The Pros and Cons of Staying in a Hostel

Hostelling appears to be a growing trend as more people are packing their bags and jetting off with every passing day. Post graduation, recent dropout, gap year adventurer and even those recently retired are taking off in the name of…

Hostels: Everything from free food to free rent (to help save your travel budget)

Being a backpacker and being broke basically go hand in hand. We save like crazy, pick a country to jet off to then simultaneously spend all of our savings doing things everyone back home only dream of. Learning new languages, making…

Hostels: What exactly are these cheap accomadation options?

Proclaiming backpacking plans to everyone while sharing a daily countdown until you jet off has to be one of the most exhilarating feelings. Then come the questions covering who, what, where, when, why, and how? Followed by very confused looks…

Here are some of the great (and not so great) things you can expect when staying in a hostel

BY: Taylor on a Trip I’ve already dissected some of the stereotypes about hostels that are untrue. Now it’s time to flip the coin and see which ones are. 1. You will meet some incredible people What a better place…