Tips for selecting the best hostel for you

1. Read the hostel’s microsite thoroughly. These have a full description of the hostel along with pictures too.
2. Read past customer comments and ratings. Each Hostelworld.com customer is invited to rate the hostels in terms of security, cleanliness, fun, staff, location and character.
3. Book in advance to ensure you get the type of room you want. If you are looking for a private double/twin room, but leave booking until the last minute, you may not get the type of room you want.
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Find the best seat before you fly

The ultimate source for airplane seating, in-flight amenities, and airline information.

* Detailed seatmap graphics
* In-depth comments about seats with limited recline, reduced legroom, and misaligned windows
* Color-coding to help identify superior and substandard seats
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Finding Hostels

Hostels.net offers backpackers the most comprehensive directory of independent hostels located all over the world. Browse our selection of hostels in the world’s largest cities and top off-the-beaten track locations. We feature in-depth information about each hostel as well as confirmed online booking facilities.

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How to Get Cheap Flights

TWO HUNDRED YEARS ago the cost was seven years to a lifetime of servitude for average people making a one-way crossing of the Atlantic. Now it can be funded by a few days of waiting tables.

When booking through an agent, always specify you want the “lowest possible fare,” as there may be specials which do not fall under “economy” or “APEX.” Moreover, not every agent–even with the budget specialists listed below–will be equally competent or motivated to find the cheapest ticket. They may not know about a great deal the next cubicle has been selling all week, or the commission may not merit bothering much.
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11 must see places on a round the world trip

Our world is filled with must-see sights and attractions, and some of them are far easier to reach than others. Seeing the Eiffel Tower or the Coliseum in Rome is easy on nearly any casual swing through Europe, whether it’s early in your life or late. Sights like those are also surrounded by hundreds of other worthwhile things, so working them into your schedule is best left to a regional trip where you can give everything the attention that it deserves.

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What Do Americans think of The Europeans ?

At the outset, it’s important to understand this about Americans:

* a lot of Americans live by the “if you can’t say anything nice about (something), then don’t say anything at all” adage. So most Americans, who generally have a vague positive feeling about Europe, will only say vaguely positive things about Europe, if anything at all. (”I hear it’s nice over there.”)

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