Matador - hostel

12 hours in Cordoba

Tyler — Thu, 7 Aug 2008 09:43:07 -0500

Cordoba

Expectating to find a city to rival Buenos Aires, bustling with students preparing to indulge in the legendary nightlife we were lost for words when we found ourselves in a city that would best be described as a ghost town. It was so quiet there may as well have been dust-balls rolling...

A Heavenly Hostel In The Hell Of Naples

noambit — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:25:38 -0500

Let's face it, you want to see Pompeii but quite frankly Naples is not a city you want to visit. Almost every traveler I have met on the road has told me just how unsafe they feel in downtown Naples: The cities lack of landfills has lead to complete stand stills of trash removal and when...

How to choose a hostel: things to think about while searching for a bed

noambit — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:56:18 -0500

It is easy to go to hostelworld.com, punch in the city you will be arriving in, pick the first hostel that pops up, book it and cross your fingers. As one may guess however, this can lead to a stay in a place that is less than expected or downright horrible. Booking the right place to lay...

Sunrise: Punta del Diablo

Tim Patterson — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:51:56 -0500

It’s 5:20 am here in Punta del Diablo, Uruguay. I’m perched on a stool behind the reception desk at El Diablo Tranquilo hostel, listening to the Killers and waiting for the sun to rise.

In the past two weeks I’ve seen a lot of sunrises. The hostel faces east, towards the ocean, and every...

Skydiving in Switzerland

jgbrandt — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:14:29 -0600

One of the coolest and craziest things I've ever done was skydiving in Interlaken, Switzerland last May. This decision to jump out of an airplane didn't come overnight. It was the result of a gradual increase, through baby steps, in becoming more adventurous and daring. The truth is, I don't even...

Why Be An Innkeeper?

santodomingo — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:00:18 -0600

When pilgrims and townsfolk ask me why I'm here, volunteering as an innkeeper on the Camino de Santiago, I make something up. Anything. I got a severence package from a downsizing accounting firm. I was in Sweden doing lights for concerts the past 18 months. I have stock. There has to be a story,...

Mist Opportunities in London

Jay Martin — Fri, 7 Dec 2007 21:32:42 -0600

My brother Mark and I looked down at the disheveled lump lying on the cot. It looked pitiful amongst the borrowed blankets and pillows, eyes peering above the covers, and uttered the phrase all travelers in a foreign country dread hearing: “I need to go to the hospital.”

It was about 12:30 a.m....

The Top Ten Hostels in Europe: A Definitive List

Where Is Bowdo? — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:35:00 -0600

“When you get to Brugge, you HAVE to go to this hostel my brother’s flatmate’s girlfriend stayed at…”

“Geez don’t stay at that hostel when you are in Budapest, the night manager was SO RUDE to me when I stayed there in 1993…”

“There’s this hostel kind of near the old town …...

So far in Zadar

Gerard Ward — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:53:30 -0500

My hostel - the only hostel in Zadar - was in Puntamika. Puntamika was described as a bus ride away from Zadar. I'm ignoring the fact that you would need to carry your backpack, but I could've walked there. But it was only 8 kunas ($2 AUD), so stress levels weren't totally going crazy.

This trip to...

My Simple Life

Bmeizz — Tue, 7 Aug 2007 21:45:29 -0500

You know, sometimes I still wake up and wonder what the hell I’m doing here. What am I doing in a house with a grass roof and 4 minutes of hot water? In a city without even a single restaurant for its 500 people, exactly none of whom speak my language?

I discovered this little pueblito 4 years...

Creative Hostel in Montevideo

Bmeizz — Fri, 3 Aug 2007 22:45:33 -0500

PalermoART Hostel in Montevideo might not be in the most obvious neighborhood or boast 80 beds like some of the cities other offerings, but it can claim a friendly atmosphere and an appreciation for design not often found for $10 a night. The bar offers interesting events in a beautifully renovated...

Vista Serena

tcbeatie — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:17:55 -0600

This hostel in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, is one of the most beautiful and relaxed places to stay. Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, one can watch the sunset from a hammock after a day treking through the national park nearby, where the air smells like coconut, and rambunctious monkeys make off with...

Iguazu Falls, Argentina, The wildly popular Hostel Inn, and internet gluttons

Stu — Fri, 2 Feb 2007 18:23:28 -0600

If you have had the fortune of visiting Iguazu Falls, there is probably a 75% chance you stayed at The Hostel-Inn, in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina.

The Hostel-Inn hostel is the ultimate "spring break" hostel (And for the record, I sheepishly admit that I went to Cancun, Mexico and I currently believe...

A Day in KL

ZTP Teo — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:04:50 -0600

We woke before the alarm at 6:40. It was a warm Thursday morning and we were going to the Batu Caves.

After a shower and internet, we exited our hostel and walked around the corner to a bus terminal. We are staying in China Town on Jalan Sultan in a hostel called the Red Dragon. It is an old theatre....

Acclimating to a Hostel life and a hostile breakfast

Stu — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:54:58 -0600

Assuming you aren't married or living with your significant other, most people haven't shared a bedroom with another person since the time honored slumber party as kids (or more probably college.. but just go with me on the slumber party bit).

I guess you could consider a Hostel living situation as...