Locals are who make a country worth visiting and who will show you the real soul of a place. Without our new friends in Israel, our trip would have only been a fraction as amazing. So thank you thank you for showing us all your country has to offer. We miss you already!

Yaeer "Jango Mango" Eldar. This man is a one-stop production house and can make all your dreams come true.

Arthur Rashkovan, co-founder of Surfing4Peace.org and has many big things on the horizon. 

Doc Paskowitz also co-founder of Surfing4Peace.org and of course a living legend. 

Nataly Elian a sassy and talented designer who also happen to be Arthur's better half. Check her out: naftul.tumblr.com

Asaf Shalem. Talented mucisan on the rise in Israel, you'll be hearing from him.

Yanai Dietsch. One of the most enthusiastic people you'll ever meet and also a talented designer. Sadly Israel is losing him to Indo. 

Shmuel Raykin maker of the best honey we've ever tasted. He also hosted us for Rosh Hashana the Jewish New Year.

Josh Burde, our EP's brother, is a transplant from South Africa but you'd never know it. He makes beautiful Kabbalah based jewelry and hosted a Shabbas dinner for us. 

Last but not least, we have to thank Janothan Paskowitz for introducing us to most of these guys!

The Negev desert at the south of Israel is closer to what we had pictured of the country, but it is still more beautiful than you could imagine. Because it is so untouched you can get a good idea of what it looked like in biblical times, minus the Land Rover of course.