Travel Blog: Tips

How to pay less for your hostel bed

If you like your money in your pocket, it's good to know the same hostel bed is cheaper to book on Hostelculture.com than on other websites, and here's why...

How to use travel in job interviews

You’ve travelled, stayed in hostels, and experienced a lot; now, how can you use that to further your career prospects? Here’s how to use your travel experience to show interviewers & potential employers you’ve got what they’re looking for!

6 perfect Autumn Winter travel destinations

August is upon us already and Summer is soon to be a recent fond memory that keeps our hopes alive through the impending Autumn and Winter; time to get a jump start on post-Summer travel plans!

6 hostels with nature at heart

For many, a fundamental purpose of travelling and staying in hostels is simply ‘getting away’ for a while. However, exciting as a new city usually is, the city break is not necessarily always a ‘break’ at all; sometimes a change of pace & environment is what’s required to benefit body & soul, relax, recharge & rejuvenate.

10 ways to beat the post-travel blues

So, you’ve just been travelling, staying in great hostels, had some wonderful experiences, met & connected with incredible people, and made new friends. You’ve seen amazing sights, maybe done things you’d never imagined doing, learned something about yourself perhaps, and had great fun. Now, it’s time to go home, back to reality. Bummer!

The Difference Between Hotel & Hostel?...One little 's'!

Planning on poppin' your hostel cherry?

Well, planning ought to be the operative word! If you are soon to stay in a hostel for the first time, check out this helpful advice to make sure you sleep with the best on your first occasion & enjoy the experience.

Don't Pack These 10 Common Things When Travelling

One of the most annoying things about backpacking is just picking and choosing between what to take along! Bring too much and you’ll want to set your backpack on fire for being too heavy. And getting advice from your friends is no use since they've all been to different continents at different times of the year. How about all the information online from Choosing Your Perfect Backpack to Packing Hacks? Overwhelming!

8 Ways to Make the Most of Your International Adventure 

So you’re planning (or maybe already on your way?) your dream trip abroad? Congratulations! When it comes to international travel, sometimes just getting there is half the battle.

Young Student and Travel Blogger on Travel Tips and Writing

Isabel Leong is a young travel blogger who visited 55 cities in just under 6 months last year, an impressive feat for a young student. Isabel has garnered a lot of attention in media & the travel-blog sphere as well as amassing a significant number of budget-traveller followers to her insightful blog devoted to "the discovery of a world outside what you limit yourself to". Now in her final year of studies, we caught up with Isabel as she prepares for her next adventure to talk backpacking, beaches & nature, being bold and "unorthodox" money-saving techniques.