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Top 10 Stylish Hostels!

We are pleased to announce a list of Top 10 stylish Hostels in HI network.We are pleased to announce a list of Top 10 stylish Hostels in HI network.We are pleased to announce a list of Top 10 stylish Hostels

Best US Bars on a Budget

In this economy, you don’t have to be a starving student to be on a strict ramen noodle type budget. It seems like everyone is trying to save a few bucks, and wining and dining can be the first indulgence

Costa Rica on a Budget

It’s no secret why people visit Costa Rica; stunning beaches on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, active volcanoes, diverse wildlife, waterfalls and unique cloud forest. Its popularity means that travelling here is never going to be as cheap as its

Top 6 Family Hostels!

We are pleased to announce a list of best family hostels in our Association.
We are pleased to announce a list of best family hostels in our Association.
We are pleased to announce a list of best family hostels in

Explore Slovenia!

Explore Slovenia with Hostelling International Slovenia! Slovenia is a small and hearty country full of contradiction, which are connecting the Alpine and Mediterranean world and where the Kars melts together with the Pannonia straights. The diversity of this small country

Top 5 Cultural Capitals for 2013

If you are looking for places worthy of a visit, where you can physically feel the vibrant tradition of hospitality, you should focus your attention on these cultural scenes, whose appeal has been awarded by the experts.If you are looking

New Year’s Detox Without the Expensive Price Tag

After stuffing yourself silly with turkey and all the trimmings, then partying New Year’s Eve away, a New Year’s detox seems like the perfect way to get yourself feeling back to normal. Although detoxes are becoming ever more popular, they

Unique Hostels around the World

Have you ever thought about sleeping in a tree-house, or in a light house? Or perhaps on a jumbo jet? HI has hostels in some of the world’s most interesting countries, in the most unique buildings. Take a look at

Travel inspiration found in Australia!

Recently, two of our long term backpackers were kind enough to make us a ‘Best of Apollo Bay’ scrapbook, full of all the best bits of their trip down the Great Ocean Road…we hope it inspires you to start your

Where to Go Before the End of the World: HI Bucket List

With the Mayan’s prediction prophesying the end of the world as we know it, it seemed the ideal time to put together a HI Bucket List, filled with some of our favourite destinations from around the world. And in the

Experience a Magical Christmas in Strasbourg!

Since 1570 Strasbourg has been welcoming visitors to one of the oldest and largest Christmas markets in France. Find out what makes this such a popular Christmas destination.Since 1570 Strasbourg has been welcoming visitors to one of the oldest and

On The Twelfth Day of Christmas…

Whether you know it as the French song “Le premier jour d’l’année, the Maori/New Zealand version, titled “A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree,” or the parady, The 12 Pains of Christmas performed by American presenter Bob River, the traditional English

HI Sustainability: Reykjavik Free Documentary Night

Two Reykjavik Hostels are hosting a free documentary night every week, open to everybody, with screenings about environmental-sustainability issues and Icelandic culture.Two Reykjavik Hostels are hosting a free documentary night every week, open to everybody, with screenings about environmental-sustainability issues

HI Announces The HI-5ives!

Hostelling International is the only global network of Hostel Associations and here are the BEST hostels in the world as voted by our customers! The Friendliest Hostel, Most Comfortable Hostel, Green Hostel, Best Hostel Country and of course our Best

The Basque City of Biarritz

For those of you who have never visited the Basque Coast, or la Côte des Basques, in the Southwest of France, the scenic and vibrant city of Biarritz awaits. Whether you enjoy museums, shopping, cuisine, nightlife, beaches, or surfing, it’s