Ever since we started traveling the world in 1997, we have personally used the following budget accommodation options…. Hostels and Guesthouses Apartments Cheap hotel rooms Camping A friend’s house A stranger’s house Overnight bus and train trips There are times when we need a certain level of comfort and facilities, particularly now that we travel [...]

We all sat in the beer garden of Aquarius Backpackers, as a young student from New Caledonia began softly strumming her guitar. After several words of encouragement, she began to softly sing songs from her homeland and others, in a beautiful, sweet voice. The group of us nodded our heads, clapped and praised her. She [...]

There are backpackers hostels around the world that grab you because of the memories you create there. They may be a bit run down and a bit shabby, but the people and the experiences make your stay a memorable one. But then there are places that just have it…The cool factor. The perfect synergy of components that [...]

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Looking to get away for cheap this summer? HostelBookers, the leading budget accommodation specialist have just launched a ‘Summer of Love’ sale. The summer accommodation deals on offer are across 28 top destinations worldwide including New York City, Sydney, Venice, London, Rio de Janerio and Paris.* With a vast range of hostels on board offering [...]

Camping East and South Africa for 4 months didn’t mean that we had to miss out on discovering brilliant hostels or backpackers. In fact a lot of the hostels have gardens where you can pitch your tent for next to nothing. We love to camp, but we also love the communal backpacking aspect of hostels [...]

Most people hear the word timeshare and want to run a mile. In reality it makes me want to as well. High pressure sales pitched in order to get you to buy something that is not really of great value, as much as they’d like for you to believe it is so. Craig and I [...]