Blog Posts on hostels

Traveler Personas and the Hostels that House them by Out of Town Blog on Jan 25, 2011The hostel industry has exploded in popularity worldwide over the last decade. As the industry has grown, hostels have adopted vastly different personalities to appeal to unique types of travelers. Base Auckland Backpackers New Zealand Some remain th...

Hostel from Hell by Pinoy Boy Journals on Oct 25, 2010Borrowing my good friend's line... Why Hate? Let me share with you my story how, of all the hostels I've stayed in my three years of traveling, this one sucked balls! Big Time!!! (Pardon me... Backpacking trips around The Philippines, Asia...

Dumaguete: The City of Gentle People by the backpack boy on Oct 20, 2010On forth my travel spree for this year, I flew early morning today to Dumaguete City for yet another quick weekend getaway. Known to be the city of gentle people because of the warmth and hospitality one is to expect when visiting the city, this capi...

Apo Island by the backpack boy on Oct 20, 2010I left Dumaguete City yesterday this time enroute to Apo Island and stayed there for the night. I took a tricyle from where I'm staying (Harold's Mansion) to Ceres bus terminal (PHP8) and rode this bus to Malatapay, Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental whic...

9 Don't's for a Uniquely Singapore experience by Pinoy Boy Journals on Oct 19, 2010When people ask me how my Singapore trip was, i always say it was good while it lasted. Let me tell you that Singapore is a place where many Filipinos aspire to go to, one is to seek for greener... Backpacking trips around The Philippines, Asia and...

Hostel Review: Blue Mountain Youth Hostel by Kin's Ant Farm on Sep 6, 2010On my last trip to Shanghai to see the 2010 Expo, me and my friend chose the Blue Mountain Youth Hostel as our temporary residence in China. It was in fact my second time to stay in Blue Mountain, the first was last year during the solar eclipse expe...

Hostel Review: Hostel 104 by Kin's Ant Farm on Jun 29, 2010Another hostel where I stayed in New York is the Hostel 104, located at First Street, between 104th and 105th streets uptown, in Harlem. It is accessible from the Line 6 subway, about 4 blocks away from the 103rd and Lexington Avenue station. The hos...

Hostel Review: Central Park Studios by Kin's Ant Farm on Jun 10, 2010Central Park Studios is located at East 105th Street. The location is very convenient as it is very near the Line 6 subway station at 103rd Street. The neighborhood around the hostel is OK, there are a couple of Mexican and Chinese restaurants and s...

Rucksack Inn Singapore via Hostels.com by Eat. Drink. Dance. (Repeat!) on Apr 3, 2010I already booked a room for our Baybeats Singapore trip on August. We don't want to stay at those fancy and EXPENSIVE hotels so we had our eyes on affordable inns/hostels/guesthouses. Also, we need to reserve ample funds for vodka/beer money. So whi...

TAIPEI TAIWAN: JV's HOSTEL by House of Onika on Mar 10, 2010We missed you and our dose of home interior design. We were in Taipei, Taiwan during our short absence. We didn't discover much of Taipei, Taiwan's home interior design but we surely loved our hostel in Taipei named JV's hostel owned by Vanessa Tsai.