Israel 🇮🇱
Summer 2018 – Summer 2019 – November 2019
the beach, the vegan cafés, the gelato in neve tzedek, the look-out at Jaffa, and the commute from Ben Gurion to the beachfront hostel in Tel Aviv
the rooftop hostel, shisha bar, being harassed at the lights show on the Old City walls, the bagel place, the salad place, and Mahane Yehuda in Jerusalem
hitchhiking in the desert, the dead sea, underground bars in Arad, the tent, the rv, and sneaking onto rooftop hotels for free coffee in the South, shabbat dinners with Arie and Leah
crossing the country by bus: from photoshoots at Mosh beach in Eilat to tanning on the mountains in Tzfat and all of the cockroach infested bathrooms in between
Israeli Robins diet: dates, cashews, hummus, the occasional salad, and coffee
the grocery store in Nahariya
cutting your foot open on the rocks in tel aviv at 4am because you haven’t slept in 36 hours and you’re high as a kite
the EGGED the BUS and the lil russian speaker that saved the day in Beer Sheva
the broken window
Israel pants or marquee dresses. no other options.
the abandoned spa near the border with Lebanon
border patrols at the grottos
Israel is easily one of my favorite places in the world. I can’t write briefly about the country and do it justice; there are too many people and different places that are a part of the adventures I have been able to have there. Israel is full of good food, beautiful men and women, coasts, mountains, deserts, love, parties, war, hate, religion, ancient ruins… need I go on? I will dedicate time in the future to more writing on Israel. It is a country which shouldn’t be taken lightly and is so misrepresented. When I first traveled there, I had no idea what to expect – even though international media really tries to convince you what the country is like before you’ve had a chance to go. All I can say is try to see for yourself. I can guarantee that you will have the time of your life, whether you’re looking for memorable nights out or spiritual reckoning. I never feel safer, happier, and more loved and connected with than when I am in Israel.
