I Just Walked Across The Entire Country
I just walked across my entire country. Okay it's Israel, so it's not that big, but I can tell you that it was not easy.... The hike is...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Nov 12, 20202 min read
Israeli is Set to Legalize & Decriminalize Cannabis in 2021
As a tour guide of Israel, for some reason this is a question I get a lot... what is Israel's stance on marijuana. Much is known about...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 20, 20201 min read
Israelis are Trying to Set the Record for World's Largest Beach Clean-Up
I'm very excited today. Not only did we finally get the first rains of the season today, but now that we can go outside again (after a...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 19, 20203 min read
Jerusalem & Tel Aviv are Stealing from Each Other & it's Great!
Charles Dickens wrote "A Tale of Two Cities," more than half a century before Tel Aviv was even conceived. And yet, it so easily could...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 13, 20202 min read
Incredible Photos from an Israeli Wildlife Photographer
I am sitting here looking at the absolutely stunning photos on the Instagram of Ayala Fishaimer and I cannot stop. Fishaimer is an...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 12, 20201 min read
Israel is [Almost] Banning the Import of Fur
While individual cities across the globe have done so, Israel is set to be the first country in the world to ban the import of fur for...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 9, 20201 min read
Babies @ the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo: Lions, Black Swans & a Giraffe!
Some good news as Israel heads into Shabbat. The Jerusalem Zoo has a new baby giraffe, which somehow is still an inch taller than me. ...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 1, 20206 min read
Everything You Need to Know About Sukkot This Year in Israel!!
On Friday night we begin Sukkot, the Festival of Booths. In ancient times this was the most popular Jewish holiday and I have to say,...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 30, 20203 min read
The Middle East's Lack of Water is Fueling Wars: It Needs Israel
A great article in a newspaper in the United Arab Emirates highlighted the Middle East's lack of water (12 of the 17 most water-stressed...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Some People They Can't Believe... Israel Has a Bobsled Team!
One of my favorite movies from my childhood was called "Cool Runnings". It was the comical version of the story of the 1988 Jamaican...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 10, 20202 min read
A 2000-Year Old Date Palm Finally Becomes a Father & More...
As a tour guide of Israel, one of my favorite stories here revolves around a Jewish rebels healthy snack almost 2000 years ago when...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 9, 202010 min read
50 Things NOT to Do in Israel (or Take from Israel)
I just read an article on CNN about a tourist being fined $1200 for trying to take sand from Sardinia's beaches and it got me...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 8, 20205 min read
Tour Guide on Tour: Hiking, National Parks, Wine & Cheese
This past week your trusty Israel tour guide took a 3-day trip to the coast and north of Israel: Wineries, dairies, national parks an...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Israeli Drone Company Saves Life of Endangered Baby Vulture
On my most recent Israel tech tour, I took my students to visit an incredible Israeli startup called Xtend which uses 3D Virtual Reality...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 23, 20202 min read
A Hiking and Drinking Tour of Israel
Now here is a woman after my own heart. She loves to hike. She loves to drink. But what on Earth is she thinking combining the two? As...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 20, 20201 min read
Best Shofar Video Ever!
Tonight begins Elul, the Jewish month prior to Rosh HaShana. In order to awaken our souls, the shofar is traditionally blown not only...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 19, 20201 min read
10 of Israel's Wildest (and Most Beautiful) Wild Animals
As a tour guide of Israel, one of the questions I often get is what kind of wild animals live here. There are a number of animals which...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 19, 20201 min read
Top Israeli Chefs' Favorite Dishes: Rama's Yogurt Panna Cotta
The top chef in the United States is the Israeli-born James Beard Award winner Michael Solomonov. One of Solomonov's favorite places to...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 19, 20201 min read
The Cutest Peace Partners Ever: Lion Cubs in the UAE & Israel
The ink is not even wet - forget dry - and already citizens and companies in Israel and the United Arab Emirates are reaching out to each...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 10, 20201 min read
Forget Drive-in-Theaters, Israel just started a Paddle-in-Theater
Cinemas are closed and people are desperate to get outside and be entertained, yet remain socially distanced. The bright minds in Tel...
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