established as a divisional point, Hearst is 208 km west of Cochrane and 201 km east of the divisional point of Grant. There is some historical ambiguity with the name Grant as the original site of Hearst was also called Grant and was changed to Hearst in 1911.

Hearst was named to honour William Howard Hearst, then Ontario Minister of Forests and Mines and later Premier of Ontario. It was incorporated in 1922. Many settlers to the town came from the province of Quebec. Many also came from Europe and other regions in Canada and the USA.

By car
Hearst has Highway 11 (Trans-Canada Highway) passing through it. Highway 11 runs northwest from North Bay. This route was extended from Hearst through Geraldton to Nipigon in 1943, as a final gravel link which enabled the first complete trip across Canada by motorcar in 1946. This road is now a two-lane paved provincial highway.

By bus

 * Operates a route several days per week between Hearst and Sudbury including stops in Kapuskasing, Cochrane and Timmins. Travel time to Hearst from Kapukasing is 1.75 hours, from Cochrane is 3.25 hours, from Timmins is 4.75 hours, and from Sudbury is 9.5 hours.

By snowmobile
OFSC trails connect snowmobilers to various Northern Ontario communities. A trail permit is required to ride on the trails.

By plane
Charter flights (or your own aircraft) only;  does not have scheduled service.

Do
Local outdoor activities include fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, camping, swimming, canoeing, and golf.

Buy

 * Downtown shops along Front Street

Go next
The next gas station westbound on Highway 11 is in Longlac, 208 km away. Fill your tank before leaving town.

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Heath

There's more than one place called Heath:

United Kingdom

 * Heath, Cardiff, Wales
 * Heath, Cheshire, England
 * Heath, Derbyshire, England
 * Heath, Devon, England
 * Heath, Shropshire, England
 * Heath, West Yorkshire, England

United States of America

 * Heath, Alabama
 * Heath, Massachusetts
 * Heath (Ohio)
 * Heath, Texas
 * Heath Township, Michigan
 * Heath Township, Pennsylvania

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Heath (Ohio)

Heath is a city in Licking County in the state of Ohio.

By Car
From Interstate 70, take the State Route 79 North exit 129B and go north 6 miles.

From State Route 16, take the State Route 79 South exit and go south 2 miles.

By Car
Heath has no mass transit, so a vehicle will be needed to travel in the city.

By bike
There are two bike trails in the city. The Buckeye Scenic Trail connects with Newark.

Buy
Heath does not have a traditional downtown area and most of the retail businesses in the city are located on State Route 79.

Go next

 * Columbus

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Heathcote

 * For the NSW national park, see Heathcote National Park

Heathcote is a town around south of Bendigo in rural Victoria.

Get in
Take the B75 exit from the Hume Freeway heading north from Melbourne at Wallan.

Take the A280 south east from Bendigo.

Get around
Possible to walk around the town. A fair hike up to the Pink Cliffs and to viewing rock. A car is best unless you are very enthusiastic.

See

Pick up a map of the attractions from the tourist information centre.
 * Powder Magazine
 * Range Bushwalks
 * Devils Cave
 * Powder Magazine
 * Range Bushwalks
 * Devils Cave

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Heathfield (England)

Heathfield is a town in East Sussex, in the High Weald. This is an area of outstanding natural beauty. Situated near the Kentish border there are also excellent views of the South Downs and the coast in the south and marvellous views towards Mayfield and over Ashdown Forest.

Do

 * Cuckoo Trail is a 14-mile path for walkers and cyclists along the trackbed of the former Cuckoo Railway. From Heathfield it heads south via Horam, Hellingly and Hailsham to Polegate north of Eastbourne.
 * Wine connoisseurs may wish to visit the vineyard at Waldron, to see how wine is made and sample the local wine made here.

Eat
There are a variety of restaurants in Heathfield.

Go next
Not far to the east of Heathfield is the village of Burwash, a picturesque village. Located there is Batemans, which is a 17th-century Jacobean house managed by the National Trust, which is well worth a visit.

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Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport is the main airport for London, the largest airport in the United Kingdom, and the second busiest in the world in terms of international passenger traffic. It is in the west of London, 17 miles (27 km) from central London. It is the primary hub for the UK's flag carrier, British Airways, and for the airline founded by Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic.

Understand

London Heathrow is a giant, sprawling airport divided into four passenger terminals (numbered 2, 3, 4 and 5). Terminal 2 is also called "The Queen's Terminal". Terminal 1 was closed permanently in June 2015. The airport was established in the late 1940s, and is London's primary airport and the premier air gateway into the United Kingdom. It is also the second busiest airport in the world for international passenger traffic and Europe's foremost hub airport.

Due to its size, increased security requirements and the fact that development had not kept pace with its growth, Heathrow has become overcrowded and has developed a reputation for long queues, inefficiency and delays. It has only two runways although its traffic is more typical of airports with four or more, so delays are common, particularly during inclement weather.

Heathrow does not have good snow clearing facilities, and the airport often has to be shut down during snowstorms in the winter.

Watch
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport."

- Introductory voiceover from Love Actually (2003)

As the most well-known airport in the UK, Heathrow appears in a large number of films, but rarely in a starring role.

 * Airport (BBC, 1996-2008). Fly-on-the-wall style documentary series following life at the airport through the eyes of several staff from various different parts of the airport. Running for many years, the series, and some of the staff it followed, became something of an institution.
 * Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport (ITV, 2015). Documentary series about the complex day-to-day operation of the airport, including areas you may not think of like the wittily-named ARC (Animal Reception Center).
 * UK Border Force (Sky, 2008-2009). Documentary series about the UK border agency. Much of the show is centred around border agents scrutinising travellers, ensuring they have entered the country legitimately and not for the purposes of fraud or smuggling.

Flights
Make sure you double-check which terminal you need to use on the [http://www.heathrow.com/airport-guide/which-terminal. Heathrow Airport website] as the allocation of airlines or certain flights may change. As of 2024, Heathrow's four passenger terminals have been assigned as follows with not all airlines depicted:

Connecting flights
Passengers connecting between two international flights, or from a domestic to an international flight need not pass through customs and immigration if your baggage has been tagged through to your next destination; just follow the signs to "Flight Connections" after exiting the aircraft. However, be sure to have printed copy of your itinerary, or a boarding pass for your next flight in hand, as you will need to present it to security before you can proceed into the airside area of the departure hall.

If you are connecting from an international flight to a domestic flight, follow the signs for "Flight Connections", but you will need to pass through immigration before proceeding into the departure hall. However, if your bag has been tagged through to your next destination, you do not need to collect your bags, and you will instead clear customs at your final destination.

By car
The airport is some 17 miles (27 km) west of central London. A large part of the journey can be made by means of the M4 motorway, which can, however, be quite congested at peak periods. Terminal 5 can be reached directly from junction 14 of the M25. The airport is also near the M40 and M3.

The car rental depots are all concentrated along the northern periphery of the airport, and free shuttle buses are available from all terminals. There can be time delays when arriving at the hire desk with large queues so make every effort to get to the desk before the crowd, perhaps by getting one member of the party with hand luggage to go straight through. You may find at early morning or late evening that the arrivals hall desk is closed and you have to go straight onto the shuttle bus and check out your rental at the depot instead.

If you are intending to drive into the centre of London you will be liable for the Congestion Charge, which is £11.50 per day and applies on Monday-Friday 7AM-6PM. Automatic number plate recognition cameras are in operation, and your car rental company will track you down and bill you with the hefty fine if you fail to pay.

Parking your car
Different car parks have different procedures. There is no shortage of choice when parking your car at Heathrow but there are many procedures to follow depending on which car park you choose. Some simply get you to turn up and report to a reception area which is easy enough. However some others have different procedures such as using the credit card you used to pre book with to enter the car park or even registration plate recognition.

There is also a massive difference in the prices charged by many car parks in and around Heathrow. For example, you can find individual house owners in the vicinity of the airport who are happy to rent you a space outside their house for a week or two and it’s usually very cheap in comparison to the large car park operators; however, this is definitely a case of "buyer beware"!

Of course, there is no security at these spaces – you get what you pay for to some extent – plus you often find that you are left to your own devices to get to the airport. This could mean public transport if you’re lucky, but more often than not, it means getting a taxi both there and back. This usually results in negating any of the cost savings you have made in the parking itself.

Public transport to and from London
All the terminals have very good public transport links to and from central London, with options ranging from local and express buses to the London Underground and rail services. The majority of travellers heading to central London use public transport as it the easiest way to go. Note that there are different rail stations for the five terminals at Heathrow - be sure you take the right train as not all trains go to the same terminals. You can usually check the front of the train or listen to the on-board announcements for an idea of where the train is going. There are no longer off peak fares when travelling by train or tube between Heathrow and zone 1.

By Tube
London Underground’s Piccadilly line direct to central London. Up to every 5 minutes (depending on the terminal). Oyster cards are valid.

The tube entrance is poorly signposted and actually on the opposite side of the terminal from the train entrance. At the train entrance, you will not find anything, neither tickets nor wagons for the tube.

The Piccadilly line runs directly from all the terminals to the very centre of London, stopping at stations close to many of London’s landmarks, shopping and entertainment areas, as well as the major transport hub at King’s Cross St. Pancras. However, the small, cramped Tube carriages have no luggage space to speak of and many central London stations that are deep underground have yet to install step-free access, making the Piccadilly line far from ideal for travellers with lots of luggage. The line also has a large number of stops and is comparatively slow (60 minutes from Terminal 5 to King’s Cross St. Pancras at the far end of central London, vs 45 minutes using the Heathrow Express and changing to the Tube at Paddington). Nonetheless, it is an integral part of Transport for London’s network so Travelcards, Oyster cards, and Contactless credit or debit cards are valid, making it a good value option. It’s also a better option if you want to get to much of west London instead of having to go into Paddington and then back out again.

Trains depart Terminals 4 & 5 every 10 minutes and stop at Terminals 2 & 3 before continuing to London, thus making the frequency from Terminals 2 & 3 every 5 minutes. Trains to and from Terminal 5 do not stop at Terminal 4 and trains to and from Terminal 4 do not stop at Terminal 5. Be aware that if you are heading from central London to Terminals 2 & 3 then it is normally quicker to wait for a train which terminates at Terminal 5 as the trains to Terminal 4 wait there for up to 7 minutes before continuing to Terminals 2 & 3. Terminal 5 trains go directly to Terminals 2 & 3 first, then continue to Terminal 5. The Tube closes during the night for maintenance work and the first trains leave Heathrow at about 06:00. Last trains are around 00:00, but check beforehand!

During peak rush hour periods the Tube becomes extremely overcrowded, particularly in the central zones. Trains designated for Heathrow are sometimes rerouted down the Rayners Lane branch or terminate short at Acton Town or Northfields to deal with peak-hour congestion - the driver will normally make an announcement if this is going to happen. If you are using the Tube to travel to Heathrow during rush hour, ensure that you leave central London in plenty of time. Also, try to join the train as far up the line as possible - King's Cross St Pancras is a good bet - since you will stand a much better chance of finding a seat and somewhere to put your luggage. Also, if you are going to T4 or T5 and a train to the other terminal comes along and it looks like it has space, it can be a good bet to get on that train, then get off at Hatton Cross station (just before Heathrow) and wait until the right train comes along, since in central London the train you actually want may be very crowded.

As the Tube is a rapid transport system designed with short journeys in mind, the trains are not as comfortable as a mainline train. However, from Heathrow there will almost always be seats available and luggage space is provided. There is space for wheelchairs and the Heathrow stations are accessible, but as the first parts of the Tube system were built in the 19th century, very few stations in central London are accessible to wheelchairs. Almost all involve negotiating staircases and escalators. Earls Court is an exception and some other stations can be reached by wheelchair users by changing to alternative lines here. More stations are being adapted (King’s Cross St. Pancras is now accessible, for instance) and accessible stations are shown on the Tube Map available on TfL’s website. Audio and visual journey information is usually provided on board.

Ticketing: The Tube is a closed system and nearly all stations have ticket barriers. Penalty fares are in force for those caught without a valid ticket for the zones they are travelling through. An example fare for travel from Zone 6 (the zone the airport is in) to Zone 1 (central London, including King's Cross St. Pancras) is:

If you travel Off Peak (other than Monday to Friday from 0630 to 0930 and from 1600 to 1900) and really want to save a few pound, travel from any airport terminal to Hatton Cross tap out, you will not be charged on your Oyster/Contactless for the journal as you are travelling within the Heathrow free travel zone, you can then immediately tap in and travel to your destination from Hatton Cross (Zone 5), for example, you will be charged £3.50 on your Oyster/Contactless for the journal from Zone 5 (the zone the Hatton Cross is in) to Zone 1 (central London, including King's Cross St. Pancras).

Travelcards (day, or period tickets which allow unlimited travel on all of London’s public transport, not just the Tube) are available and will almost certainly provide better value if you plan on using London’s transport system more than a couple of times. The cheapest option for anyone spending a longer time in London will probably be to get an Oyster card (a Transport for London travel smartcard) or to use a Contactless credit or debit card, which is always cheaper and easier than paying fares in cash. However, the Oyster card can only be returned (including getting back your deposit) after 25 hr or more of purchase. Also, your card amount is not allowed to be above £10, otherwise you need to register online to return the card. See the London article and Transport for London’s website for more information on Oyster cards and other available fares. If you both enter and exit the paid area at one of the terminal stations, you will not be charged anything.

By bus
Day time local buses to the areas surrounding Heathrow.

In the day time there are no local bus services to central London (that service is provided by the Tube), but there are plenty of services to areas of west London and outlying towns such as Slough and Maidenhead. Heathrow Airport have a map and journey planners on their website showing the routes available.

Fares vary depending on the operator, but Transport for London services (red buses) are subject to the standard flat fare when paying by cash (Travelcards and Oyster Cards are also valid on these buses).

If you really want to go by local bus during the day from central London (perhaps you have a bus pass not valid on trains or coaches), expect a journey time of about three hours, depending on exactly where you start from. If you're intrepid, use the TfL journey planner to find details, times and (most importantly) where to change buses, which you may end up doing three or four times depending on where you start from and when you travel.

N9 Regular late night London Bus Service.

During the night, when most of the rail and coach links (and the flights!) have stopped operating, one of the few ways you can get to and from Heathrow is by using the N9 night bus service, which operates to and from Aldwych in central London via Hammersmith.

The service runs every 20 minutes on weeknights and takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes to Heathrow Central Bus Station and continues to Terminal 5. The service is operated using modern, accessible, low-floor busses with a wheelchair space.

The N9 is a normal Transport for London Night Bus service and so is subject to a flat cash fare of £2.00. All Travelcards and Oyster Cards are valid on London Bus services.

By taxi

 * Black cabs - London’s famous black taxis - are available for hire outside each terminal. Journey time into Central London varies wildly depending on distance, time of day and traffic conditions. It can take anything from 40 minutes to 2 hours. Fares vary similarly, as a rough guide it could cost about £55 to Central London.
 * Minicabs (private hire cars) must be ordered in advance by phone (or the Internet in some cases) and usually cost less than a black cab. Never take a minicab if you haven't pre-booked it, because then it's just a stranger's car.

If you are thinking of taking a taxi into London then consider the Heathrow Express (you can pick up a taxi at Paddington station to complete your journey). They will probably be faster, cheaper, and almost as easy to use.

By coach

 * One significant benefit of National Express' service is that they have a generous luggage allowance, dedicated holds for the same on their coaches and direct routes from all three terminals, meaning that while National Express may be slower than the train (often by hours) it is also significantly less hassle and usually a lot cheaper into the bargain - especially if booked in advance. You are also guaranteed a seat, as unlike rail (where unlimited tickets can be sold for a given journey and you may be expected to stand if you can't find an open seat) National Express will not sell more tickets than they have seats available, and these seats are usually comfortable and relatively roomy. Given that rail journeys will often involve multiple changes onto services that may have limited luggage storage space, and journeys on the London Underground, which is often absolutely ram packed and has absolutely no luggage storage whatsoever, this makes National Express arguably the easiest and most comfortable means of getting to Heathrow from around the country with anything other than a carry-on bag.
 * The downside is that the coaches run, obviously, on normal roads and will stop at any number of small towns on the way to their final destinations - any delay (particularly on the notoriously traffic jam-prone M25 orbital motorway around London) can therefore be catastrophic if you have a tight connection, and the journey will be a lot slower and more circuitous than any on rail. National Express also offer limited to no compensation in the event of delays (whereas the railways have a regulated delay repay scheme and a legal duty of care to get you to your destination no matter what, even by taxi if need be - albeit not in any particular timescale) and their customer service is often dubious at best.
 * The downside is that the coaches run, obviously, on normal roads and will stop at any number of small towns on the way to their final destinations - any delay (particularly on the notoriously traffic jam-prone M25 orbital motorway around London) can therefore be catastrophic if you have a tight connection, and the journey will be a lot slower and more circuitous than any on rail. National Express also offer limited to no compensation in the event of delays (whereas the railways have a regulated delay repay scheme and a legal duty of care to get you to your destination no matter what, even by taxi if need be - albeit not in any particular timescale) and their customer service is often dubious at best.

Additionally, while some National Express services stop at well-lit, staffed and pleasant central bus stations or even dedicated coach terminals (e.g. Norwich's modern central bus station or Southampton's dedicated National Express terminal in the city centre), many if not most pick up and drop off points will be at normal roadside municipal bus stops which may or may not have seating or even a shelter, and will have no direct contact point with National Express if anything goes wrong. This compares unfavourably to rail, where stations almost invariably are well lit, have seating, have shelters (if not heated and lit waiting rooms), often have manned ticket offices to provide assistance and are covered by CCTV.

Connections with trains:

By train
Wikivoyage has a guide to Rail travel in Great Britain

Heathrow does not yet have any direct rail services to anywhere outside of London, meaning that you will have to go into the centre of the city and then come back out again, but making a connection in one of the central London railway stations is fairly easy.

Through tickets are available to & from Heathrow Airport from any station in the UK, using either the Tube network, Heathrow Express or Connect from central London or the RailAir coach links. If you want to use the Heathrow Express it’ll probably be cheaper to buy your ticket for it separately. Make sure you specify the method you want to use to reach Heathrow when you buy your rail ticket.

All of the major railway stations are also on the Tube network, making cross-London connections from Paddington fairly straightforward. Below is a quick summary of the principal connections available:

 * Paddington: (by Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect) For Oxford, Bath, Bristol, Penzance, Cardiff, Swansea and the overnight sleeper to Cornwall.
 * Euston: (Tube - Circle line: Euston Square then walk 200m) For Birmingham (New Street), Manchester, Liverpool, the Lake District, Glasgow and overnight sleepers to Scotland.
 * Liverpool Street (Tube - Circle line ) For Cambridge, Stansted Airport, Norwich and the Essex coast.
 * Marylebone: (Tube - Bakerloo line ) For Birmingham (Snow Hill) - slower than the main route from Euston but can be cheaper.
 * St Pancras: (Tube - Circle line ) For Luton Airport, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield, high-speed services to Kent - and Eurostar services to Paris and Brussels
 * King's Cross: (Tube - Circle line ) For Cambridge, York, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and daytime trains to Inverness, Dundee and Aberdeen.
 * Victoria (Tube - Circle line ) For Brighton and Gatwick Airport.

If you plan on travelling on the Great Western line to the South West of England or South Wales then another option is to take the local U3 bus from the Central Bus Station to West Drayton railway station. The bus takes around 20 minutes to complete this journey when there is no traffic. From there take a local train to Reading railway station in order to connect to other services. The benefit of this route is that you are buying a normal railway ticket, as opposed to one that has a premium attached for a journey starting or ending at Heathrow.

For information, time and fares for trains to & from Heathrow Airport check the National Rail Enquires website.

See By coach sub-section for connections via coach services.

By taxi
There are many airport transfer services that provide personal transport services to Heathrow Airport. All transport companies that operate transfer services must be licensed with the relevant local authority. Drivers are issued a badge after undergoing various checks and vehicles are issued licenses confirming that they have passed rigorous safety checks and have the correct insurance in place. Drivers and vehicles are licensed as either Hackney Carriages or Private Hire, each one is covered by different regulations. When booking an airport transfer you should always check that the company has a license from the council. This is particularly important when booking over the internet or over the phone. Booking directly with a taxi company rather than with an online booking agency will usually be more cost effective.

Get around
As it's such a difficult to understand and constantly changing place, Heathrow has a significant internal transport system so people can get around. All travel within the airport boundary on Heathrow Express & Connect trains is free:

 * The Central Terminal Area houses Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and the Central Bus Station, which are all within walking distance, linked by underground tunnels with travelators. The Central Terminal Area is in the middle of the airport between the runways; Terminal 4 is in the south-eastern corner of the airport, beyond the southern runway; and Terminal 5 is in the far west of the airport, between the runways.
 * To get from the Central Terminal Area to Terminal 4 you can take the free shuttle train (every 15 min, journey ~20 min) or Tube (free only with Oyster card).
 * To get from the Central Terminal Area to Terminal 5 you can take the free Heathrow Express train (every 15 min, journey ~20 min) or Tube (free only with Oyster card).
 * To transfer between Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 you can either take buses (#482 or #490, £1.75, journey ~20 min) or take the train or Tube to the Central Terminal Area and change.
 * To reach Terminal 5 from the car parks, there is a free, automated personal rapid transit (PRT) system called Heathrow Pod which provides a quick shuttle to/from Terminal 5.
 * If you are connecting to another flight airside there is a network of free buses that will take you between terminals (if you need to change terminal).
 * To reach the satellite buildings within Terminal 5, there is a free airside automated people mover (APM) train called the Transit which shuttles passengers between the Terminal 5A building (Gates A1-A23), Terminal 5B (Gates B32-B48), and Terminal 5C (Gates C52-C66).
 * To reach the satellite building within Terminal 2, there is a series of escalators and travellators that take passengers below the tarmac to move between the Terminal 2A (Gates A1-A26) building and Terminal 2B (Gates B30-B49). Give yourself at least 15 min to move between the areas. If you are connecting between two flights at the satellite building, you'll need to make your way to the main building, clear security, then make your way back to the satellite building to catch your connecting flight.

It's always good to have a little extra time when transferring from one flight to another, and this is true especially in a place like Heathrow. On a really busy day or during inclement weather your plane may not be allowed to land at its scheduled time, therefore two or three hours is certainly not "too much" time, especially if your next flight departs from another terminal.

Wait
Heathrow encourages its passengers to wait near the restaurants, shops, and duty free areas by deliberately waiting to announce gate assignments until 45-90 minutes before flights depart. As the walk to your gate can take 10-20 minutes, pay attention to announcements and keep an eye on the time, lest you miss your flight.

None of the terminals have a viewing gallery that is accessible from landside, but the Heathrow Academy on the Northern Perimeter Road has a viewing deck which gives good views of the northern runway (27R/9L). It is adjacent to the Renaissance Hotel, and the buses within the airport campus (numbers 105, 111, 140 and 235) stop at the deck.

Hatton Cross tube station is also a good spot for viewing the end of the runways, depending on what time of day the aircraft are landing or departing.

Lounges
Due to the prominent status of London as a destination, many airlines have their own specific lounges:

There are also several other lounges, which can be prebooked here (click on one of the "Book into..." buttons):

Budget
Heathrow Airport and British Airways are trying to give their new terminal a feeling of quality, so you won't find any of your regular cheap high-street fast-food joints in T5. There are a few places where you can grab a bite to eat without breaking the bank though:

Buy
Amongst its other attributes as an excellent orienteering course and exercise facility, Heathrow is also something of a haven for shoppers with branches of shops from the British high-street and beyond, including the London icons Harrods and Hamleys.

Connect

 * Airport website

Internet access
Free Wi-Fi is widely available in the airport. Connect to _Heathrow Wi-Fi. Paid upgrades are available for a faster connection. There are some USB power sockets and some mains sockets (UK sockets and a few European ones) in the lounge areas, but these are heavily used. There are also a few Internet terminals for those who don't have their own device.

In terminal 3 there is a fast and free internet connection with SSID The Club Aspire and password recharge3. No further authentication is required to get online.

Cope
Showers are available to travellers in both Terminals 3 and 4, and in the airline lounges in each terminal. Every terminal has at least one pay-to-enter lounge that doesn't require airline status or membership.

Left baggage: if you're planning a quick visit to London during a long lay-over at Heathrow, you can leave your bags with Excess Baggage Co., which has locations before security on the Departures level and on the Arrivals level of each terminal. The cost is £7.50 for up to 3 hours, or £12.50 for up to 24 hours, with rates for longer deposits available (Sep 2019).

There are multi-faith prayer rooms in each Heathrow terminal, and the airport has its own Christian, interdenominational chapel located landside.

Sleep
You are spoilt for choice if you want a hotel on the airport grounds, with various options to suit different budgets. You have at your disposal 3 full-service hotels, 3 mid-ranged business hotels and 2 budget hotels

There are also several other options in the area near Heathrow.

Nearby
Map of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby

 * London is the obvious destination for the traveller trapped in Heathrow. With hundreds of years of history and a cosmopolitan and exhilarating culture, one can never be bored in the metropolis!
 * Windsor and Eton (for Windsor Castle) are also a short cab ride away, if you would prefer a more sedate option.

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Heavener

Heavener is in the Choctaw Country of Oklahoma and near Poteau Mountain and the Runestone State Park.

Go next

 * Talimena Drive from Talihina, Oklahoma to Mena, Arkansas 54 Mile scenic drive in Oklahoma and Arkansas along the ridge of the Ouachita Mountains and the Ouachita National Forest. The drive has frequent turnouts so you can enjoy the scenery. Convenient access to the drive near the mid-point can be accessed from Heavener by taking Hwy 59 south.

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Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge is an old mill town in West Yorkshire. It is set in the deep cleft of a heavily wooded steep-sided valley, with a river, Hebden Water, running through it, crossed by the packhorse bridge that gives the town its name.

Hebden Bridge has evolved down a wobbly little path all of its own in these parts, and is often likened to Glastonbury; although it is a lot grittier and probably much more deeply alternative and counter-cultural than its southern cousin. Socially, it is home and meeting place for a diverse population, many of them creative and new age minded people, with a high proportion of lesbians (and some gay men).

Hebden Bridge is on the Pennine Way and Rochdale Canal (the latter followed here by the Hull–Manchester Sustrans Route 66).

Get in
Numerous UFO sightings have been reported in the vicinity: space aliens obviously don't need directions to find us. Humans can arrive by train, at Hebden Bridge station, restored to its former glory; the town centre is a 5-minute stroll down the canal or through Calder Holmes park. Trains link directly to Manchester, Bradford, Leeds, York and Blackpool.

Buses are good to Halifax and Todmorden, every 10 minutes.

People coming from the M62 West will be best coming off at Junction 21 and driving through Littleborough before making a right to drive through the moors, until picking up a sign to Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale, longer but lovelier than arriving through Todmorden but be careful in poor weather (it is the Pennines after all).

By foot
Walking is easy as the town is largely pedestrianised now. The walks down the canal are easy for most people and are also OK for tougher wheelchair users.

See

 * Old road to Haworth – great walk
 * A changing roster of different street markets
 * Cool, converted mills turned into homes and shops (Innovation; Pecket Well Mill)
 * The honesty box, a small building serving a large range of delicious ice cream in the hills, accessed by a nice walk up from the co-op or train station. (It is impossible to drive there.)
 * Cool, converted mills turned into homes and shops (Innovation; Pecket Well Mill)
 * The honesty box, a small building serving a large range of delicious ice cream in the hills, accessed by a nice walk up from the co-op or train station. (It is impossible to drive there.)

Heptonstall
It is worth buying the cheap Trail Guide from the TIC in Hebden Bridge before you go. For such a tiny village it's full of history, sights including:

 * Two churches – in the same churchyard, which is very rare in the UK. Also in the churchyard is the grave of 'King' David Hartley. He was hanged at York for coin clipping. A more recent grave is that of the poet Sylvia Plath.

 * Early Hexagonal Methodist church – the oldest in England to have been in continual use.
 * Last handloom worker's cottage
 * Piece Hall – where pieces of cloth made under the domestic system were exhibited and sold.
 * Weavers' Square – where different types of Yorkshire road services can be seen and compared.

Do

 * Treesponsibility, a local charity that plants trees everywhere they can; free days out with them planting are a good way to see the hills.
 * Treesponsibility, a local charity that plants trees everywhere they can; free days out with them planting are a good way to see the hills.
 * Treesponsibility, a local charity that plants trees everywhere they can; free days out with them planting are a good way to see the hills.

Buy
Organic and fair trade stuff, designer baby stuff, original art, jewellery, clothes, crystals and hippy tat aplenty. Good mountain bike shop (Blazing Saddles). Heart Gallery great addition to the High Street. Fabulously named Ruby Shoesday on Market Street.

Massages and other therapies

Eat

 * Excellent cafes are plentiful - some recommended ones include but are by no means limited to, vocation, Tibetan kitchen, squeeze, the trades club kitchen, aya Sophia and Marcos.
 * On market day, head to the car park near the square for cheeses, pastries, pies, pizza, Turkish food for snacks, Indian food for a meal or onion bhaji and much more depending on the week.

Drink

 * The Cross Inn in Heptonstall
 * The Cross Inn in Heptonstall

Sleep

 * Lots of B&Bs
 * Many Couch Surfers live here so try them for a free night's sleep

Go next

 * Leeds

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Hebei

Hebei (河北; Héběi), a province encircling Beijing, is home to approximately 75 million residents. Situated at the heart of the expansive and flat Northern China Plain, Hebei is predominantly an industrial region overlooked by international tourists. However, it offers a wealth of sightseeing opportunities, outdoor adventures, and skiing options.

Cities

 * - Provincial capital
 * - Hebei's best known attraction, the Mountain Resort, a vast palace and garden used by Qing emperors during the summer
 * - Port city at the eastern end of the Great Wall
 * - Hot springs, Huailai Valley winegrowing region, and the country's best ski resorts in
 * - Middle point between Beijing and Tianjin including the exclave of, an exburb of Beijing
 * - Steelmaking city that alone produces more steel than the United States
 * - Eco-friendly city under construction for relocation of non-core government offices and personnel from Beijing, built around Baiyangdian Lake
 * - Historic capital of Hebei
 * - Tallest surviving pre-modern pagoda in China rises over the small city
 * - Home of the Xiangtangshan Grottoes, Buddhist reliefs carved into limestone cliffs
 * - Industrial city with settlement history stretching back 3,500 years to the Shang Dynasty
 * - Industrial city known for fine handicrafts including glass bodied painted enamel and inside painted snuff bottles
 * - City of the famed 1000-year old Iron Lion statue

Other destinations

 * and - Discover the imperial legacy of the Qing Dynasty through visits to the Eastern and Western Qing Tombs, both located in Hebei. The Eastern Qing Tombs, near Tangshan, are known for their grand architecture and the tombs of prominent emperors such as Kangxi and Qianlong, as well as the notorious Empress Dowager Cixi. On the quieter side, the Western Qing Tombs near Baoding offer a reflective atmosphere spread over a scenic expanse, featuring the tomb of Emperor Yongzheng, as well as that of China's penultimate emperor Guangxu, the last imperial tomb to be built in China. The grave of China's last emperor Puyi is in a commercial cemetery next to the Western Qing Tombs, but it differs little from the graves of modern-day commoners.
 * and - Beijing's seaside resorts in the summer with the best beaches in the region. Beidaihe is bustling and popular, while Nandaihe offers a quieter and equally beautiful seaside experience
 * - One of north China's most picturesque mountains
 * - Walled city with over 1,000 years of history as an administrative and religious center, including towering pagoda temples.
 * - Walk across one of the world's longest glass-bottom bridges
 * - Grasslands of far north Hebei hosted the imperial hunting grounds of Mulan Weichang during the Qing Dynasty; today the scenery is a mosaic of grassland pastures, beautiful fields of yellow canola flowers, and sheep herds

Understand
Hebei means 'North of the River' due to it being located entirely North of the Yellow river. It is at the cradle of Chinese civilization with a rich archaeological record revealing thousands of years of history and still standing historical sites built over a 1,000 years ago.

The two mega-cities of Beijing and Tianjin are carved out from Hebei. The province surrounds both cities and in addition small exclave of Sanhe is wedged in between the two cities. However, with the launch of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jing-Jin-Ji) regional initiative, much of Hebei will be integrated with the two cities as part of a giant megalopolis bided together by high speed rail connecting major points to within an hour of each other. As part of the integration plan, the Xiongan New Area is under construction, aggregating three rural counties in Hebei to form a special zone for the relocation from Beijing of government bureaucracy, state owned enterprise employees, and research and development workforce.

Talk
The majority of people speak standard Mandarin (Putonghua). Hebei Mandarin is considered to have the most classical of dialects and accents, and is the model for the rest of China. However, each city has its own dialect which is more common amongst the working classes. English fluency is rare.

High-Speed Rail
Hebei has an extensive high-speed rail network, encompassing all major cities and many county-level cities. The network is especially robust within the Jing-Jin-Ji region, covering 2,576 km.

Five major national high-speed rail lines traverse Hebei, forming part of the "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed railway network:

 * Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway: This primary line for the province departs from Beijing West Station and stops at several Hebei cities, including Zhuozhou, Gaobeidian, Baoding, Dingzhou, Zhengding Airport, Shijiazhuang, Gaoyi, Xingtai, and Handan.
 * Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway: Departing from Beijing South Station, this line serves Langfang and Cangzhou in Hebei.
 * Coastal Corridor: A segment of the line connects Tianjin to the Hebei cities of Tangshan, Luanhe, Beidaihe, and finally Qinhuangdao.
 * Beijing–Harbin High-Speed Railway: Provides access to Chengde prefecture in northern Hebei, with stops in Xinglong County, Chengde County, urban Chengde, and Pingquan County.
 * Qingdao–Yinchuan Corridor: The one horizontal high-speed line, the Hebei segment covers Shijiazhuang, Gaocheng, Xinji, Hengshui, and Jing County.

In addition to these national lines, there are inter-city high-speed rail lines with more frequent stops. These lines either start from Beijing or Tianjin or run between the two cities, connecting various locations in Hebei. The Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway, for example, passes through Huailai County and several districts of Zhangjiakou, with a branch line to the ski resort area of Chongli. Other inter-city lines include the Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway and the Beijing–Xiong'an intercity railway. Additionally, the two inter-city high-speed rail lines between Beijing and Tianjin have stops in the Sanhe exclave and Langfang.

Bus
Not all destinations are accessible by high-speed rail. For places without high-speed rail connections, such as certain county-level cities, tourist attractions like the Eastern Qing Tombs, and the far northwest grasslands of the province, the best travel option from Beijing is by long-distance bus. Long-distance buses from Liuliqiao (六里桥) in Beijing depart to towns in the grasslands of northwest Hebei and Inner Mongolia. Additionally, buses from Sihui (四惠) station in Beijing head to Zunhua, the location of the Eastern Qing Tombs.

By plane
The provincial capital has a large airport, Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, with a high-speed rail station connected to Beijing and several cities in Hebei. There are six other small civilian airports in Hebei that see under 1 million passengers per year, including Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport, Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport , Chengde Puning Airport , Handan Airport , Tangshan Sannuhe Airport , and Xingtai Dalian Airport.

Get around
High-speed train stations are present in every prefecture of Hebei. The only regional area without high-speed rail service is the sparsely populated grasslands in the far northwest. For travel to county-level cities, long-distance buses are commonly used due to either infrequent train service or the absence of a high-speed rail station in the county. Reaching more remote parts of a county may require an additional trip by bus, minibus, or shared taxi from the bus station in the county seat.

See
To the north of Beijing, Hebei offers a variety of tourism activities and sights. On the coast, Beidaihe serves as the nearest beach getaway for Beijing residents. Chengde, known for its Qing Dynasty summer resort, stands as the most historically spectacular site in the province. West of Chengde, visitors can enjoy the Chongli ski slopes and Huailai's wine-tasting vineyards. In the northwest, the grasslands, once the hunting grounds of Qing emperors, offer good views and horse riding. The Great Wall runs through this area, starting at Shanhaiguan on the coast and featuring sections in a partially or completely ruined state, providing a "wild wall" experience.

Immediately around Beijing, Hebei is an integral part of the Jing-Jin-Ji region, a development initiative aiming to transform Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei into a coordinated megalopolis. Langfang and its exclave Sanhe are already extensions of Beijing, while parts of Baoding and Tangshan prefectures serve as bedroom communities for Beijing commuters. These areas are rich in attractions like the Eastern Qing Tombs, located in Tangshan prefecture. Baoding, the historical capital of Hebei, offers a charming historical city center. Additionally, the Xiongan New Area, a newly built city, aims to relocate government jobs from Beijing and is envisioned as a high-tech ecotopia. Baiyangdian Lake, part of Xiongan, is beautiful for boat trips in the summer.

The southern half of Hebei is densely packed with industry and agriculture but also boasts rich history and archaeology. This area is home to numerous historical religious sites, including the walled city of Zhengding, towering pagoda of Dingzhou and the Xiangtangshan Buddhist cave temples in Handan. Despite its heavy industry profile, the south offers a wealth of cultural and historical experiences.

Do

 * Skiing - Some of the best domestic skiing facilities are in Chongli, a skiing venue for the Winter Olympics in 2022
 * Diving, hiking and camping on the Great Wall - Don't just go to the Great Wall for sightseeing, you can dive at the Panjiakou Reservoir at a spot where the Great Wall is submerged; take a hike exploring the "wild" or partially restored sections of the wall (e.g. Jinshanling section in Luanping County); and pitch a tent inside a watchtower to admire the sunrise over the Great Wall (e.g. Lower Chenjiapu section in Huailai County at the border with Beijing).
 * Hot springs - Hot spring resorts abound in the province, located in the areas of Zhangjiakou, Shijiazhuang, Baoding, etc.
 * Wine tasting - Huailai Valley vineyards
 * Gallop across the grasslands - Horses ranches in the Bashang Grasslands offer touristy, short rides over the grasslands landscape

Eat

Hebei offers a cuisine that leans heavily towards meat, favors noodles over rice, and closely resembles the culinary styles of Beijing. As a diverse province, Hebei boasts a range of regional foods, from the coastal areas to the grasslands in the northwest. In Tangshan, you'll find a rich assortment of seafood, reflecting the coastal influence. On the grasslands, restaurants often serve feasts featuring whole racks of lamb, cooked visibly for diners in traditional yurt settings. For those seeking something unique, Baoding offers donkey meat sandwiches (驴肉火烧), a local delicacy that has gained national acclaim.

Hebei is also an agricultural province, producing significant quantities of Chinese dates (jujubes), grapes, and chestnuts. Since the 2020s, cherry cultivation has increased notably. The jujubes, known for their rich antioxidants and nutrients, are readily available at local markets and grocery stores, where you can try out various types.

Drink
Hebei has emerged as a significant wine-growing province in China with two major areas of interest: Changli County, located near the ocean, and Huailai County, northwest of Beijing. Changli County has attracted substantial investment due to its moderate climate and diverse geography, featuring a mix of coastal and inland plains interspersed with small, steep hills and mountain ranges. The mountainous county of Huailai has gained recognition for its touristy vineyards by wine companies such as COFCO (Great Wall).

Hebei also has a penchant for baijiu. Each major city in the province has its own preferred brand, often distinctively packaged in uniquely shaped bottles. Travelers will find an eclectic selection of these local spirits at shops located in rest areas along the expressways.

Almond beverages enjoy widespread popularity in Hebei. These are commonly available either as almond powder or as a ready-to-drink beverage in tin cans.

Stay safe
Smog can be dangerously high. Air pollution data from Chinese cities in 2023 indicates the southern Hebei cities of Handan and Xingtai are among the top 20 most polluted cities in China. Wear a mask with a PM2.5 filter on polluted days.

Go next

 * Inner Mongolia – Northern neighbor where the Bashang Grasslands continues across the border from far north Hebei
 * Shanxi - Province to the west and south

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Heber Springs

Heber Springs is a city of 7,000 people (2019) in the Ozarks region of Arkansas. Though the origin of its name in part has to do with some springs that existed to the east of the town, it's fairly safe to say that Greers Ferry Lake is its main calling card today.

Do
During the summer season, Heber Springs pretty much comes alive with tourism centered around Greers Ferry Lake. With jet skis, party boats, waterskiing outfitters, and public beaches, it is a like a summertime recreation mecca. Some prominent lake recreation zones include:

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Hebrew phrasebook

Modern Hebrew (עִבְרִית) is spoken as a daily language in Israel and in parts of the Palestinian Territories. Biblical Hebrew is used as a religious language in Judaism. It is written using its own script which is written from right to left.

Pronunciation guide
The Hebrew script is an abjad, not an alphabet, meaning that it consists entirely of consonants, and vowels are usually not written out. Vowels can be indicated by a system of dots and dashes next to the letters, but these are normally omitted except in Bibles and children's books. It is common for words, especially foreign words, to be spelled in more than one way; the Abu-l`afia Synagogue has five different spellings of its name on its signs.

The stress is usually on the last syllable; most of the exceptions are segol-ates (words in which segol, the /e/-sound), such as elef "thousand". Some words have a diphthong "ua" or "ia" which is one syllable but sounds like two, like English "oil". This is called pata h gnuva "stolen /a/-sound" and occurs in שבוע shavua[`] "week", which is stressed on the -u-.

In conversational Hebrew, only three letters (בכפ) are pronounced differently when they contain a dot in the center called a dagesh.

Five letters (מנצפכ) have a different form at the end of a word (םןץףך, respectively). These are named by adding סופית (sofit - so-FEET) "final" to the name of the letter, e.g. נון סופית (nun sofit - noon so-feet)

 * א alef ( ', a): glottal-stop  or silent (sometimes used as the letter a when rendering English in Hebrew)
 * ב בּ bet, vet (b, v): with a dot like big; without a dot like move
 * ג  gimel (g) : like go
 * ד dalet (d) : like dark
 * ה he (h) : like he or silent at the end of a word with a preceding -a or -e
 * ו vav (v, o, u) : like violin; some dialects pronounce as week; also or or moon when used as a vowel
 * ז zayin (z) : like zoo
 * ח h et ( h ) : Normally as Scottish ch in loch and as German Bach . Some people pronounce it as the Arabic ح
 * ט tet (t) : as t in stick
 * י yud (y, e, i) : like yet; also say or honey when used as a vowel
 * כ כּ ך kaf, khaf (k, kh) : with a dot like skip; without a dot like the Scottish ch in loch and as German Bach
 * ל lamed (l) : like leave, pronounced more forward in the mouth.
 * מ ם mem (m) : like mother
 * נ ן nun (n) : like never
 * ס samekh (s) : like some
 * ע  ` ayin ( ` ) : similar to Cockney pronunciation of water  and sometimes silent. Some people pronounce it as a constriction of the throat as in the Arabic ع
 * פ פּ ף peh, feh (p, f) : with a dot like spoon; without a dot off
 * צ ץ tsadi (ts) : as boots
 * ק kof (k) : As in skip
 * ר resh (r) : pronounced as the French r . Some pronounce it rolled as in Spanish burro
 * שׁ שׂ sin, shin (sh, s) : with a right-hand dot like shoot, or with a left-hand dot like see
 * ת tav (t) : as t in stick

Adding an apostrophe (geresh) to some letters may change their sounds.

 * ג' : as j in jam
 * ז' : as s in pleasure
 * צ' ץ'   (tsh) : as ch in chat

Phrase list
Hebrew verbs conjugate according to the gender of the sentence's subject: different verb forms must thus be used when referring to men and women. These have been noted below when appropriate.

Basics

 * Hello (Peace) : .שלום (shalom - shah-LOHM) The Hebrew greeting, literally "peace." The English "Hi" is also used.
 * Bye (Peace) : .שלום (shalom - shah-LOHM) Yes, the greeting is the same for the start and end of conversation. See also "See you later".
 * See you later : .להתראות (lehitra'ot - leh-hit-rah-'OHT) The most common farewell greeting, besides the English "Bye". Again, the English "Bye" is also used.
 * Good morning : .בוקר טוב (boker tov - BOH-ker TOHV)
 * Good afternoon : .צהריים טובים (tsohorayim tovim - tsoh-hoh-RAH-yeem toh-VEEM) (literally: "good noon", afternoon is אחר-צהריים a h ar tsohorayim tovim - aKHAR tsoh-hoh-RAH-yeem toh-VEEM)
 * Good evening : .ערב טוב (`erev tov - EH-rev TOHV)
 * Good night : .לילה טוב (laylah tov - LIGH-lah TOHV)
 * How are you? (What's your wellbeing/peace?)- addressing to a man. : מה שלומך? (mah shlomkha? - mah shlom-KHAH)
 * How are you? (What's your wellbeing/peace?)- addressing to a woman. : מה שלומך? (mah shlomekh? - mah shloh-MEKH)
 * How are you? (What's being heard?). : מה נשמע? (mah nishma[`]? - mah nish-MAH)
 * What's up? (What's happening?). : ?מה קורה (mah koreh? - mah kor-EH)
 * What's up #2? (What's the business?). : ?מה העיניינים (mah ha-`inyanim? - mah ha-`in-ya-NIM?)
 * Thank you : .תודה (todah - toh-DAH)
 * Please/ You're welcome : .בבקשה (bevakashah - be-vah-kuh-SHAH)
 * Excuse me : .סליחה (sli h ah - slee-KHAH)
 * I don't understand (said by a man). : .אני לא מבין (ani lo mevin - ahni loh meh-VEEN)
 * I don't understand (said by a woman). : .אני לא מבינה (ani lo mevinah - ahni loh meh-VEENA)

 * What is your name? (said to a man, more formal). : ?מה שמך (ma shimkha)
 * What is your name? (said to a woman, more formal). : ?מה שמך (ma shmekh)
 * What is your name? #2 (said to a man) (lit. "How are you called?").: ?איך קוראים לך (ekh kor'im lekha)
 * What is your name? #2 (said to a woman) (literally:"How are you called?"). : ?איך קוראים לך (eck kor'im lakh)
 * My name is... : שמי (shmi)
 * My name is #2 (literally: I am called...) : קוראים לי (kor'im li - kor-'EEM lee ...)
 * How much is it?: כמה זה? (kamah zeh? - KA-mah zeh)
 * Cash : מזומן ("me-zu-MAN")
 * Cash only : מזומן בלבד (mezuman bi-lvad - me-zu-MAN beel-VAD);
 * Credit : אשראי (ashrai - ash-RYE);

Pronouns

 * I: אני (ani - ah-NEE)
 * You (singular, masc.): אתה (atah - ah-TAH)
 * You (singular, fem.): את (at - aht)
 * He: הוא (hu - hoo)
 * She: היא (hi - hee)
 * We: אנחנו (ana h nu - ah-NAKH-noo)
 * You (plural, masc.): אתם (atem - ah-TEM)
 * You (plural, fem.): אתן (aten - ah-TEN)
 * They (plural, masc.): הם (hem - hem)
 * They (plural, fem.): הן (hen - hen)

Asking Questions

 * Yes or No? (Do ...? Were...?, Are...?, etc.) : האם (haim? - ha-EEM) converts a sentence into a yes/no question, usually omitted in colloquial speech.
 * Who? : מי? (mi? - mee)
 * What? : מה? (mah? - mah)
 * Where is ...? : איפה? (eyfoh? - EY-foh)
 * Where to? : לאן? (le'an? - leh-AH-n)
 * Where from? : מאיפה\מאין? (me'eifoh?/me'ayn? - meh-EY-foh/meh-Ah-een)
 * When? : מתי? (matai? - mah-TIGH)
 * Why? : למה? (lamah? - LAH-mah), מדוע? (madua[`]? - mah-DOOah)
 * How much? (also "how many") : כמה? (kamah? - KAH-mah)
 * Where are you from?
 * When speaking to a male: מאיפה אתה? (me'eifoh atah? - meh-EY-foh ah-TAH)
 * When speaking to a female: מאיפה את? (me'eifoh at? - meh-EY-foh aht)

 * Do you speak English?
 * When speaking to a male: אתה מדבר אנגלית? (atah medaber anglit? - ah-TAH meh-dah-BEHR ahn-GLEET?)
 * When speaking to a female: את מדברת אנגלית? (at medaberet anglit? - aht meh-dah-BEH-ret ahn-GLEET?)

Problems

 * Leave me alone. :When speaking to a male: עזוב אותי לנפשי (azov oti lenafshi - ah-zov oh-ti le-na-fshi):
 * When speaking to a female: עזבי אותי לנפשי (izvi oti lenafshi - ee-zvi oh-ti le-na-fshi)

 * Don't touch me! :When speaking to a male: אל תיגע בי! (al tiga bee - al ti-gah bee):
 * When speaking to a female: אל תיגעי בי! (al tigeeh bee - al tig-eeh bee)

 * I'll call the police. : אני הולך/ת להתקשר למשטרה (.ani holekh (male) holekhet (female) le-hi-t-ka-sher la-mi-sh-ta-ra
 * Police! : משטרה! (mishtara - mish-ta-rah)
 * Stop! Thief! : עצור! גנב! (atzor! ganav! - ah-tzor! gah-nav)
 * I need your help. : אני זקוק לעזרתך (ani zakuk(male) zkuka (female) lee-zrat-kha (male) ez-rat-ekh(female) (formal) ani tzarikh(male) tzrikha (female) et ezra-t-kha (male) ez-rat-ekh(female)
 * It's an emergency. : זה מקרה חירום. (ze mikreh cherum)
 * I'm lost. : איבדתי את דרכי. (Ibaditi et darkii)(formal) hal-akh-ti le-ibu-d(infornal)
 * My bag is missing. : איבדתי את התיק שלי (Ibaditi et ha-tik)
 * My wallet is missing. : איבדתי את הארנק שלי (Ibaditi et ha-arnak)
 * I'm sick. : אני חולה (Ani choleh (male)/ cholah)(female)
 * I've been injured. : נפצעתי (...)nif-tza-ti
 * I need a doctor. : אני זקוק/ה לרופא (Ani zakuk(male)zku-ka(female) lerofeh(formal) ani tzarikh'
 * Can I use your phone? : האם אני יכול/ה בבקשה להשתמש בטלפון שלך? (Ha-im ani yachol/ yecholah\ efshar(informal) bevakashah lehistamesh batelefon shelcha(male) shelach?)(female)

Numbers

 * 0: אפס (efes - EH-fess)
 * 1: אחת (a h at - ah-KHAT)
 * 2: שתיים (shtayim - SHTAH-yeem)
 * 3: שלוש (shalosh - shah-LOSH)
 * 4: ארבע (arba[`] - AHR-bah)
 * 5: חמש ( h amesh - khah-MESH)
 * 6: שש (shesh - shesh)
 * 7: שבע (sheva[`] - SHEH-vah)
 * 8: שמונה (shmoneh - shmo-NEH)
 * 9: תשע (tesha[`] - TEY-shah)
 * 10: עשר ('eser - EH-sehr)
 * 11: אחת עשרה (a h at-`esreh - ah-khat es-REH)
 * 12: שתים עשרה (shtem-`esreh - shtem es-REH)
 * 13: שלוש עשרה (shlosh-`esreh - shlosh es-REH)
 * 14: ארבע עשרה (arba'-`esreh - ar-bah es-REH)
 * 15: חמש עשרה ( h amesh-`esreh - kha-mesh es-REH)
 * 16: שש עשרה (shesh-`esreh - shesh es-REH)
 * 17: שבע עשרה (shva[`]-`esreh - shva es-REH)
 * 18: שמונה עשרה (shmoneh-`esreh - shmo-neh es-REH)
 * 19: תשע עשרה (tshah-'esreh - tshah es-REH)
 * 20: עשרים (`esrim - es-REEM)
 * 25: עשרים וחמש (`esrim ve- h amesh - es-REEM ve-khah-MESH)
 * 30: שלושים (shloshim - shlo-SHEEM)
 * 40: ארבעים (arba`im - ar-bah-EEM)
 * 50: חמישים ( h amishim - khah-mee-SHEEM)
 * 60: ששים (shishim - shee-SHEEM)
 * 70: שבעים (shiv`im - shiv-EEM)
 * 80: שמונים (shmonim - shmo-NEEM)
 * 90: תשעים (tish`im - tish-EEM)
 * 100: מאה (me'ah - MEH-'ah)
 * 200: מאתיים (matayim - m'ah-TAH-yeem)
 * 300: שלוש מאות (shlosh-me'ot - sh-LOSH meh-'OHT)
 * 1000: אלף (elef - EH-lef)
 * 1% - one percent : אחוז (a h uz - ah-KHOOZ ah-KHAD)
 * 5% - five precent: חמישה אחוזים ( h amishah a h uzim - kha-misha ah-KHOOZIM)
 * 100% - one hundred precent: מאה אחוז (me'ah a h uz - MEH-'ah ah-KHOOZ)
 * Half: חצי ( h etsi - KHE-tsee)
 * Quarter: רבע (reva[`] - REH-vah)
 * More: יותר (yoter - yoh-TEHR)
 * Less: פחות (pa h ot - pah-KHOHT)

Time- zman זמן

 * Today: היום (hayom - hah-YOHM)
 * Yesterday: אתמול (etmol - et-MOHL)
 * Tomorrow: מחר (ma h ar - mah-KHAHR)
 * The day before yesterday: שלשום (shilshom - shil-SHOHM)
 * The day after tomorrow: מחרתיים (ma h ratayim - makh-rah-TAH-yeem)

Clock time

 * one o'clock AM : אחת לפנות בוקר (ahat lifnot boker)
 * two o'clock AM : שתיים לפנות בוקר (shtayim lifnot boker)
 * noon : צהרי היום (tzohori hayom)
 * one o'clock PM : אחת בצהריים (ahat batzhorayim)
 * two o'clock PM : שתיים בצהריים (shtayim batzhorayim)
 * midnight : חצות (khatzot)

Duration

 * _____ minute(s) : _____ דקה/ות (daka/dakot)
 * _____ hour(s) : _____ שעה/ות (sha'ah/ot - sha-AH/OHT)
 * _____ day(s) : _____ יום/ימים (yom/yamim - yohm/ya-MEEM)
 * _____ week(s) : _____ שבוע/ות (shavuah/ot - sha-VOO-ah/shavoo-OHT)
 * _____ month(s) : _____ חודש/ים (chodesh/im - KHO-desh/khodesh-EEM)
 * _____ year(s) : _____ שנה/ים (shanah/im - sha-NAH/sha-NEEM)

Days of the week
Except for Shabbat, these are ordinal numbers. But both these and the names of the first 6 letters in the Hebrew Alfa-Beit are used.

 * Sunday: יום ראשון (yom rishon - yohm ree-SHOHN)
 * Monday: יום שני (yom sheni - yohm shey-NEE)
 * Tuesday: יום שלישי (yom shlishi - yohm shlee-SHEE)
 * Wednesday: יום רביעי (yom revi`i - yohm rvee-EE)
 * Thursday: יום חמישי (yom h amishi - yohm khah-mee-SHEE)
 * Friday: יום ששי (yom shishi - yohm shee-SHEE)
 * Saturday: שבת (shabat - shah-BAHT)

Months
In everyday life, most Israelis use the Gregorian Calendar. The month names pronunciation resembles Central-European (e.g. German) pronunciation.

 * January: ינואר (yanuar - YAH-noo-ar)
 * February: פברואר (februar)
 * March: מרץ (merts)
 * April: אפריל (april - ap-REEL)
 * May: מאי (may - my)
 * June: יוני (yuni - YOU-nee)
 * July: יולי (yuli - YOU-lee)
 * August: אוגוסט (ogust - OH-goost)
 * September: ספטמבר (september)
 * October: אוקטובר (october)
 * November: נובמבר (november)
 * December: דצמבר (detsember)

For holidays and events, Israeli Jews and Jews worldwide use a lunisolar calendar, in which the month begins at the new moon and a thirteenth month is added every few years. The months start with Tishrei (Sept.-Oct.) and run through Elul (August-September); thus Elul 5760 is followed by Tishrei 5761. "Aviv," the word for "spring," is sometimes substituted for "Nisan" and is also the name of a stage that the growth of barley reaches at that time.

 * Tishrei: תשרי (tishrey - tish-REY)
 * Heshvan: חשון ( h eshvan - ḥesh-VAN)
 * Kislev: כסלו (kislev - kis-LEV)
 * Tevet: טבת (tevet - tey-VET)
 * Shevat: שבט (shevat - shuh-VAT)
 * Adar: אדר (adar - ah-DAR)
 * First Adar (the leap month): אדר ראשון (adar rishon - ah-DAR ree-shone) or אדר א (adar alef - ah-DAR alef)
 * Second Adar: אדר שני (adar sheni - ah-DAR shey-NEE) or אדר ב (adar beth - ah-DAR bet)
 * Nisan: ניסן (nisan - nee-SAHN)
 * Iyar: אייר (iyar - ee-YAHR)
 * Sivan: סיון (sivan - see-VAHN)
 * Tammuz: תמוז (tamuz - tah-MOOZ)
 * Av: אב (av - ahv)
 * Elul: אלול (elul - eh-LOOL)

Duration

 * Day: יום (yom - yom)
 * Week: שבוע (shavua[`] - shah-VOOah)
 * Month: חודש ( h odesh - KHO-desh)
 * Year: שנה (shanah - shah-NAH)
 * Hour: שעה (sha`ah - shah-AH)
 * Minute: דקה (daqah - dah-KAH)
 * Second: שניה (shniyah - shnee-YAH)
 * Time: זמן (zman - zmahn)

Seasons

 * Spring: אביב (aviv - ah-VEEV)
 * Summer: קיץ (kayits - KAH-yits)
 * Autumn: סתיו (stav - stahv)
 * Winter: חורף ( h oref - KHO-ref)
 * What time is it?: מה השעה? (mah hasha`ah? - mah hah-shah-AH?)

Colors

 * black: שחור (sha h or - sha-KHOR)
 * white: לבן (lavan - la-VAN)
 * gray: אפור (afor - a-FOR)
 * red: אדום (adom - a-DOM)
 * blue: כחול (ka h ol - ka-KHOL)
 * yellow: צהוב (tsahov - tsa-HOV)
 * green: ירוק (yaroq - ya-ROK)
 * orange: כתום (katom - ka-TOM)
 * purple: סגול (sagol - sa-GOL)
 * brown: חום ( h um - khum)
 * pink: ורוד (varod - va-ROD)

Bus and train

 * How much is a ticket to _____? : כמה עולה כרטיס ל (kamah `ole kartis le___? - KA-ma `oLE karTIS le___?)
 * One ticket to _____, please. : כרטיס אחד ל___, בבקשה (kartis e h ad le___, bevakashah - karTIS eKHAD le___, bevakaSHA)
 * Where does this train/bus go? : ?לאן הרכבת הזאת נוסעת?/לאן האוטובוס הזה נוסע (le'an harakevet hazot nosa`at?/le'an ha'otobus haze nosea[`]? - le'anleAN haraKEvet haZOT noSA`at?/leAN haOtobus haZE noSEa?)
 * Where is the train/bus to _____? : ?___איפה הרכבת ל___?/איפה האוטובוס ל (eifoh harakevet le___?/eifoh ha'otobus le___? - EIfo haraKEvet le___?/EIfo haOtobus le___?)
 * Does this train/bus stop in _____? : הרכבת הזאת עוצרת ב___?/האוטובוס הזה עוצר ב (harakevet hazot `otseret be___?/ha'otobus haze `otser be___? - haraKEvet haZOT oTSEret be___?/haOtobus haZE oTSER be___?)
 * When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : מתי יוצאת הרכבת ל___?/מתי יוצא האוטובוס ל (matai yotset harakevet le___?/matai yotse ha'otobus le___? - maTAI yoTSET haraKEvet le___?/maTAI yoTSE haOtobus le___?)
 * When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : מתי הרכבת הזאת מגיעה ל___?/מתי האוטובוס הזה מגיע ל (matai harakevet hazot magi`ah le___? matai ha'otobus haze magia[`] le___? - maTAI haraKEvet haZOT magi`A le___?/maTAI haOtobus haZE magi`A le___?)

Directions

 * How do I get to _____ ? : איך אני מגיע/ה ל (eikh ani magia(male)[`]/magi`ah le___? - eikh aNI maGI`a/magi`A(f) le___?)
 * ...the train station? : תחנת הרכבת (...ta h anat harakevet? - takhaNAT haraKEvet)
 * ...the bus station? : תחנת האוטובוס (...ta h anat ha'otobus? - takhaNAT haOtobus)
 * ...the airport? : שדה התעופה (...sde hate`ufah? - sde hateuFA)
 * ...downtown? : מרכז העיר (...merkaz ha`ir? - merKAZ ha`IR)
 * ...the youth hostel? : אכסניית נוער (...akhsaniyat no`ar? - akhsaniYAT NO`ar)
 * ...the _____ hotel? : מלון (...malon ___? - maLON ___?)
 * ...the American/British/French/Chinese/Indian/Russian/Polish consulate? : הקונסוליה ה אמריקאית/בריטית/צרפתית/סינית/הודית/רוסית/פולנית (konsuliyah ha'amerikait/habritit/hatsarfatit/hasinit/hahodit/harusit/hapolanit? - HaKonSULia ha ahmehriKAHit/BRItit/tsorfaTIT/SInit/HOdit/ruSIT/polaNIT?)
 * Where are there a lot of... : איפה יש הרבה (eifoh yesh harbeh... - EIfo yesh harBE...)
 * ...hotels? : מלונות (...melonot? - meloNOT)
 * ...restaurants? : מסעדות (...mis`adot? - mis`aDOT)
 * ...bars? : ברים (...barim? - BArim)
 * ...things to see? : דברים לראות (...dvarim lir'ot? - dvaRIM lirOT)
 * Can you show me on the map? : אפשר להראות לי במפה (efshar lehar'ot li bamapah? - efSHAR leharOT li bamaPA)
 * street : רחוב (re h ov - reKHOV)
 * Go left. : לך שמאלה (lekh\i smolah - lekh SMOla)\
 * GO right. : לך ימינה (lekh\i yeminah - lekh yaMIna)
 * left : שמאל (smol - smol)
 * right : ימין (yamin - yaMIN)
 * straight ahead : ישר (yashar - yaSHAR)
 * towards the _____ : לכיוון (lekivun ___ - lekiVUN)
 * past the _____ : אחרי ה (a h rey ha___ - akhaREY)
 * before the _____ : לפני ה (lifney ha___ - lifNEY)
 * Watch for the _____. : חפש את ה ( h apes\hapsi et ha___ - khaPES et ha___)
 * intersection : צומת (tsomet - TSOmet)
 * north : צפון (tsafon - tsaFON)
 * south : דרום (darom - daROM)
 * east : מזרח (mizra h - mizRAKH)
 * west : מערב (ma`arav - ma`aRAV)
 * uphill : במעלה ההר (bema`aleh ha-har - b`ma`aLEH ha`HAR)
 * downhill : במורד ההר (b`morad ha`har - b`moRAD ha`HAR)

Taxi

 * Taxi! : !מונית (monit! - moNIT!)
 * Take me to _____, please. : קח אותי ל____, בבקשה (qa h oti le___, bevakashah - kakh oTI le___, bevakaSHA)
 * How much does it cost to get to _____? : כמה זה עולה עד ל (kamah ze `oleh li `ad le___? - KAma ze `oLE `ad le___)
 * Take me there, please. : קח אותי לשם בבקשה (qa h oti lesham, bevakashah - kakh oTI leSHAM, bevakaSHA)
 * Could you use a counter/taximeter, please? : תוכל להשתמש במונה בבקשה? (tukhal lehishtamesh bemoneh bevakasha? - tuKHAL le-hish-ta-MESH be-moNEH be-va-ka-SHA?). A counter/taximeter (מונה - moneh) gives the price based on certain factors such as travel time and distance (plus initial price), rather than a fixed overprice. Luggage costs extra in either case.

Lodging

 * Are there any rooms available? : האם יש חדרים זמינים ? (ha'im yesh h adarim zminim?)
 * How much is a room for one person/two people? : כמה יעלה חדר לאדם אחד/שני בני אדם ? (kamah ya'ale h eder l'adam e h ad/l'sh'nei b'ne adam?)
 * Does the room come with... : האם יש בחדר ___... (ha'im yesh ba’ h eder...)
 * ...bedsheets? : ...סדינים ? (...s'dinim?)
 * ...a bathroom? : ...חדר אמבטיה ? (... h eder ambatya?)
 * ...a telephone? : ...טלפון ? (...telefon?)
 * ...a TV? : ...טלוויזיה ? (...televizya?)
 * May I see the room first? : האם אוכל לראות את החדר ? (Ha’im u h al lirot et ha h eder - Ha-EEM oo-KHAHL lee-ROHT et ha-KHEH-der?)
 * Do you have anything quieter? : האם יש לכם חדר שקט יותר ? (Ha’im yesh la h em h eder shaket yoter? - Ha-EEM yehsh lah-KHEHM KHEH-dehr shah-KEHT yoh-TEHR?)
 * ...bigger? : ...גדול יותר ? (gadol yoter? - ga-DOHL yoh-TEHR?)
 * ...cleaner? : ...נקי יותר ? (naki yoter - nah-KEE yoh-TEHR)
 * ...cheaper? : ...זול יותר? (zol yoter - zohl yoh-TEHR)
 * OK, I'll take it. : טוב, אני אקח אותו (...tov ani e-ka-kh o-to)
 * I will stay for _____ night(s). : בכוונתי להישאר _____ לילות bekha-va-na-ti(formal) ani rotzeh\rotzah lehishaer ______ leylot
 * Can you suggest another hotel? : תוכל/י להציע מלון אחר? (...)tukhal(male) tukhli(female) le-ha-tz-ia ma-lon ak-her
 * Is there a safe? : האם יש לכם כספת ? (ha-IM yesh le-khem cuh-SEH-phet?)
 * Is breakfast/supper included? : האם ארוחת בוקר/ערב כלולה במחיר ? (...)
 * What time is breakfast/supper? : באיזה שעה ארוחת הבוקר/צהריים ? (...)
 * Please clean my room. : אנא נקו את החדר שלי (...)
 * Can you wake me at _____? : האם אפשר להעיר אותי בשעה _____ בבקשה ? (...)
 * I want to check out. : אני מעוניין\ת לבצע צֶ'ק אָאוּט. (...) אני רוצה לעשות צ'ק אאוט(informal)

Money

 * Are American/Australian/Canadian dollars accepted here? : האם אוכל לשלם בדולרים אמריקנים / אוסטרלים / קנדים? (...)
 * Are British pounds accepted? : האם אוכל לשלם בלירות שטרלינג? (...)
 * Are credit cards accepted? : האם אתם מקבלים כרטיסי אשראי ? (...)
 * Can you change money for me? : האם אתם מבצעים החלפות מטבע ? (...)
 * Where can I get money changed? : היכן אוכל לבצע החלפות מטבע ? (...)
 * What is the exchange rate? : מהו שער החליפין ? (...)
 * Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : היכן אוכל למצוא כספומט ? (...)

Eating
In Israel, many restaurants and eating places are kosher meaning that they observe the Jewish dietary laws of kashrut. For a restaurant to be officially kosher and have a Kosher Certificate, in addition to serving only correctly prepared kosher food, it must also not open on the Shabbat - from sundown on Friday through sundown on Saturday.

In many places in Israel such as Tel Aviv, there are non-kosher restaurants that will open on Shabbat and will serve non-kosher food (e.g. the restaurant serves both meat and milk dishes). Comparatively few places serve non-kosher food items like pork.

In some religious villages and small towns there are very few if any places that open on Shabbat.

 * A table for one person/two people, please. : בבקשה, שולחן לאחד /לשניים (b-vakasha shul h an l'e h ad/ lishnayim b'vakaSHA, shulKHAN l'ekhAD/ lishnAIYM)
 * Can I look at the menu, please? : אפשר תפריט בבקשה (Efshar tafrit, b'vakasha?)
 * I'm a vegetarian. : אני צמחוני /אני צמחונית (Ani tsim h oni (masc)/ Ani tsim h onit (fem))
 * I don't eat beef. : אני לא אוכל/ אני לא אוכלת בקר (Ani lo okhel bakar (masc)/ Ani lo okhelet bakar(fem))
 * I only eat kosher food. : אני אוכל /אוכלת רק אוכל כשר (Ani okhel (masc)/okhelet (fem) raq okhel kasher)
 * Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) : אפשר עם פחות שמן בבקשה (Efshar `im pa h ot shemen bevakashah)
 * breakfast : ארוחת בוקר (Aru h at boqer)
 * lunch : ארוחת צהריים (Aru h at tsohorayim)
 * supper : ארוחת ערב (Aru h at `erev)
 * I want _____. : אני רוצה _____. (Ani rotseh (masc); Ani rotsah (fem))
 * I would like to eat _____. : אני רוצה לאכול _____. (Ani rotseh/ rotsah le'ekhol)
 * chicken : עוף (`Off)
 * beef : בקר (Baqar)
 * fish : דג (Dag)
 * cheese : גבינה (Gvinah)
 * eggs : ביצה (Beitsah)
 * salad : סלט (Salat)
 * (fresh) vegetables : ירקות (Y-raqot)
 * (fresh) fruit : פירות (Peirot)
 * bread : לחם (Le h em)
 * toast : טוסט (Tost)
 * noodles : נודלז (Nudelz)
 * pasta : פסטה (Pastah)
 * rice : אורז (Orez)
 * chickpeas: חומוס ( h umus)
 * hummus: חומוס ( h umus)

 * May I have a glass of _____? : אפשר כוס (Efshar qos)
 * May I have a cup of _____? : אפשר כוס (Efshar qos)
 * May I have a bottle of _____? : אפשר בקבוק (Efshar baqbuq)
 * ...coffee : ...קפה (Kafeh)
 * ...tea (drink) : תה (Teh)
 * ...juice : ...מיץ (Mits)
 * ...(bubbly) water : ...סודה (Sodah)
 * ...water : ...מים (Mayim)
 * ...beer : ...בירה (Birah)
 * ...red/white wine : ...יין אדום. יין לבן (Yain adom / Yain lavan)
 * May I have some _____? : אפשר (Efshar)
 * salt : מלח (Mela h )
 * black pepper : פלפל שחור (Pilpel sha h or)
 * Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server): סליחה (Sli h ah)
 * I'm finished. : סיימתי (S ia m ti)
 * It was delicious. : היה מצוין (Hayah metsuyan)
 * Please clear the plates. : אפשר לפנות (Efshar lefanot)
 * The check, please. : אפשר חשבון, בבקשה (Efshar h eshbon, b-vakasha)
 * Where is the bathroom ? : איפה השירותים ? (Eifo Hasherutim?)

Bars

 * Do you serve alcohol? : האם אתם מגישים אלכוהול? (Ha'im atem megishim alkohol? - huh-EEM uh-TEM me-gee-SHEEM al-koh-HOLE)
 * A beer/two beers, please. : בירה / שתי בירות, בבקשה? (Bira / shtei birot, bevakasha? - BEE-ruh / SHTAY BEE-rote beh-vah-kuh-SHAH)
 * A glass of red/white wine, please. : כוס יין אדומה / לבנה, בבקשה? (Kos yayin aduma / levana, bevakasha? - KOHS YIGHN ah-doo-MAH / be-vah-NAH beh-vah-kah-SHAH)
 * A pint, please. : כוס בירה גדולה, בבקשה. (Kos bira gdola, bevakasha? - KOHS BEE-ruh gdoh-LAH be-vah-kah-SHAH)
 * A bottle, please. : בקבוק, בבקשה. (Bakbuk, bevakasha? - bak-BOOKE be-vah-kah-SHAH)
 * I'd like a_______? : אני מעוניין/ת ב-_____. (''Ani me'unyan/me'unyenet be-_____. - ah-NEE me-oon-YAHN/me-oon-YEN-net be-____)
 * beer : בירה (bira - BEE-ruh)
 * wine : יין (yayin - YIGHN)
 * gin : ג'ין (jin - JIN)
 * whiskey : ויסקי (viski - VEES-kee)
 * vodka : וודקה (vodka - VOD-kah)
 * rum : רום (rum - ROOM)
 * water : מים (mayim - MIME)
 * club soda : סודה (soda - SOH-dah)
 * tonic water : מי טוניק (mey tonik - MAY TOH-neek)
 * orange juice : מיץ תפוזים (mitz tapuzim - MEETZ tah-poo-ZEEM)
 * Coke : קוקה קולה (koka kola - KOH-kuh KOH-luh)
 * One more, please. : עוד אחד בבקשה. (Od echad bevakasha - ODE aye-KHAHD be-vah-kah-SHAH)
 * When is closing time? : מתי אתם סוגרים ? (Matay atem sogrim? - mah-TYE ah-TEM soh-GREEM)

Shopping

 * How much is this? : כמה זה עולה ? (Kamah zeh oleh? - KAH-mah zeh oh-LEH?)
 * That's too expensive : זה יקר מדי (Zeh yakar midai. - zeh yah-KAHR mee-DIGH.)
 * Would you take _____? : האם אתה לוקח _____? (...)האם את לוקחת
 * expensive : יקר (yakar - yah-KAHR)
 * cheap : זול (zol -ZOHL)
 * I can't afford it. : אני לא יכול/ה להרשות את זה (Ani lo yachol/a leharshot et zeh. - ah-NEE loh ya-KHOHL/ya-choh-LAH le-har-SHOHT et zeh.)
 * I am looking for something cheaper. : אני מחפש/ת משהו זול יותר (Ani mechapes/et mashehu zol yoter. - ah-NEE mehkha-PEHS/et MAH-shu zohl yoh-TEHR.)
 * I don't want it. : אני לא מעוניין/ת בזה (Ani lo me'unyan/me'unyenet ba-zeh. - an-NEE loh me-oon-YAHN/mee-oon-YEN-net buh-ZEH.)
 * You're cheating me. : אתה מרמה אותי (Ata merame oti - a-TAH meh-ra-MEH oh-TEE to a man) את מרמה אותי (At merama oti - aaht meh-ra-MAH oh-TEE to a woman)
 * I'm not interested. : אני לא מעוניין/ת (Ani lo me'unyan/me'unyenet. - an-NEE loh me-oon-YAHN/mee-oon-YEN-net.)
 * OK, I'll take it. : בסדר, אני אקח את זה (''Beseder. Ani ekach et zeh. - beh-SEH-der. ah-NEE ay-KAKH et zeh.)
 * Can I have a bag? : אפשר בבקשה לקבל שקית? (Efshar b'vakasha lekabel sakit? - eff-SHAHR buh-VAH-kah-SHAH leh-kuh-BELL suh-KEET?)
 * I need... : -אני זקוק/ה ל... (Ani zakuk le-... - ah-NEE zuh-KOOK le...)
 * ...toothpaste. : ...משחת שיניים (mishchat shinayim - meesh-KHAHT shee-NIGHM)
 * ...toothbrush. : ...מברשת שיניים (mivreshet shinayim - meev-RESH-ett shee-NIGHM)
 * ...tampons. : ...טמפונים (tamponim - tam-POHN-eem)
 * ...soap. : ...סבון (sabon - suh-BOHN)
 * ...shampoo. : ...שמפו (shampu - sham-POO)
 * ...pain reliever. : ...משכך כאבים (meshakech ke'evim - meh-shuh-KEKH keh-ev-EEM)
 * ...cold medicine. : ...תרופה להצטננות (trufa le-hitstonenut - troo-FAH leh-heets-toh-nen-NOOT)
 * ...stomach medicine. : ...תרופה לכאב בטן (trufa le-ke'ev beten - troo-FAH leh-KEH-ev BET-tin)
 * ...a razor. : ...תער (ta'ar - TAH-ahr)
 * ...an umbrella. : ...מטרייה (mitriya - mee-tree-YAH)
 * ...sunblock lotion. : ...קרם הגנה (krem hagana - krem hah-guh-NAH)
 * ...a postcard. : ...גלויה (gluya - gloo-YAH)
 * ...postage stamps. : ...בולים (bulim - BOO-leem)
 * ...batteries. : ...בטריות (bateriyot - buh-TEHR-ee-yoht)
 * ...writing paper. : ...נייר מכתבים (niyar michtavim - nee-YAHR meekh-tuh-VEEM)
 * ...a pen. : ...עט (et)
 * ...a pencil. : ...עיפרון (iparon - eepah-ROHN)

Driving

 * I want to rent a car. : אני רוצה לשכור רכב. (...)
 * Can I get insurance? : האם אני יכול/ה לקבל ביטוח ? (...)
 * stop : עצור (...)
 * one way : נתיב חד סטרי (...)
 * yield : תן זכות קדימה (...)
 * no entry : אין כניסה (...)
 * no parking : אין חנייה (...)
 * speed limit : מגבלת מהירות (...)
 * gas station : תחנת דלק (...)
 * petrol : בנזין (...)
 * diesel : דיזל (...)

Authority

 * I haven't done anything wrong : לא עשיתי שום דבר רע (Lo asiti shum davar ra)
 * It was a misunderstanding : זאת הייתה אי הבנה (Zot hayta i-havanah)
 * Where are you taking me? : לאן אתה לוקח אותי? (L’an atah loke’a h oti?)lean at kokakhat oti
 * Am I under arrest? : האם אני עצור? (Ha’im ani atzur?)
 * I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen : אני אזרח אמריקאי / אוסטרלי / בריטי / קנדי (Ani ezra h America’i / Australa’i / Briti / Canadi )
 * I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate : אני רוצה לדבר עם השגרירות / הקונסוליה האמריקנית / אוסטרליה / בריטניה / קנדה (Ani rotzeh/ rotzah l’daber im ha-shagrirah / ha-consoliyah shel America / Australia / Britania / Canada)
 * I want to talk to a lawyer : אני רוצה לדבר עם עורך דין (Ani rotzeh/ rotzah l’daber im ore h din)
 * Can I just pay a fine now? : אוכל לשלם את הקנס עכשיו? (Oo h al l’shalem et ha-k’nas a h shav?)

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