Before I started my travel job, I spent time travelling as a chef and adventure enthusiast. I have done everything from working holidays, to group tours, to all-inclusive’s and so much in-between.
Despite my job taking me all over the world now, I still spend every spare moment I have, travelling on my own and planning my next trip.
You can find information on hiking, eating, hostels and tours, right here in destinations. The blog posts you read here provide an honest perspective of my experience in every place I have traveled to. Good or bad.
So if you have already decided to travel somewhere or are just looking for some help deciding where to go and what to do when you get there, read on and please comment if you have an experience of your own that you feel the fellow Hikes and Hostels readers could benefit from.
HI Alpine Hostel, Banff
Banff National Park is one of the most beautiful National Parks in Canada. Located in Banff, Alberta just west of Calgary, travellers/explorers/adventurers come to visit from all over the globe. With over 3,000,000 visitors annually, it can be extremely busy and...
Whistler Lodge Hostel
Whistler Lodge Hostel Whistler, British Columbia Canada For any adventure seeker, Whistler BC Canada is a perfect destination. Whistler Blackcomb Ski resort has 4757 acres of skiable terrain making it the largest ski resort in North America with the greatest uphill...
National Park Hostel, Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand
National Park Hostel, Tongariro Crossing New Zealand The National Park Hostel was a great facility. It was unique in the way it was designed and it had a lot of charm. One of the coolest things that the hostel featured was an indoor climbing facility. So on days that...
Funky Green Voyager Hostel, Rotorua
Funky Green Voyager, Rotorua The best hostel in New Zealand. Rotorua was one of the most interesting places I visited in all of New Zealand. Everywhere you went was another amazing example of the geothermal activity, and the town was ripe with history because of it....
Seaside Hawaiian Hostel, Honolulu
Seaside Hawaiian Hostel, Honolulu I stayed at the Seaside Hawaiian Hostel in 2013 as a layover on my way to start my New Zealand trip. It was only the second hostel I had ever stayed in and the first time I'd stayed anywhere on my own. The staff were very welcoming,...
Hostels Vs. Hotels
Hostels Vs. Hotels If given the choice between staying in a hostel vs. a hotel, lets say, for a private room in a hostel and a standard double room in a hotel, if the price was exactly the same, I would choose the hostel every time. Honestly, in most cases, I...
Kauai Beach House Hostel
Kauai Beach House Hostel Kauai Beach House Hostel As far as hostels are concerned, this was a fantastic environment. The Kauai Beach house hostel is located about 20min from the airport and is very easy to locate. The biggest appeal is that it is the only hostel that...