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  Where to Go, Where to Stay in Europe ?

Albania

Albania Hostels

Tourists and backpackers to Albania can really enjoy its wild and mountainous landscape, with extensive forests, sandy b...

Andorra

Andorra Hostels

Andorra is a tiny dot on the map; an independent Principality dwarfed by France and Spain, most well known for being a t...

Armenia

Armenia Hostels

Historically, culturally and scenically the Republic of Armenia is a captivating attraction place. Not only has it been ...

Austria

Austria Hostels

Landlocked in the heart of Europe, Austria runs from the Alps in the west down to Vienna and the Danube in the east. For...

Belgium

Belgium Hostels

It may be a little country, but it is a lovely one, so it is sad that Belgium is often overlooked when tourists and back...

Bosnia Herzegovina

Bosnia Herzegovina Hostels

When thinking of Bosnia & Herzegovina, it is difficult not to focus on the Yugoslav wars that blighted the Balkan region...

Bulgaria

Bulgaria Hostels

Bulgaria is a lovely mountainous country, small in size but rich in ancient culture, scenic splendour, friendly people a...

Croatia

Croatia Hostels

After more than a decade of civil and ethnic unrest, Croatia is once again emerging as an attractive tourist attraction ...

Cyprus

Cyprus Hostels

There is a great deal packed into a small space on the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. Not only does it a...

Czech Republic

Czech Republic Hostels

During the past few decades the Czech Republic has slowly been emerging as a popular tourist attraction place, favoured ...

Denmark

Denmark Hostels

Best known for its large dogs and Viking warriors, Denmark is a small, prosperous and highly functional kingdom in north...

England

England Hostels

Englands eventful history and scenic diversity render it one of the worlds most popular visitor attraction places. Unite...

Estonia

Estonia Hostels

Estonia, the northern Baltic land of primeval forests, rivers, bogs, lakes and sea islands, has one of the smallest popu...

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Hostels

The Faroe Islands an autonomous area under Danish administration lie between Iceland and Norway. All in all there are 18...

Finland

Finland Hostels

The sun never quite sets in Finland, which extends well into the Arctic Circle, in summer time, but it also never quite ...

France

France Hostels

Wherever you choose to begin or end a sojourn in Europes biggest country, and however long you spend exploring youll sim...

Germany

Germany Hostels

As Germany moves forward into the 21st century, leaving behind a history of division and tyranny, it is a nation embraci...

Greece

Greece Hostels

The Olympic Games were spawned in ancient classical Greece, along with democracy and the fundamentals of philosophy, sci...

Greenland

Greenland Hostels

Some might be surprised to learn that Greenland is the worlds biggest island. Its large and impressive island terrain is...

Hungary

Hungary Hostels

Hungarys location in the centre of Europe continent along with its hospitable attitude makes it one of the best places f...

Iceland

Iceland Hostels

With its glassy glaciers, hot thermal springs, spectacular geysers, active volcanoes, lava fields, stunning waterfalls a...

Ireland

Ireland Hostels

The lure of Ireland lies in its landscapes and its people, and it is through involvement with either, or both, that visi...

Israel

Israel Hostels

Israel is a land saturated with the importance of its position as the cradle of Judaism, Christianity and Islam alike. T...

Italy

Italy Hostels

Italy dips down out of Europe continent and into the Mediterranean like a womens leg firmly planted in a sleek stiletto,...

Latvia

Latvia Hostels

Latvia has a history of occupation, surviving two world wars and 50 years behind the Iron Curtain, but the Latvia of tod...

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Hostels

Liechtenstein seems to be the forgotten corner of Europe; tucked in between Switzerland and Austria, this lovely country...

Lithuania

Lithuania Hostels

The Republic of Lithuania, on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, boldly became the first of the Soviet republics to decla...

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Hostels

It is easy to overlook the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, a tiny little country dwarfed between its neighbours France, Germa...

Macedonia

Macedonia Hostels

The relationship between England and Wales has never been entirely easy. The Saxon king Offa, impatient with constant de...

Malta

Malta Hostels

It has been said that the Maltese islands are the open air museum of the Mediterranean, offering 7,000 years or more of ...

Moldova

Moldova Hostels

Rich with history and fertile soils that produce abundant vineyards, Moldova is an unjustifiably forgotten tourist attra...

Monaco

Monaco Hostels

An independent city state west of the French Cote dAzur, the Principality of Monaco is the playground of Europes celebri...

Montenegro

Montenegro Hostels

It has been variously described as the new Riviera, an unpolished gem and even a paradise, all of which are true to a la...

Morocco

Morocco Hostels

Morocco is just a step away from Europe, across the narrow straits of Gibraltar, but it is a world away in culture and e...

Netherlands

Netherlands Hostels

This country of tulips, windmills and bicycles stretches out over a predominantly flat landscape of reclaimed land. Soph...

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Hostels

Occupying the northeastern corner of an island brimming with superlatives, Northern Ireland contains many hidden facets ...

Norway

Norway Hostels

Norway is a wildly lovely country of snow capped hills and deep glacier carved fjords. The astounding sights of the sout...

Poland

Poland Hostels

Tourists and backpackers to Poland will be enchanted by its remarkable history of heroic resilience and tragedy, and del...

Portugal

Portugal Hostels

Portugal shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. Its long,...

Romania

Romania Hostels

Romania is slowly emerging from the effects of being one of the most repressed countries under communism and having suff...

Russia

Russia Hostels

As Russia moves forward into the 21st century, it leaves behind a turbulent history of tyranny and a crippled economy: f...

San Marino

San Marino Hostels

The countrys capital (pop. 4 600) also named San Marino sits on the western slope of the tri peaked Mt. Titano. Cars are...

Scotland

Scotland Hostels

Scotland is a wild and untamed country stretching from rolling farmlands in the South and East to the dramatic highlands...

Serbia

Serbia Hostels

Landlocked and surrounded by turbulent eastern European countries, and containing the notorious United Nations administe...

Slovakia

Slovakia Hostels

Centrally situated in Europe, Slovakia, or the Slovak Republic, is an up and coming tourist attraction place that beckon...

Slovenia

Slovenia Hostels

A small country, half the size of Switzerland in the south of central Europe, Slovenia is full of unusual and often spec...

Spain

Spain Hostels

Budget airlines and affordable fares have turned Spain into a beach resort heaven for northern Europeans wishing to esca...

Sweden

Sweden Hostels

Sweden is a land of cultural contrast, from the Danish influence of the southwest to the nomadic Laplanders in the wild ...

Switzerland

Switzerland Hostels

With snow capped Alps, forested hills, fairytale castles, Renaissance cathedrals, shimmering lakes, stylish spas and lux...

Turkey

Turkey Hostels

Linking Europe continent and the Middle East, suspended between the new and the long established, Turkey retains a disco...

Ukraine

Ukraine Hostels

One of the biggest countries in Eastern Europe, the Ukraine is situated between Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hunga...

Wales

Wales Hostels

The relationship between England and Wales has never been entirely easy. The Saxon king Offa, impatient with constant de...

A Few Words About European Hostels

Hostel Recommendations

So, what is a hostel? Local or international youth hostels provide travellers budget accommodations, where backpackers can sleep on a bunk bed in a dorm, share same bathroom with others, lounge, and sometimes a kitchen. In other terms, hostels are cheap places to stay so you can spend your money elsewhere.

Another term: Backpacking is a form of budget travel that allows young people to enjoy the fun of traveling without spending huge amounts of money. The differences between backpacking from other traditional forms of tourism includes common use of public transport (mostly trains with usually interrail or eurorail passes) as a means of travel, preference of youth hostels to luxury hotels, length of the trip, use of a heavy loaded backpack, and an interest in meeting the locals as well as seeing the sights. Europe can be considered a backpacker heaven for both prices and ease of transportation. Railway passes like Interrail and Eurorail are widely used in Europe, which allows unlimited train travel in a specific number of days. Hostels, B&Bs and campgrounds are the top three accommodation options. In European hostels, rooms can be mixed or single-gender, although private rooms may also be available if you are willing to pay higher prices (The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie). Youth hostels are generally more economical for individual travelers, but also have advantages for large groups.

Choosing the Best Hostel: There are many fascinating hostels in Europe, but also many that you should avoid. Since backpacking is usually a random act by its nature, most people dont even bother to book or at least search for a hostel. If you are lucky to avoid hustlers waiting for you in train stations, offering cheap but probably low standards accommodation, you will end up paying high prices for crowded rooms with noise and bad smells. To avoid unpleasant hostel memories, my recommendation would be book your hostel online.

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