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?
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Top 15 meals to cook in a hostel
Unleash your inner chef in that communal kitchen.
15 hostel ice breakers
The awkwardness is all in your mind.
Celebrating Germany’s unique eco hostelling journey
Our friends in Germany celebrate 25 years of saving the planet through hostels.
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.
Spotlight on group hostels in Slovenia
We’ve picked five HI Groups hostels best suited to explore lovely Slovenia.