Linoy Ashram's Gold Caps Off Israel's Best Olympics Ever
Rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram won Israel's 3rd-ever gold medal this past weekend and the first-ever by an Israeli woman. It was the...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 9, 20212 min read
Israel Gets Its Own Las Vegas - Just Without the Casinos...
Maaleh Adumim and Mishur Adumim are Jewish communities/settlements just east of Jerusalem in the Judean Desert, which are usually best...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Israel Wins its 2nd-Ever Gold Medal - and Sets a New Record
Tokyo 2021 has already become Israel's most successful Olympics in history and there is still more to go. On Sunday, the big news was...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 23, 20214 min read
All the Israeli & Jewish Athletes to Watch in the 2021 Olympics
The 2020 Olympic Games are finally upon us - in 2021 - and this year might be Israel's best chance to finally a grab a second gold medal...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 7, 20219 min read
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 18, 20202 min read
Hump Day: Did the Patriarchs/Matriarchs Really Ride on Camels?
One of my favorite stories in the Jewish canon occurred in this past week's Torah portion. "And Isaac went out walking in the field...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 21, 20203 min read
Israel is Open Again and Letting in Tourists from 34 Countries
Israel has emerged now from a second lockdown, which was enacted over the Jewish holidays. While indoor spaces such as museums are...
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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 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 1, 20202 min read
A Glowing Report on Tourism to Israel... Pre-Covid
Israel set a record last year with 4.55 million tourists. That was an 11% increase over 2018 which itself was a 42% increase over 2016....
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 21, 20203 min read
Tour Guide on Tour: High Over Tel Aviv on the TLV Balloon
What do you do when as an Israel tour guide you are tasked with planning an outing in Israel for "people who have gone everywhere and...
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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 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
Jul 14, 20201 min read
Come on 2020! Monster Jellyfish Invade Israel
2020 seems to be on track for one of the worst years ever. [For some historical perspective, just be happy you weren't alive in 536CE -...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 14, 20201 min read
Israel Like You've Never Seen it Before
Here is a chance to get a brand new perspective on Israel. Here is a collection of 18 photos of Israel from above courtesy of the...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 10, 20201 min read
Carvings Found on Israel's Ancient Mini-Stonehenges
All over the north of Israel - but especially on the Golan Heights, one can find dolmens [though it can help to have a trusty tour guide...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 8, 20201 min read
Dead Sea Surfing? Well That's New...
As a tour guide of Israel I can attest that sometimes it is easy to think I've seen it all. Of course the truth is that there is so...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 5, 20202 min read
Israel's 10 Best Beaches (and Kobi's Favorites)
As you know, Israel is tiny. Depending on which areas one includes or not, it is about the size of New Jersey and Wales, half of...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 18, 20201 min read
Beautiful Aerial Video of the Jordan River and Lake Kinneret
You may have heard me say on more than on occasion that as a tour guide of Israel, the north of the country is my favorite part of Israel....
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