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There are lots of very interesting options for lodging...
Bed and Breakfast is a very different thing in England, for instance, where it is low cost and all about people welcoming strangers and meeting people rather than luxurious romantic get-aways at a premium price.
You can also stay in monasteries in some places. I nearly did that a few years ago, on my trip to Italy, but never figured out quite how to arrange it. It would have helped to speak Italian. Would have helped even more to have found a travel-mentor in that area.
posted by
Ciel
on April 6, 2010 at 10:11 AM
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Glad the postcard arrived, TAPS!
One of the curious features of the San Diego USA hostel is that it's located in a former brothel. Ideal arrangement:a small common area, a knook in which to do business, a kitchen... and lots of small rooms...
posted by
Ciel
on April 6, 2010 at 10:08 AM
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I've learned something new. My teenage son stayed in hostels throughout Europe, but I never considered them an adult budget travel option before. You've changed my mind! Mal
posted by
gapcohen
on April 6, 2010 at 4:32 AM
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Ciel, I've never stayed in a hostel and I find your posts about them to be very fun to read. You do and write the most interesting things. And of course, you know I love your photographs. Thanks ever so much for the post card.
posted by
TAPS.
on April 3, 2010 at 1:44 PM
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Thanks (majroj)
posted by
majroj
on April 1, 2010 at 7:44 AM
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Re: Wow. Are there companies who run these, or what?
Yes, in fact there are companies and organizations... the largest is probably International Youth Hostels, and they, last time I checked, have a lot of rules. Some are privately operated, I'm sure, and pretty funky--as in functional and perhaps a bit... too much like a college-kid communal house-- having not the support of a professional-minded organization behind them.
posted by
Ciel
on March 31, 2010 at 9:22 AM
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Wow. Are there companies who run these, or what?
I looked into these for my daughter's senior girl scout troop to make a trip to Monterey CA. When the girls heard about the limitations, they all decidede they would take their monewy and go to the local mall instead.
posted by
majroj
on March 31, 2010 at 7:42 AM
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Ciel, me too. I stayed in a hostel in England...
Loved it...
posted by
dsm_tchr
on March 30, 2010 at 6:49 PM
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Just took me down backpack travel memory lane...
posted by
Straightforward
on March 30, 2010 at 10:20 AM
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