Rome has over 100 hostels and budget accommodations. With so many options it becomes difficult to select the right place to stay. In fact, many hostels in Rome require a minimum stay of at least 2 nights. The typical backpacker approach of, “I’ll stay one night, if I don’t like it, I can find another [...] [...more]
More often in cities than anywhere else, backpackers like to party. Chances are, if you take a concrete jungle, add a few shakes of boredom, a dash of home sickness, a good measure of horniness and a whole lot of backpackers, you have yourself a party. Many large hostels have noticed this trend and, in [...] [...more]
Now we have a plan! I spent most of yesterday in my pajamas sorting through places on maps, looking into various forms of transportation, and mixing up dates on the calendar to create a starting route. Justin and I have fallen in love. Not only with one another, but with New Zealand. We have both dreamed [...] [...more]
It’s true. We made our first backpacking mistake. Justin and I are beginning our budget travel adventure in Rome arriving on Wednesday, October 1st. Back in late March we sent a few emails to The Colors Hotel in Rome and made reservations for 3 nights. We booked two beds in a room with [...] [...more]
Our time in St. Augustine was very enjoyable. Staying at the Pirate Hostel was definitely an experience. Justin and I were in a coed dorm with 4 bunk beds total (8 person capacity). Upon arrival we met Lewis from Liverpool, England. He had just began his backpack America plan by flying [...] [...more]
Tonight will be a first for Justin and I; our first night staying in a hostel as a couple. It might even be my first hostel. I think I stayed in a hostel when I was younger, as a girl scout. But it felt like a big slumber party so I can’t [...] [...more]
