10 things you didn’t know about accommodation booking with Booking.com
For years, I had been booking my accommodation strictly via hostel websites (directly via links I found on Google maps and via the portals hostelbookers, hostelworld, and Hostelling International's own hihostels.com). Then, I was approached by Booking.com to write about their
A traveler’s introduction to Israel and Palestine
Even combined, Israel and Palestine with the Westbank and Gaza do not cover a large area of land. Barely 500 km lie between the southern city Eilat at the Red Sea, and the northernmost point, Mount Hermon. The Dead Sea at
Crossing the southern land border from Jordan to Israel (Aqaba to Eilat)
I have received a bunch of questions about this one. So here's a quick write-up about how to cross the southern-most Jordan-to-Israel land border. If you're arriving from Petra (Wadi Musa), you'll probably go to the bus station in downtown Aqaba. While
Review: Ibis Budget Hotel Toulouse Blagnac Airport
Carcassonne, France, Europe, hostel, accommodation
Bagni di Lucca to Vicenza via Lucca, Prato, Bologna, Padova
My fellow WorkAway is quite pleased with herself. She happens to also be going from Bagni di Lucca to Vicenza today and she's booked all her tickets via GoEuro. In Italy, I don't like booking tickets via the internet. a) Because
Navigating Cinque Terre by boat, train, bus and on foot
The UNESCO World heritage site most people know simply as Cinque Terre is much more than just five villages on the Ligurian coast. There is also Portovenere, where I stayed for four nights, and Isola Palmaria, both at the mouth
Hostelling International: Ostello San Frediano, Lucca
San Frediano promises to become a prime hostel for both backpackers and families in the coming years -- both to visit Lucca and as a base to explore Tuscany. Location & Getting There The hostel is located in the vast halls of
Hostelling International: Ostello Porto Venere, Portovenere
The Ostello Porto Venere proved to be the perfect base for exploring the UNESCO World Heritage site commonly known as Cinque Terre. Location & Getting There As the name would suggest the Ostello di Porto Venere is in Portovenere, to the left
Hostelling International: European Rooms, Parma
The European Rooms in Parma is the type of hostel you either love or hate. At the end, well, actually halfway through my night there, I realized I don't like it. But if you're the type that likes to party
Hostelling International: The Hostel Pisa in Pisa
Location & Crowd The Hostel Pisa is almost perfectly located: it's a 20 minute walk (!) from the airport, 5 minutes from the train station, and yet only 20 minutes from the famed leaning tower on the other end of the