The answer is simple, YES. If youre like me, I leave all my stuff out when I stay in a hostel. I rarely use the locker. I say the same thing to anyone who asks me, “everyone is in the same boat”. Why would you steal from someone who is staying in the same dorm as you? For whatever reason we were all put together in the same dorm. We should all be on the same wavelength. Whether its travelling alone or with friends, the aim is to meet new people and enjoy the city.

The only advice I can give you is look after your passport and use your common sense. Happy travelling.

My favourite hostel was in Melbourne, a hostel called the Exford Hotel which was a proper laugh, full of people up for a good time. Me and my mate were travelling with a couple so they got a room for the 2 of them, whereas we went for a 4 person room because it was cheaper. The 2 other room mates were real part animals and the benefit of the hostel was that there was a pub/bar downstairs complete with pool table and juke box and the bar seemed to be open 24 hours a day.

We had many a good night having a few too many beers and blasting out Oasis on the juke box to remind us of our roots. We even got kicked out of the pub one night for playing too much Oasis, but they took it on the chin and let us back in the same night! We were in Melbourne to coincide with the F1 Grand Prix and saw David Coulthard win the race that year.

If you’re going to Melbourne and are on a budget you can do far worse than the Exford Hotel.