Hostel or Hostile? Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo
Here is the final H or H for our Japan trip. The first of these isn’t actually a hostel but I’m going to include it here anyway. Yamatoya Honten Ryokan, […]
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Hostel or Hostile? Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Nara
Nagasaki Akari International Hostel, Nagasaki This was a small hostel just beside the river in Nagasaki, offering private rooms and mixed dorms. It was absolutely freezing inside and I was […]
Hostel or hostile? Tokyo, Nikko and Tokyo again!
Well, it has certainly been a long time since I’ve written a Hostel or Hostile! Here it goes… Toco Tokyo Heritage Hostel, Tokyo This was a lovely little hostel, very […]
Hostel or Hostile – Airlie Beach, Byron Bay, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne
Beaches- Airlie Beach The only thing that was good about this hostel was the location and the food in the restaurant. The rest of it was awful. We were staying […]
Hostel or Hostile – Penang, Langkawi, Koh Lipe, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Righty-ho! Haven’t done this in a while… Cocoa Mews – Penang This hostel was in the middle of Little India and was…okay. We didn’t have a great first impression as […]
Hostel or Hostile – Bali, Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Jakarta
Sayang Maha Mertha, Bali We had a twin room in this hostel, which had a crazy 70’s theme to the room, with a bright green lampshade and a flowery bedspread. […]
Hostel or Hostile – Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, Hong Kong
So, to refresh your memory… We’d been staying in a hotel in Siem Reap where they brought us nightly bedtime stories – amazing! We then took a bus to Phnom […]
Hostel or Hostile – Chiang Mai, Luang Prabang, Siem Reap
Teeraya Boutique- Chiang Mai This hostel was only about five minutes drive from the airport which was very handy. The first thing you notice about this hostel as you enter […]
Hostel or Hostile – Koh Lanta, Koh Phi Phi and Phuket
As I said in the previous H or H, the hostel that we moved to after the hostile was much better! Lanta Scenic Bungalows – Koh Lanta When we arrived, […]
Hostel or Hostile?
Until this trip, I don’t think I’d ever stayed in a hostel. I always associated them with backpackers, which I was not…when I was researching the trip, several people were […]
