In the summer of 2010 "Once in a Lifetime" brought four world renowned bloggers to Israel for a 10 day all expenses paid trip.
During their visit, the bloggers depicted their personal views and experiences of the trip in their blogs, allowing hundreds of thousands of their followers to share the adveture.
The trip was also covered by the Israeli and international media.
Upon leaving Israel here is what the bloggers had to say:
Ryan Mauro: "Leaving Israel, I feel like I’m leaving a big part of me in Israel, and bringing a small part of Israel to the U.S. Everything I love about my country, my culture, and my beliefs is embodied in Israel. I stand for peace. I stand for democracy and freedom. I stand for righting history’s wrongs. I stand for human rights and tolerance. I stand with Israel."
Chas Newkey-Burden: "The Once In A Lifetime trip was a marvelous contribution to the hasbara effort. Over the 10 days we saw the social, cultural, religious and political highlights of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. We met with fascinating people including MKs Zeev Bielski and Anastassia Michaeli, IDF spokeswoman Avital Leibovich, and the extraordinary Abu Gosh monk Brother Olivier… And let’s also take our hats off to StandWithUs for arranging this trip. As MK Bielski said, us four bloggers should be considered pioneers for many similar ventures in the future."
A taste of last year's once in a lifetime experience:
A day in the old city of Jerusalem
Some pictures from last year's Once In A Lifetime experience:
