Hostels in Europe Articles

June 15, 2005

after you've made that reservation

once you've made a hostel reservation be sure to ask the hostel how to get there from wherever you shall be arriving; tourists hop in a cab but backpackers see even the trip from the metro to the place they will be staying as an adventure. last night was no adventure when it took me two hours to get to my hostel. not speaking the language is a huge barrier.

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June 08, 2005

hostel burnout

After only several days of staying in hostels, I was relieved to board the train for my friend Marilyn's house in Lancaster. I'm sick of communal bathrooms, showers I have to wear flipflops in, no refrigerator, sleeping next to strangers, using a quick-dry towel. For several days, we drove around the country seeing various lovely locales and views, ate oatmeal for breakfast and had tea several times a day (yum! I love the way the English drink tea--I could def live here), pad around in my bare feet across Marilyn's lovely garden, stretch out on a lovely clean couch. I have a feeling I'll be getting hostel burnout this summer, so here are a few tips.

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