backpackers hostel

Smoking Bans kill just as many people!

Ban Damage: Deaths, Injuries, Rape, and more!How many people have to die or be hurt before the Antis realize that smoking bans are a bad idea, and dangerous to people? There are thousands of...

A Filipino's first trip to Singapore

Last October 2006, a couple of my colleagues and I went to Singapore with the dual purpose of searching for job opportunities and of course, fun!The first thing we did was book our round-trip...

Have you ever had poor weather on a vacation?

Sometimes hurricanes happen. I visited the Cook Islands just after one had hit. The steps from the backpackers hostel down to the beach had snapped in the rain and high winds. My flight to Mexico was...

How to travel cheaply

Consider which are the cheaper countries to travel in like Thailand, Vietnam, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Australia and New Zealand have backpacker hostels so they are good value once you...

A new beginning, your experiences?

Well, my partner and I are currently living in a backpackers' hostel. Bummer. But it's because we are trying to move house, several hundred miles away! Obviously it's kinda hard to find a job and a...

Would you like to go backpacking?

In my younger days I went backpacking and it was a cheap way to travel. When I was 18 I went around Europe by train and stayed in youth hostels. At age 20 I went around the world by air. I stayed in...

Do you like to sight see or just relax?

When I go to a foreign destination I like to see all the view points and walk around looking at the architecture. I go to museums and art galleries to find out about the history and she the art work....

Where would you rather visit?

1. An island in the Caribbean Sea staying in a guest house. 2. Machu Picchu in Peru staying in a tent. 3. Off beach in the Philippines in a thatched beach hut. 4. On the way up a mountain...