A photograph of Athens, Greece.

A photograph of Koycegiz, Turkey.

Bear Ambassador Necessities. Plus Winston Churchill, Chefchaouen, Mallorca mommune, Caribbean island jobs, Contiki, lucky pups, substitute parents, & more.

A photograph of Istanbul, Turkey.

Jenny Ayling of South Yorkshire earned herself a scholarship to Israel where she spent six months in 2000 on the Bridge in Britain / Gap year programme of Friends of Israel Educational Trust.

A photograph of Dohuk, Iraq.

It was an ‘experiment that worked’ was how philosopher Martin Bauber put the kibbutz movement. Matt Scott describes his time on the experiment that worked so well it’s still going strong.

A photograph of Oruro, Bolivia.

Giving up the nine to five for the four to noon, Jonathan Adams describes a stay at Kibbutz Ein Hasheloshaon in the Negev desert.

A photograph of Luxor, Egypt.