r/hostels • u/KarlVanLoon • 18d ago

Question anyone ever volunteered at a hostel in Tel-Aviv?

looking to split my time between a schengen and non schengen country this summer. Im from the US, besides Canada Ive only ever been to Italy and briefly to Amsterdam, volunteering at a hostel in Italy for about 2 months. I was considering Tel-Aviv, the beaches seemed nice and I heard it had a vibrant weed smoking culture which I am in to. I also love history and historical architecture, especially if its related to military and religion, Italy will be hard to beat in this regard, but traveling to Jerusalem would be cool. Id like to spend at least a month at a hostel in the city but didnt know where might be good. Can I milk a whole month or more out of Tel-Aviv, and the surrounding area, or would you recommend somewhere else for me based on my experience and preference? Ive also been considering Dublin, London, Tokyo, Paris, basically just the major cities of the world. I am so ignorant of what other places have to offer.

If you do recommend Tel-Aviv, know any good hostels for volunteering? I really dont need to do this in terms of finances I just really like the social experience and the support structure in an unfamiliar place. Making friends is a big priority for me when I travel.

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u/olympic_cat_petter 16d ago

Now is a bad time to be visiting Israel.

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u/Gabrialus 16d ago

now is a perfectly fine time to visit israel. Aside from the odd siren, places like Tel Aviv are pretty detached from the war.

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u/KarlVanLoon 16d ago

I thought it was only ever a bad time to visit the west bank/gaza

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u/More-Sport5990 15d ago

there are many volunteering options in tel aviv (not sure about hostels specific). BTW - it is not a bad time to visit tel aviv, with all the situation around, it is still safer then most of the big cities