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i think i've seen some hostels in that globe trekker show - tell me - what are they like? clean places - or shite holes.

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Originally posted by station82o
i think i've seen some hostels in that globe trekker show - tell me - what are they like? clean places - or shite holes.

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It really depends on the place. Some of them can be really great... and some of them can be super super dudgy. Also, some have private rooms and some are dorm style (I don't like the dorm ones, but many people don't mind). It also depends on the country to some extent. Many Scandinavian hostels have a great reputation for example. The one I stayed at in Reykjavík was very nice and I met some cool people, for example.

The best thing to do is to do a bit of research in a travel book before you go. They will usually tell you what to hit and what to miss. :)

If you can't afford backpacking Europe, just do it in America. Not as many hostels, but what the hell.

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Originally posted by Ichabod
If you can't afford backpacking Europe, just do it in America. Not as many hostels, but what the hell.

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They're are plenty of hostels in Canada though, including many here in Montréal. I had to stay at one when I first got here. I think it cost $40-50c a night, which is not too bad but you could actually get a tiny Faulty Towers style hotel room for the same price.

I love to travel too - the best feeling in the world.

I've been to Iceland, Czech, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England, Scotland, Wales, France, and a few others I'm sure I'm forgetting.

Anyone planning any big trips?

Every year I have to travel to downtown Detroit to work. That pretty much takes all the wanderlust out of me. Before those trips, I'd just take off to a new city, just to see what it was like.

I think I would be more excited if it was some place more exotic (cripes, my co-worker gets to go to Ireland, Hawaii, Japan, and Australia).

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Originally posted by Ichabod
If you can't afford backpacking Europe, just do it in America. Not as many hostels, but what the hell.

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whats to see in America? i've lived here all my life - seen most of it - bah....

sggg - hostels in the USA? I live in Houston and have never seen any... I always imagined them to be more of a European thing.

I wish I could travel with the gals from globe trekker - or hell, even have rick steve's tag along - that queer bait.

Ive lived in New Jersey and California.

Ive also been to:
Nevada (Las Vegas is weird)
Utah
New York
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ohio (Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame is neat)
Iowa
South Dakota (Mt. Rushmore is awesome)
Wyoming
Puerto Rico

Ill be in Japan two years from now.

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Originally posted by station82o
sggg - hostels in the USA? I live in Houston and have never seen any... I always imagined them to be more of a European thing.

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I don't think their are that many.. but I don't really know. I have never had the desire to investigate, but it seems that most Americans have never even heard of hostels so it's probably pretty unpopular or uncommon.

I did know some friends who travelled to NYC from Toronto and stayed at a hostel though, so I guess there must be a few?

There are many in Canada though. There are a whole bunch here in Montréal and I know people who have stayed at ones in Toronto. I have also seen a book about hostelling in Canada in the travel section of bookstore near my parents house in NJ. Hehe.. :p

Maybe if you stop by your local bookstore you can find some books like that.

Check this out - Hostelling International's page of American Youth Hostels.

http://www.hiayh.org/

http://www.hiayh.org/hostels/texas/tx.htm

None in Houston. :(