Review: Astoria City Hostel, Budapest

Website http://astoriacityhostel.com/ Address 1072 Budapest, Rákóczi út 4 Tel: +36 1 950 64 80 email: staff@astoriacityhostel.com How to get to We arrived in Budapest by train so we took M2 from Keleti pu to Astoria. And now we walked around our tail because we knew to exit on Rakoczi…however, we didn’t exit to the correct…

Review: Hyde Park Hostel, Bratislava, Slovakia

Website http://hyde-park.sk/hostel/ Address Obchodna 53 811 06 Bratislava Tel: (00421) 0911 689 945 How to get to We arrived in Bratislava by train so from the Main Train Station (Hlavna Stanica) we walked. Before leaving home I did a google search and made e print-screen of the walking route. I also got a map from…

#indie30 Prompt #30: What is the best piece of advice you have received while traveling?

Day 30 prompt (and last one) is here: What is the best piece of advice you have received while traveling? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. The perks of being a travel writer include having quite a lot of knowledge about traveling, either through research or personal experience. The best advice I ever…

#indie30 Prompt #29: Design the perfect hostel

Day 29 prompt is here: Design the perfect hostel Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. You know how those really scenic villages perched on cliffs overlooking a sea (say the Adriatic) are impossibly expensive to stay in during summer? Or even during the shoulder season? Ok then. My dream is to open a…

#indie30 Prompt #28: What song amps you up for travel?

Day 28 prompt is here: What song amps you up for travel? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. John Denver – Leaving on a Jet Plane Yes, I know it’s a love song. But hey, tastes aren’t to be discussed, right? and Sirtaki! And I might as well add some more…I’m an oldies…

#indie30 Prompt #27: Tell us about a time you celebrated a holiday abroad?

Day 27 prompt is here: Tell us about a time you celebrated a holiday abroad? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. The longest I’ve been away so far was 3 weeks. Hardly can call it “long term travel”. Sigh. And I’ve made a point to NOT travel over the holidays. We all know…

#indie30 Prompt #26: What is your idea of the perfect trip?

Day 26 prompt is here: What is your idea of the perfect trip? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. I have added some trip ideas to my Travelers profile on Bootsnall. Looking at them I just noticed that I sort of need to update them. Hehe. So here, it goes, if money were…

#indie30 Prompt #25: Show us your photos!

Day 25 prompt is here: Show us your photos! Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. Brace yourself for a long photo blog post.

#indie30 Prompt #24: Tell us a story set around the worst accommodations you’ve ever stayed in.

Day 24 prompt is here: Tell us a story set around the worst accommodations you’ve ever stayed in. Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. I have asked Alex to chime in on this one. And we both agree: Dominik Panzio, Budapest (before it was renovated) and Cabana Zeni, Straja were the most horrible…

#indie30 Prompt #23: Tell us about the best road trip you’ve ever been on

Day 23 prompt is here: Tell us about the best road trip you’ve ever been on. Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. First of all, it’s time to brag again. The weekly round up highlighted two of my articles ! Yay. Best road trip ever? May 2013, our first wedding anniversary. It wasn’t…

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