Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelJun 7, 20219 minI Just Walked Across The Entire CountryI 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelNov 12, 20202 minIsraeli is Set to Legalize & Decriminalize Cannabis in 2021As 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 20, 20201 minIsraelis are Trying to Set the Record for World's Largest Beach Clean-UpI'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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 19, 20203 minJerusalem & 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 13, 20202 minIncredible Photos from an Israeli Wildlife PhotographerI am sitting here looking at the absolutely stunning photos on the Instagram of Ayala Fishaimer and I cannot stop. Fishaimer is an...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 12, 20201 minIsrael is [Almost] Banning the Import of FurWhile 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 9, 20201 minBabies @ 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. ...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelSep 30, 20206 minEverything 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,...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelSep 30, 20203 minThe Middle East's Lack of Water is Fueling Wars: It Needs IsraelA 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelSep 22, 20202 minSome 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelSep 10, 20202 minA 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelSep 9, 202010 min50 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelSep 8, 20205 minTour Guide on Tour: Hiking, National Parks, Wine & CheeseThis past week your trusty Israel tour guide took a 3-day trip to the coast and north of Israel: Wineries, dairies, national parks an...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelAug 25, 20201 minIsraeli Drone Company Saves Life of Endangered Baby VultureOn my most recent Israel tech tour, I took my students to visit an incredible Israeli startup called Xtend which uses 3D Virtual Reality...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelAug 23, 20202 minA Hiking and Drinking Tour of IsraelNow 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelAug 20, 20201 minBest 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelAug 19, 20201 min10 of Israel's Wildest (and Most Beautiful) Wild AnimalsAs 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...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelAug 19, 20201 minTop Israeli Chefs' Favorite Dishes: Rama's Yogurt Panna CottaThe top chef in the United States is the Israeli-born James Beard Award winner Michael Solomonov. One of Solomonov's favorite places to...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelAug 19, 20201 minThe Cutest Peace Partners Ever: Lion Cubs in the UAE & IsraelThe ink is not even wet - forget dry - and already citizens and companies in Israel and the United Arab Emirates are reaching out to each...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelAug 10, 20201 minForget Drive-in-Theaters, Israel just started a Paddle-in-TheaterCinemas are closed and people are desperate to get outside and be entertained, yet remain socially distanced. The bright minds in Tel...