As the summer sun disappears from the Northern Hemisphere, countries like Australia, New Zealand, Asia and South America are the places to visit. How about some alternatives to the usual tourist traps?
Halloween has come a long way since the Celts celebrated the date as a transition from summer to winter. This year, don’t limit yourself to dressing up in a tacky costume, carving a wonky smile onto a pumpkin, and answering the door to a plague of irritating trick or treaters – head to some truly spooky dwellings, wild street parties or ghoulish haunts around the world instead. Here’s HI’s guide to the eeriest, and coolest, places to be seen this Halloween.
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A pocket-sized adventure through Turkey
How you can see this incredible country through the smart phone lens.
Five seriously scary adrenaline experiences in New Zealand
Think you have the guts of true adrenaline junkie? Lets see how you fare against these bad boys.
Chasing the sun – Unique experiences in the southern hemisphere
As the summer sun disappears from the Northern Hemisphere, countries like Australia, New Zealand, Asia and South America are the places to visit. How about some alternatives to the usual tourist traps?
Ten reasons you need to visit Japan
There are so many reasons to go to Japan. We picked out ten from a long list.
See another side to the UK with our 5 alternative city destinations
Been to the UK? Think it’s all about London? There’s much more to this island than just the big capital.
A newbie’s guide to hostels
Staying in hostels for the first time? We’ve got you covered.
One year, one prize, 5,000 miles – the stressful adventure of Gerson Ruiz’s iPad
This is the story of an iPad. This iPad formed a very important part of a very important membership survey by Hostelling International.
Experience Walter Mitty’s Iceland
Find out about the filming locations of box office hit, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Places to be seen this Halloween
Halloween has come a long way since the Celts celebrated the date as a transition from summer to winter. This year, don’t limit yourself to dressing up in a tacky costume, carving a wonky smile onto a pumpkin, and answering the door to a plague of irritating trick or treaters – head to some truly spooky dwellings, wild street parties or ghoulish haunts around the world instead. Here’s HI’s guide to the eeriest, and coolest, places to be seen this Halloween.
Kunming Heart 2 Heart Youth Hostel, China, houses an award-winning social project
Kunming Heart 2 Heart Youth Hostel has won a Bronze Award for Creative Charity Project in the 2013 China National Charity Contest.