In his mid-fifties Hardie Karges suddenly finds himself at a crossroads in his life, career, and relationship, so decides to do (again) the one thing that he does better than anything else-travel. That means cashing in some frequent-flyer miles and heading to South America, specifically the four southernmost countries that he has yet to visit. 'Ah, that felt good.' So two months later, that crossroads is still there, but there is no obvious path, indeed more like a half-dozen of them, one for each continent. So he decides to finally put into action a plan he's had for some time, to go to...
In his mid-fifties Hardie Karges suddenly finds himself at a crossroads in his life, career, and relationship, so decides to do (again) the one thing ...
Included in the book are chapters on how to travel, when to travel, why to travel and where to travel, in general and in North America in particular. There are also introductions to all cities with hostels, with historical and geographical background information and personal vignettes from the author's experience. Mostly, though, there are comprehensive listings of all the quality hostels in North America, with complete specs and contact info. Now, when advance booking isn't possible, you can book right up to the last minute. Or maybe you've never stayed in a hostel. Then you really need this...
Included in the book are chapters on how to travel, when to travel, why to travel and where to travel, in general and in North America in particular. ...
Have you heard of hostels, and always thought you'd like to try one, but didn't know where to start? This book's for you. And it not only tells you where to start and how to start and when to start, but where to stay in 100 cities of Western Europe, all the major ones in all 25 countries, each with its own language and culture... but not so many currencies. That includes the beaches in Spain, the mountains of Switzerland, the fashion centers of France, the pub culture of England, and the forests of Germany; cities like Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Berlin, and Amsterdam, and they've all got one...
Have you heard of hostels, and always thought you'd like to try one, but didn't know where to start? This book's for you. And it not only tells you wh...
Eastern Europe is the most exciting destination to open up for independent travel in years. The food is tasty, the people are friendly, and the variety is breathtaking. Poland and the Czech Republic may seem like extensions of their Western neighbors, but they are extensions that were frozen in time for fifty years before the Iron Curtain finally fell some twenty years ago. Communism did nothing if not stop the clock; and what you find now are perfect specimens of old Europe, the one with the stunning architecture and the exotic city centers. Places like Russia and Romania are something else...
Eastern Europe is the most exciting destination to open up for independent travel in years. The food is tasty, the people are friendly, and the variet...
The British Isles and Germany are the historic heartland of the hostel movement, and they're the heart of this book, too, with over 600 hostels-lodgings with shared rooms-between them. They have private rooms, too, of course. And the Benelux countries and Scandinavia are no slouches, either. Then there's East Europe-Poland, Ukraine, Russia, and the Baltic countries-a new frontier just waiting to be explored further. Do you already know how to travel? Do you just want to know where the hostels are, so that you can plan a hostel-based trip along the highways and byways of North Europe, in the...
The British Isles and Germany are the historic heartland of the hostel movement, and they're the heart of this book, too, with over 600 hostels-lodgin...