| > | | | | like a tourist.Expand your horizons - Taking excursions |
| A hostel is an excellent cheap form of | | | | away from your original plan is part of what makes |
| accommodation. Backpacker Hostels provide a social | | | | backpacking fun. Many hostels provide access for |
| setting. Most hostels offer private rooms and | | | | wheelchair users, and specially adapted rooms are |
| dormitories. Private rooms are usually singles, twins or | | | | becoming more common. Use your travel reference to |
| doubles and some properties also offer triples. Many | | | | find a hostel that satisfies your needs.Many hostels are |
| hostels provide self-catering kitchens and most provide | | | | located in remarkable buildings. Many hostels have a |
| meals. Booking a room via the internet has become | | | | self-catering kitchen where you can cook your own |
| easy. There are as many different atmospheres as | | | | meals and some even have their own restaurants, |
| there are hostelsThere are hostels in castles, in | | | | cafe and bars. The majority of hostels around the |
| teepees and in railroad carriages. Hostels have | | | | world are independently owned and many of these |
| probably been around for over a thousand years as a | | | | have their own bars and restaurants. Today, many |
| low cost place for a traveler to stay for the night. | | | | hostels are not unlike budget hotels where the only |
| Don't stand out - Learn about the culture of the | | | | significant difference is the price. |
| country before you visit it, and try not to look too much | | | | |