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 …
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The Pros And Cons Of Traveling By Bicycle
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. …
How I Rearranged My Life to Move to Kenya
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 …
How I Was Totally Wrong About RTW Travel
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 …
How To Survive Hitchhiking In Africa
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 …
What To Tell Your Family and Friends When You’re Leaving for Travel
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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Confessions of a Traveling Male
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 …
Reasons Not To Give Up on Hostels
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 …
When the Going Gets Tough
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 …
The Dorm Room Sex You’re Not Having
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 …
Your Turn: Your Horrible Hostel Stories
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 …
Wanted: YOUR Hilarious Hostel Horror Story
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 …