Give a little it'll mean a lot

ACACIA Africa is asking all of its travellers who are finishing their tour in Cape Town to open their hearts and their backpacks and consider donating to SAVE. The SAVE Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation that works to enrich, educate, and empower various township and settlement communities, every donation going to families affected by the shack fires in the Dunoon and Morning Star housing areas on the outskirts of South Africa's Mother City.

Sabine Behrmann, Cape Town Manager, at Acacia Africa, comments, “So far we have donated 20 camping mattresses, in excess of 30 pillows and an assortment of kitchen equipment including pots, utensils, serving bowls. Our tour leaders let clients on our southbound tours finishing in #CapeTown know that if they wish to donate their sleeping bags, pillows or other personal items (clothes, flash lights, books etc) they should simply leave them on the truck after checking into the lodge in Cape Town. We then pass them on to the SAVE Foundation who see that these items get to the needy."

While there's no better time to put the word out, the fires are frequent, so Acacia #Africa is hoping travellers will continue to give what they can over the festive season and beyond.

Sabine Behrmann, comments, "These families are often left with nothing at all so every donation goes a long way to helping them get back on their feet, and no matter how small, travellers will be making a very real impact on these people's lives."


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Happy Hostels

Europe's Famous Hostels 2016 Annual Conference, Belgrade Serbia.

EUROPE'S Famous Hostels (EFH) is a group of 50 independently run hostels from all around Europe who together promote each other and create a community in the hostel world.

They offer hostel-goers a mark of quality, recognizable when searching for and booking accommodation. Each city has only one famous hostel and staying at a Europe's Famous Hostel guarantees a great stay at good value.

The three most recently added hostels are Ostello Bello from Milan, Tattva Design Hostel from Porto and Stay Hostel from Rhodes.

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Finding your way

THE Jesus Trail is a 65-kilometer #hiking trail in the Galilee region of #Israel which connects important sites from the life of Jesus as well as other historical and religious sites. Offering an alternative for travelers and pilgrims to experience the steps of Jesus by hiking through the rugged and beautiful landscape of the Galilee in Israel. 

The trail is about 60 km (40 miles) to Capernaum. For the average hiker it should take from 3 to 5 days, the return route looping to the south adds an additional 3-5 days, and is more difficult if hiking from the Sea of Galilee back to Nazareth.

The guidebook Hiking the Jesus Trail and Other Biblical Walks in the Galilee provides a welcome addition to Jesus Trail resources, including detailed full-color maps in English, expert advice on backpacking in Israel, thorough information about historical sites, along with hundreds of full-color photos and diagrams.

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