Why Stay at a Hostel in the US?
Did you know that the United States even had hostels? It seems a lot of people do not. Hostels are just not that popular with most Americans (probably due in …
Did you know that the United States even had hostels? It seems a lot of people do not. Hostels are just not that popular with most Americans (probably due in …
What do you do if you want to travel the world but your partner suffers from claustrophobia on public transport? Well for us, the answer was to travel by bicycle. …
I’m sitting here on my sunbed-makeshift-office looking out onto the Indian Ocean on the coast of Mombasa, Kenya. It’s just me, my laptop and the sound of the waves and …
I always knew I wanted to travel, and amazingly I never really wavered in that belief. It took me two years to save up and plan what I thought at …
Sure Safaris are cool and excursions to remote villages are enlightening but nothing is as adventurous, life altering, and just plain fun as a hitchhiking tour. And this goes double …
It was the summer of 2008 when I told my family and friends that I was considering to quit my job and travel around the world. It didn’t go so …
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This post isn’t by me- obviously. When Jeremy asked to write a guest post he- rightly, pointed out that my blog is somewhat lacking in the male perspective. While his …
Two and a half years ago I wrote a post asking why people are so afraid of hostels. It was based on the weird misconceptions and ideas of coworkers and …
This is the line that really got me about this guest post: “In the world of nomads, the admission that you would genuinely rather be home at any point breaks …
Slightly more risque than my usual content, but this guest post just made me chuckle: Arguably there is no experience more unique to backpacking than having to share a room …
Well, I asked for your funniest hostel stories and oh man you guys delivered. I get into that though I wanted to share a hostel horror of my own that …
We all know hostels aren’t the scary boogyman movies make them out to be. They are safe, budget accommodations for backpackers and I’ve stayed in some marvelous ones during my …