Ever stayed in a hostel where your first interaction with the staff put a big smile on your face that didn’t fade throughout your stay? The Jugaadus hostel in Amritsar (North West India) definitely falls into this category. I even ended up altering my travel plans in order to come back to it on my way…
Local accommodation
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If you have ever stayed a night in a hostel dormitory, you probably have an idea of how little privacy exists here. You can either smell your neighbor’s well-traveled (and little-showered) feet, or you can kiss him or her goodnight without moving a muscle (don’t, by the way). The 91 Loop boutique hostel in Cape Town has…
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:”A backpacker in a 4 star hotel”, that would be an alternative title for this article. My way of traveling usually doesn’t include any kind of luxury, since I am always on a (low) budget. That doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a bit of luxury. On the contrary, I probably even appreciate it even more…
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It was time for something new and the timing was right. My housemate was moving out of the house I rented in Amsterdam, so I had some time to reconsider the place that I called home. Sure, it was nice and big, but I never really felt the need to decorate the place, making it…
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Most hostels in Central America hire people to lure innocent “fresh off the bus” backpackers into their bosses’ hostel, which is either around the corner or a short walk away. So how on earth is a hostel that is located in the middle of the Panamanian jungle, 3 hours away from any civilization, making any…
