Hosteling for Baby Boomers
When I tell people that I usually in hostels during my travels around the world is astonished horror bordering remain the first reaction of most baby boomers.
"Are not they dirty?"
"Do not you know a bunch of drunken twentysomethings, the Party have all night to endure long?"
"Are they ? really sure "
Based on the number of budget hotels and motels available in the US and the lack of a backpacker culture here, hostels have never really, as captured in other countries; only about 100 of the 31 752 hostels are listed in the Hostels.com located in the US
started My preference for hostels out of necessity; As a corporate dropout redetermined in an independent travel writer and photographer, I had to watch every penny. I went on my first round the world trip in early 07 arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with a reservation in a cheap hotel for the first two nights, it did not take long to find me the backpacker district and change She digs for cheaper. Although I worried about unclean conditions, bugs, and is kept awake by boisterous hostel colleagues, my accommodations were always clean, error-free and fairly quiet.
During this first trip I opted for private rooms with shared bathrooms instead of dormitories with shared bathrooms and showers. That they also have private facilities, is one of the best kept secrets about hostels. Most people I say, are shocked.
It is now four years later, and I have become so enamored with hostels I stay elsewhere rare. This year for the first time, I decided to stay in dormitories, private rooms instead. At first I was worried that I would not be accepted. I pictured a bunch of twenty and thirty year olds think, "What's the old broad in our dorm room?" I soon discovered that this fear was only in my head. I have developed wonderful friendships with people of all ages from staying the dorms.
Each hostel offers different sleeping habits. Some have dorms with up to 16 bunk beds, although eight- and four-bed configurations are much more common. Guests can often between same sex dorms or mixed dorms available. I slept in two and never felt the slightest bit uncomfortable. Many hostels offer family rooms for up to four people. One of the biggest hostel secrets I've discovered is that you can book a two-bed dormitory, and unless it's a holiday or other high-traffic period, you will almost always space for itself have alone. For some reason, hostels hesitate a second person reserve in a two-bed room when available alternative beds.
hostels are safe, well-staffed, well-located, as a rule, and usually offer a complimentary breakfast. Most have metal lockers to secure your property while you are away for the day, but be sure to bring along your own padlock. While more and provide more towels, invite many additional or have any towels, so it is a good idea to carry with you a camp towel. Most hostels provide communal areas for unwinding and other travelers and a fully equipped kitchen socializing where you refrigerate food and prepare your own meals. Some have a laundry and travel libraries where travelers can exchange books. A few that I've stayed in even had hot tubs, barbecues, beaches and at their front doors.
Despite the persistent stereotypes, I have never thought of drunken partygoers. For the most part have been wonderful and considerate my dormmates. As for creepy crawlies, I have never seen even a bedbug. Hostels generally clean, some more than others. To ensure the cleanliness of the facility, customer reviews should be read before booking. What we think of hostels comes from outdated notions of hostels looked like in the 60s and what we see on television or in movies.
of solo travelers, couples and friends traveling together, the age range from late teens to seventy somethings, hostels offer a wonderful, eclectic experience, but for me the biggest advantage is that I on street have stayed longer. These days, I measure the cost of everything from the price of a bed in a hostel dorm. Your cheap let me stay on the road longer.
After years working on jobs that paid the bills, but brought no joy, baby boomer Barbara Weibel walked away from corporate life in 07 to pursue writing, photography and travel: only things that they would ever want to do. These days, she discovered the world, a culture at a time, for nine to ten months a year. Follow her journey at Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel.
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