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A New Book on Tel Aviv Street Art is In Production
The Tel Aviv street art scene has flourished over the last decade or so but is also at risk of being wiped away as gentrification and...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 5, 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....

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 1, 20202 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,...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 1, 20206 min read


Latino Superstar Ozuna's New Song "Gracias" is Set in Israel
One of the best-selling Latin music artists of all-time, the Puerto Rican-born Ozuna [Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado] has sold some 15 million...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 22, 20202 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...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 21, 20203 min read


What Happens When You Find Antiquities Under Your Home?
One of the major issues in doing archaeology in Israel is that often times villages and towns in the last one hundred years have been...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 9, 20202 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...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 9, 202010 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...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 8, 20205 min read


3 New Countries to Open Embassies in Jerusalem?!?!?!
The diplomatic breakthroughs just keep on coming around here. Fresh on the heels of the UAE and Israel opening up official relations -...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 7, 20203 min read


Tour Guide on Tour: The Grave of Harry Potter
A few months back, I visited the grave of the most famous Englishman ever: William Shakespeare... Did you know he was buried in Jerusalem?...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 3, 20202 min read


Online Sunday Classes on the Biblical Sites that Jesus Walked
It has been one of the distinct pleasures of my professional life to partner with Pastor Dr. Kevin Dieckilman as the guide for his Israel...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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The Death on the Nile Reboot Features Gal Gadot [Trailer]
This looks spectacular. An absolutely star-studded ensemble cast is rebooting the 1978 movie Death on the Nile - itself a movie...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 24, 20202 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...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 19, 20201 min read


Visitors from 20 Countries Can Enter Israel Without Quarantine
A major travel update: Visitors from 20 countries can now enter Israel without requiring entering into quarantine upon arrival. ...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 16, 20202 min read


Made in Israel.. a 1-Second Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test
In the previous months your intrepid tour guide of Israel has posted about both a 1-minute and 30-second coronavirus tests, developed in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 14, 20201 min read


Your Guide to Hiking (and Trail Markers) in Israel
So you have been on a hike in Israel and saw a bunch of trail markers and wanted to know what they meant. Or you plan on hiking in Israel...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 5, 20204 min read


A Pool Party with Ibex at Machtesh Ramon
An amazing video of an Israeli family on vacation at the incredible Beresheet Hotel on the edge of Machtesh Ramon (often called Ramon...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 5, 20202 min read


Museums Compete for Statue with the Best Bum
The Yorkshire Museum in the UK has been having some fun as everyone has been on lockdown, tourism has ground to a halt and museums have...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 31, 20202 min read


Israel Now Plans to Begin Opening for Tourists in August
Tonight begins Tisha B'Av. According to the rabbis, the original sin of Tisha B'Av, the Jewish holiday which occurs today and which...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 29, 20202 min read


Our Crazy Reality in the North - Funny Story
One of the highlights of visiting Israel with me as your tour guide of Israel is not hearing me speak at all. What do you mean, Kobi? Why...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 24, 20202 min read
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