Traveling around New Zealand, I’ve made it a goal to stay at a variety of different hostels. I didn’t want to just stay at the chains like Base or Nomads. I wanted to see small operations besides just big chains. I quickly found out though, most of New Zealand is dominated by chains such as [...]
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How to Pick a Good Hostel
Good hostels are always hard to come by. Places can be very hit or miss and usually, the reason a hostel is good has more to do with the people staying there than the physical place. I’ve stayed in dumps where I had fun in because of the people there. Hosteling is, after all, [...]
Hostel Etiquette
Lately, I’ve encountered a number of backpackers who believe that a ten bed dorm means they’re the only one sleeping there. Or that their mom will clean up their mess in the hostel’s kitchen. Sometimes I think that before everyone goes away, there should be class on how to properly behave in a hostel. That [...]
Off the Beaten Track in Amsterdam
When people think of Amsterdam, they usually think of three things: coffeeshops, red lights, and canals. And, for most travelers, that is all they will ever see. Young travelers tend to frequent the coffeeshops or wander the red light district while older travelers take bike tours, canal trips, and frequent the museums. Then, [...]
Top Signs You are a Backpacker
Are you a backpacker? Are you not sure if you are? Backpacking is more than slinging a backpack on your shoulder and setting off. It’s a way of traveling. If you ever wondered if you were a backpacker, now is your time to find out. If you do any of these things, chances are you’re [...]
How to Travel the World, Part 2: On the Road
Now that you have finished your pre-trip planning, booked your cheap flight, and have landed in a foreign country, what do you do? Well, the truth is that time on the road is pretty much whatever you want it to be. Suggestions on where to go, stay, and eat will come at you from [...]
How to Have Sex in Hostels
There you are. Staring across from some foreign hottie in some foreign hostel. You stare deeply into each others eyes and realize you are both conveying the same thought: “Let’s have sex.” No one wants to spend a year around the world and not comeback with at least one story of overseas romance. Magical nights [...]
Alternatives to Guidebooks
Sometimes guidebooks just don’t provide all the information a traveler needs. Information can be vague and outdated. I still think guidebooks are worth having, as long as they are not used as a bible, just a reference. There are many good alternatives available out there for travelers to get up-to-date information:
Online Message Boards- Online travel [...]
Budgeting in New Zealand