tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post8718285573547342490..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: The history of youth hostels - from Israel to Britain!Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-30084739043649859982023-04-07T13:23:01.436+10:002023-04-07T13:23:01.436+10:00Thanks for reading this history, Backpackers.
Th...Thanks for reading this history, Backpackers. <br /><br />The post was written back in 2017, but I am sure there are keen hosteliers who can still give you suggestions.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-2891932017487692902023-04-06T17:34:38.068+10:002023-04-06T17:34:38.068+10:00Is it good for Backpackers Accommodation Katoomba....Is it good for <a href="https://www.katoombamountainlodge.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Backpackers Accommodation Katoomba</a>. I'm thinking about I will check this place. Anyone can give me a suggestion?Katoomba Mountain Lodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346916115298542814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-23784208173397242742017-12-24T11:29:51.208+11:002017-12-24T11:29:51.208+11:00Jenny
I agree totally. The lighthouse and water m...Jenny<br /><br />I agree totally. The lighthouse and water mills sound like very special experiences, something you will probably never get the chance of doing the rest of your life. Ditto the Zurich Night Train, dolled up as the Train Lodge Amsterdam (thank you Train Man). Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-44898402055503895062017-12-23T22:47:11.877+11:002017-12-23T22:47:11.877+11:00I've had some good times in youth hostels. I p...I've had some good times in youth hostels. I particularly remember staying in a magnificent old house on Corfu, in a couple of spectacular castles (one in Scotland and one in UK) and a terrific lighthouse in America, a couple of delightful old water mills in England. Of the modern ones. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-26319359463029261482017-12-21T09:40:08.062+11:002017-12-21T09:40:08.062+11:00ahhhh bazza
there were always five star hotels. T...ahhhh bazza<br /><br />there were always five star hotels. The genius of Richard Schirrmann was that the vast majority of ordinary people were really excluded from travelling their own country, let alone other countries. I remember sleeping in caravan parks, when there wasn't enough money for a youth hostel .. and eating a LOT of bread and cheese for months on end.<br /><br />You will love Cowes on Philip Island. Cowes here reminds me of Cowes on the Isle of Wight, but ours is smaller and less royal. However the beaches are lovely and the yachting is attractive. <br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-78040394720825644272017-12-21T04:02:44.032+11:002017-12-21T04:02:44.032+11:00I wish there were Oldie Hostels for my generation!...I wish there were Oldie Hostels for my generation! But, coming to think of it, it's hard to get Leah into anything below five star luxury which is not really my ideal.<br />I think the idea of Youth Hostels is terrific although I never stayed in one. I understand that the YMCA organisation can be a good choice for young travellers too although I know nothing about it.<br />PS: My Melbourne friends have just moved to Cowes on Philip Island. We intend to be there in two years time and also at her sister on their 20 acre St Andrews plot.<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s unbelievably felicitous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-81614522834063713082017-12-20T13:15:07.692+11:002017-12-20T13:15:07.692+11:00Andrew
Even back in 1966, my first year using you...Andrew<br /><br />Even back in 1966, my first year using youth hostels, the Argentinians and Brasilians in the group thought we Australians were too precious :)Helsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-19478951242673910602017-12-20T12:24:51.157+11:002017-12-20T12:24:51.157+11:00I don't think hostels would be for me, but how...I don't think hostels would be for me, but how interesting their history is. I think their standards are much higher now than when I would have been of an age to use them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-78091878391959165972017-12-20T11:18:32.134+11:002017-12-20T11:18:32.134+11:00Parnassus
Most of my experiences in youth hostels...Parnassus<br /><br />Most of my experiences in youth hostels happened during 1970-1975 when spouse and I had no money but years of great travelling experiences from Israel to Britain. <br /><br />To be very honest, it wasn't always easy - I did not enjoy other travellers' hairy armpits, snoring and shared showers. But as you found yourself, thankfully there was a suitable service for younger travellers.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-74910579362142986712017-12-20T10:58:25.543+11:002017-12-20T10:58:25.543+11:00Train Man
Yes! For decades the youth hostels were...Train Man<br /><br />Yes! For decades the youth hostels were easily reached, readily affordable for backpackers and with limited facilities. But now the Train Lodge Amsterdam has shown that the bunks can be comfortable, refined and still much cheaper than city hotels.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-45836294646336685912017-12-20T03:07:44.889+11:002017-12-20T03:07:44.889+11:00Hello Hels, There seem to be so many interesting ...Hello Hels, There seem to be so many interesting international hostels. I only stayed in one once, in New York in the Adirondacks, on the way to Canada. It was not the most pleasant of places--the people running it were nice, but I was not encouraged to try others.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-4248211424855977772017-12-19T19:13:15.102+11:002017-12-19T19:13:15.102+11:00My wife and I have a great suggestion. Train Lodge...My wife and I have a great suggestion. Train Lodge Amsterdam offers accommodation in a train hostel near Sloterdijk Station. Each former train carriage in the old Zurich Night Train is decked out to look like a hostel room that contains four bunk beds. Train Mannoreply@blogger.com