uktrail

I heard about this forum through a member of another similar forum. I run a website that features hostels throughout Great Britain, with personal reviews where possible. I am also interested in setting up a site dedicated to the Solo Traveller, who frequently receives poor treatment when hotels and guest houses prefer to take couples or families.

I am a senior backpacker, I have stayed in over 400 hostels. My earliest hostelling trips involved walking between hostels (only YHA in those days) in scenic areas such as the English Lake District. I still prefer touring holidays more than staying in one spot, and if you dont rent a car, carrying a backpack is the only sensible way to do this, and staying in hostels is still the best way, to reduce loneliness.

marc873

Welcome to Tpunk!!! And Hostel life, is indeed the life!!!!!

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mooloo

Welcome to the boards!

Sounds like you would have a lot of great stories to share with everyone!

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uktrail

Well, I'm not one to seek out excitement or challenges, I mainly like to see a lot of scenery and a lot of places. When in a city for a short time I like to mainly wander the streets and get a feel for the place and the architecture. When in a city for 3 days or more I like to get out of it for a while! Take a train to a nearby small town, village or castle.

After staying in YHA hostels for many years, which were good places to stay and the guests were pleasant but not always ready to communicate much, I arrived at the YHA in Bruges on a wet day and found they were full. The manager kindly phoned around and found a place for me (and another guy) at Snuffels hostel. This was my first experience of an independent hostel, and I was so impressed by the friendliness and friendship of the backpackers there, and their stories -- not GREAT stories, but just descriptions of where they had been -- such variety!

One of my favourite trips was to the Faroe Islands, a place I have rarely seen mentioned by others. You can walk over the grassy hills, walking up a slope that seems just like a giant meadow. Then without a levelling-out of the land, there is a slight break in the ground where a section has fallen a little. If you took two steps further, you would yourself fall a lot -- 400 metres, down to the roaring ocean below!

travelpunk

Holy hostel experience Batman! 400 hostels?! That's a lot of traveling.

Welcome to the boards and please give our thanks to whoever it was that referred you.

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Hi !
I've just visited this forum. Happy to get acquainted with you. Thanks.

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Welcome both of you!

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Yes... Hello and welcome to the both of you

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