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Nomadic Matt recently posted a list called My favorite hostels in the world. Goes to show that low prices don’t always mean low quality. You can save money and have a great time.
Matt’s list spurred me to remember which hostels I’ve enjoyed over the years. Here are some of my picks:
Circus (Berlin, Germany) — If every hostel was as grand … Read more »
“What gives value to travel is fear. It is the fact that, at a certain moment, when we are so far from our own country…we are seized by a vague fear, and an instinctive desire to go back to the protection of old habits. This is the most obvious benefit of travel. At that moment we are feverish but also porous, so that the slightest touch makes us quiver to the depths of our being. … Read more »
Shunit Cohen
Age: 33
Hometown: Kibbotz Gadot Israel
Quote: “Attempting to live like a local in Salvador was the most challenging, exciting and fulfilling thing I did to date and it was anything but EASY!.”
“By going and coming, a bird weaves its nest.” –Ashanti proverb
It’s once again winter holiday season, which means it’s time to tout my books as stocking stuffers for the travel lovers on your Christmas list.
Vagabonding makes a great holiday gift for:
College or high school students nearing graduation. Twenty- and thirtysomethings who don’t like their jobs, are currently between jobs, or are considering a sabbatical from work. Friends and family members who don’t … Read more »
Trying to figure out how much a RTW trip is going to cost is one of the biggest hurdles for potential long-term travelers. There are so many factors to consider when you first sit down to tackle that travel budget.
Are you going to buy a RTW plane ticket or point to point tickets? Hotels, hostels, or couchsurfing? Street food, cooking your own, or restaurants? Overland travel or budget flights? The decisions on any … Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCWvnp7-ikI&feature=player_embedded Intro video for inbed.me
Over the years, there have been several attempts to combine travel and social networking. The latest on the scene is inbed.me (that name is just asking for double entendres).
The idea is to solve the problem of that first-night loneliness in a new hostel. You’ve just arrived, and all the previous guests have formed their cliques, so you don’t have anyone to talk to. With inbed.me, you can connect to … Read more »
“Two or three hours’ walking will carry me to as strange a country as I expect ever to see. A single farmhouse which I had not seen before is sometimes as good as the dominions of the King of Dahomey.” –Henry David Thoreau, “Walking” (1862)