Staying in hostels is a lot like going to summer camp – but for adults. Budget-conscious dorm rooms, communal spaces with questionable levels of sanitation, and an eclectic mix of people who occupy these havens are all part of…
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So you’ve decided to go travelling. You’ve booked your tickets and your tours, planned your routes and now you have to pack everything you’ll need into a 60L backpack… You already know the basics – bringing clothes that match;…
As a backpacker, there are some things that friends and family at home just won’t understand: The partying, the hostel hookups, the 16 hour 3rd class bus tickets “because they were $5 cheaper.” You’ll share these stories with enthusiasm…
With Soviet-style architecture, a swashbuckling array of stereotypes and seriously cheap food and drink prices, Eastern Europe may just be the best place to visit as a backpacker. “But is it safe?” people ask. “Can I get around easily? I heard…
Nursing hangovers made harder by the rocking of the three-hour slow boat, we disembarked across a single plywood board held down only by shirtless locals. As we unsteadily got off the boat, we were hustled to the side as…
Having your garage painted, birthing a blood diamond, parting the Red Sea, massacre at the Y… All of these are code words passed down by generations of women used to mask the fact they’re on their periods. A secret…
That the door to our hostel dormitory could be locked from both sides should have raised some red flags for us. But we were hot, travel worn and the location was too perfect to pass up. Nestled between the jungle…
With beads of sweat dripping between our shoulder blades, we throw our 25-pound backpacks onto the side of the cracked road with gusto and sit huddled under the shade of a small tree until our ride comes. It’s not quite noon,…