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Montanita is the surfing and party centre of the Ecuadorian coastline. It’s an amazing place to enjoy word class waves during the day and uber strong cocktails at night…a mecca for backpackers, surfers and general beach lovers alike. I’ve been fortunate enough to spend nearly 3 months living here and it’s been epic to say [...]

This week I hit two of my personal blog milestones. Firstly was getting 100 “likes” on the Facebook page (not many I know but I’ve only really just got into posting things on there!) and second was hitting over 1000 followers on my twitter feed. I’m pretty stoked with both and as promised I’m doing [...]

After two and a half weeks of basically non-stop fiesta in Montañita (with a side of Spanish Classes), I needed to find a recovery zone that was quiet, completely devoid of crowds, and with some good surf to boot. Ayampe fit the bill perfectly, and the Picanteria El Paso was exactly the hostel I was [...]

Working for hostels is a great way to save money on your travels and can also lead to heaps of epic kickbacks (including my best ever backpacking job in Byron) and meeting loads of amazing people. But it’s not all easy work or easy to land such a good opportunity. I’ve been lucky with mine [...]

My New House I’m kicking off the first Photo of the Week for 2012 with the first of many slices of South America. I’ve started my RTW trip in Montanita, Ecuador – and this is my new pad…not bad hey?! Tweet

Every so often I stay in an absolute gem of a hostel on my travels, and Thailand was no exception. Having rocked up in Bangkok at stupid o’clock with my buddy Audrey we bundled ourselves into an expectedly over priced taxi and headed to Silom to check into HQ Hostel. Now HQ were epic from [...]

iBed in Koh Samui was my first taste of hostels in Thailand and it didn’t disappoint. I actually booked it before arriving as there’s nothing worse than landing after a long haul flight and having to locate a bed! Having weighed up the option iBed won me over with it’s sleek website, free wifi and [...]

If you’re looking for a hostel that’s cheap, centrally located and basic then Flinders Station Backpackers is for you. We’ve found that travelling as a couple can get expensive when you want to rent a double room instead of staying in a dorm but the rates at Flinders were better than we’ve seen at other [...]

We’re all becoming more and more aware of the fact the whole world is going down the pan and the economy in Britain is pretty diar. So alot of people are heading abroad in the hope of making some dollar and escaping the suffocating mess our government has got us into. Yet it’s not just [...]

Those of you following me on Twitter will know that for the last few days I’ve been down in the heart of Cornwall in the bustling beachside town of Newquay completing a Surf Instructor course. Instead of staying in a B&B or campsite I used this time away to get back into hostel life (which [...]

The Drift, perfectly located right in the centre of Hanoi, Vietnam, is one of the most fun, sociable and cleanest hostels we went to in South East Asia (and believe me they are sometimes hard to find!) Tweet