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A Cool Time in Istanbul Starts at Bahaus

By on April 16, 2012 in Hostels & Hotels, Turkey

Pat and I wandered into Bahaus at maybe 8 am — much too early to check in, but we were still able to store our bags and enjoy the Turkish breakfast upstairs. That was when I knew that Bahaus was cool.

April 16, 2012 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
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I love hostels, but…

By on November 4, 2011 in Hostels & Hotels, Turkey

I typically enjoy a good hostel stay, especially as a solo traveler. However, after meeting up with Beth and Randy of Beersandbeans.com, I was happy to get the chance to spend the night in a Roomorama apartment in Istanbul. Read on to find out why it was so special!

November 4, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 12 }
Day 19: Flashback 2.5 Years to a Chance Encounter

Day 19: Flashback 2.5 Years to a Chance Encounter

By on January 19, 2011 in Latvia, Soviet Travel

Can you find love in a hostel? Two and a half years ago I ended up in Riga, Latvia as I was killing time before heading to Ukraine to teach English… Read more. I chatted briefly in passing with a couple of Australian guys in the hostel bedroom, but I think they were too preoccupied with the flirty Finnish girls to

January 19, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 26 }

My Favorite Hostels RTW

By on June 7, 2010 in Hostels & Hotels, Reviews

Hostels make travel life interesting – not always in a good way – but with a stay in one, you never really know what you’ll get. It could be the best adventure of your life, or it could be no sleep and bed bugs that take over your memories of a place. Luckily, I’ve never had to deal with that… Read more

June 7, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
Taking the Blame for McDonald's in a Hostel for Adults

Taking the Blame for McDonald's in a Hostel for Adults

By on February 8, 2010 in Australia

I realized just as I started writing this that I might have a weird obsession with things that are underground. Another stop-off on the outback road trip was to White Cliffs, an old opal mining town where the few inhabitants actually live underground.
It also happens to be the location of the world’s LARGEST underground motel!
… Read more
With a distinction like

February 8, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 9 }
Conquering an Ant Hill

Conquering an Ant Hill

By on July 10, 2009 in New Zealand

I perused the wall of pamphlets and things to do in Auckland in the hostel until I found a few items that caught my attention. One of these was an adventure over to Rangitoto Island where I could scale volcanoes. How could I pass that one up?!
I hopped onto the computer to check out the ferry details from Auckland… Read more

July 10, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 5 }
Living in an International House

Living in an International House

By on April 2, 2009 in Australia

Upon arrival in Sydney, I had two goals: find a place and find a job. I started almost immediately with the job thinking I should know where I’m working before attempting to find a location to live. I quickly realized that task was difficult when living out of a backpack… in a hostel….
For me, hostel life was just not… Read more

April 2, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 5 }
Is Odessa in Ukraine?

Is Odessa in Ukraine?

By on February 9, 2009 in Soviet Travel, Ukraine

Pinch me!
Confusion was the overwhelming sensation of the past weekend when some other teachers and I made a quick girls-only trip to the southern seaside city of Odessa. We all basically endured a 9-hour sleepless train ride to get there, but that didn’t matter once we arrived because the brightness of the sunshine perked us all up like a… Read more

February 9, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 6 }
Pelmeni XL – A Must Eat in Riga

Pelmeni XL – A Must Eat in Riga

By on October 19, 2008 in Latvia, Soviet Travel

Even though I have spent nearly two weeks of my life recently in Riga, Latvia, this is actually my first post on the country at all. Shocking, no? I was planning to do a post on Sigulda with some cute photos, but someone I was travelling with decided it was a good time to clean the sensor on my camera… Read more

October 19, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 9 }

Tickets to the Gun Show

By on October 1, 2008 in Lithuania, Soviet Travel

It’s sort of funny, but one of the touristy things you can do in the Baltic countries is shoot some bad-ass guns for fun. I had never really thought about using guns for fun before, but when I found out my friend who is working at a hostel in Vilnius, Lithuania (VB Sleep Inn) is actually in charge of taking… Read more

October 1, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 9 }