People who have never stayed in hostels have this impression of them that they arent safe. It must come from the fact that they are cheaper than hotels and everyones stuff is in the same room. So the question is… are hostels safe? The answer is simple, YES. If youre like me, I leave all [...]
Everybody likes going on holiday. But sometimes it can be a rather expensive event. In my opinion the best way to keep it low cost is to stay in hostels. When looking at hostels for the first time the most obvious thing people look for is the rating. However, sometimes I think the most important [...]
Most hostels feature pretty good facilities to help make your stay more comfortable and more enjoyable. This article just discusses a few of the things you can expect from even the basic hostels found around the UK and in Europe. To start with, you’ll want decent facilities in terms of food. Even if you eat [...]
Back in 2002 I set off on a 9 month trip around the world (well a little bit of it). I went to Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. On my travels I stayed in a mix of different types of accommodation; hotels, apartments, hostels, beach huts and tents. In Hong Kong [...]
I love skiing and have been on 4 trips over the past 4 years. My first ski holiday since I was 16 with school saw me tackle the Austrian slopes in Kitzbuhel. My brother and I went with a few mates and stayed just outside the town centre in a small chalet privately owned by [...]
I went backpacking back in 2002-2003 around Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and had really good experience of staying in hostels. You hear some nightmare stories from time to time of people getting bed bugs, people snoring loudly, people invading your privacy etc but I had no bad experiences at all. [...]
