Mar 19 2010

Why I love to travel as a backpacker

When I speak with my family about travels I’d like to do, places I want to see or directly places where I want to go the next day, I often hear “you’re crazy” or “go to a hotel, do not go to a crummy site”. Backpacking is one of the experiences I am most passionate [...]

- Why I love to travel as a backpacker

Feb 18 2010

Traveling with friends: The more the better

Most of us travel with friends for several reasons: study tours, end of the study year trips, concerts, or just for fun. To organize a trip with friends is great fun, traveling and seeing things out with mixing with people known, among whom you feel comfortable and comfortable., And anecdotes and moments of laughter come [...]

- Traveling with friends: The more the better

Jan 18 2010

Save on lodging with the Youth Hostels card

The Youth Hostels Card is a card from the Hostelling International network which serves to identify you as “usual” in such shelters. Its works just as any other card, show it when arriving to a hostel and you will receive a small discount on the price. If you are under 30, it will cost you [...]

- Save on lodging with the Youth Hostels card

Dec 15 2009

Save space in your backpack with your personal hygiene

Don’t make me wrong! Hygiene is important while traveling and you should take care of it on daily basis. By mounting our backpack, we need to dedicate a space for our toiletries bag, and to carry a towel. However, there are some tips that can help us make this space minimal: Use shampoo, shower gel and [...]

- Save space in your backpack with your personal hygiene

Nov 23 2009

Search accommodations in filled hostels

Most of us look for our accommodation, check availability and make reservations online. If you decide your destination overnight, or you like to travel with no destination, many times you’ve found the word “full” at the time of checking availability. I’ve seen it many times, and when I really wanted to have room in a [...]

- Search accommodations in filled hostels