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Having finally left Montanita Cabanas my next stop was Mancora, Peru for some more surfing goodness at one of the best left hand point breaks in the world. After speaking to some fellow surfers Loki Hostel was recommended to me – so I promptly pinged off an email and reserved a room. On checking in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Pai is in the beautiful northern mountains of Thailand 3 hours bus ride away from Chiang Mai. After those 3 hours of winding bends up and down amazing mountain roads with great views, you end up in the friendly small town of Pai. Twenty minute walk or 5 minute scooter ride out of the main [...]

Seeing as my 2 day trip to Edinburgh was very last minute, I wanted to find a bed as central as possible to make the most of the city as opposed to trekking back and forth to my bed! So when I came across Haggis Hostels – very aptly named for the city I was [...]

I fell in love with Koh Tao and wish I could’ve stayed alot longer, one of the reasons was how gorgeous the island is, but the other is definitely due to where I stayed – Koh Tao Backpackers. KTB is located mid way up Sairee Beach on the west coast of Tao – right I [...]

Koh Phangan is the famed venue for the Full Moon at Haad Rin and that's pretty much my sole reason for heading there on my trip to Thailand.   And my home for the 3 nights I was there was Phangan Beach Resort.   PBR isn't in Haad Rin itself – something I was keen [...]

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 [...]