Hostels.com/israel hostelbookers.com

for a selection, depending on where you plan to visit.

The Florentine Backpackers Hostel in Elifelet Street, Tel Aviv, is very conveniently placed and will cost you from R340 for a private room or R188.87 in a dorm.

The Jaffa Gate Hostel in the Old City of Jerusalem, in front of David’s Tower, will cost you from R300.

There are also official Israel Youth Hostel Association options across the country, often in remote areas. They have no age limit and you do not need to be a member, although being a member gets you cheaper rates and some discounts. See iyha.org.il/eng.

You can also stay in Kibbutz Hotels, villages, vacation guesthouses or country lodges, which are of course unique to Israel and give you an insight into rural life and wonderful landscapes.

There is accommodation by night but also week-long packages. Rates for Kibbutz Country Lodgings average $170 per night for a double room with a private bathroom. See kibbutz.co.il.

The Ministry of Tourism of Israel website lists hundreds of independent B&Bs and “Zimmers” in rural villages, and ranging from simple to luxurious. Many of these hostels are in newer buildings with smaller rooms sleeping up to six, perfect for your group. See There are two issues at play, British nationality and Australian regulations. It depends on exactly what type of British nationality the traveller has, irrespective of the fact that they have a British passport.

There are six different types of British nationality. British citizenship, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas) and British protected person.

For full details see https://www.gov.uk/types-of-britishnationality/british-citizenship.

The British are now referred to as citizens, not subjects, while many British subjects were from the old colonies, born outside the UK, for example in Hong Kong.

Those subjects may or may not require visas for a number of countries. It is always best to contact the embassy of the country you are visiting for accurate advice depending on what your passport says, what citizenship you hold and where you live.

The 601 is a subclass of the ETA, which gives the holder permission to enter Australia for tourism purposes but not to work.

Reynolds’s advice is that you check the barcode at the bottom of the title page of your passport to see whether it says GBR or GBS. If it says GBR, you should be OK.