We're finalizing the last details on our next trip to Mali. Like our 2009 trip, we'll be combining a 'service' ("Give Back") project with a trip to the exotic Festival in the Desert ("Kick Back") outside of Timbuktu. Departing Dec. 30, 2009, returning January 15, 2010. "Give Back" - We'll once again be donating and planting trees in a school garden - this time in Tereli in Dogon Country.  The school children will grow fruit to sell at the market, and use the money to buy school supplies. Be a part of a gift that keeps giving year after year.  "Kick Back" at the Festival in the Desert, then touring this ancient country. We'll sail on the Niger River, visit the fabulous mosque at Djenne, get a drumming lesson, shop in local markets. Hope you can join us! Watch this site for more details, and contact us if you are interested in the trip. All the best...Tina.