| Backpacking can be confusing, exhausting and | | | | money belts that fit inside your clothes. |
| possible dangerous. Therefore, preparations | | | | That way you can carry your passport and |
| need to be made. Hostels usually offer single | | | | money with you at all times. |
| beds in private rooms, doubles, or dorm | | | | |
| rooms. Without constraints or firm schedules, | | | | Hostels have probably been around for over a |
| backpackers are completely free. | | | | thousand years as a low cost place for a |
| | | | traveler to stay for the night. Today, many |
| With only your pack on your back, there are | | | | hostels are not unlike budget hotels where |
| no limits to what you can do or see. Cheap | | | | the only significant difference is the price. |
| rooms are available in hostels in most cities | | | | Almost all hostels offer lockers, either free |
| and towns around the world. Some hostels are | | | | of charge or for hire so that people staying |
| huge, providing beds for hundreds; others | | | | in dormitories can lock up their valuables. |
| consist of a single room in a friendly family | | | | |
| home. | | | | Hostelling is, in part, the act of traveling |
| | | | and staying in hostels, and is referred to as |
| Many hostels offer a wide range of activities | | | | "backpacking" in many parts of the world. |
| - from city tours to white water-rafting. | | | | Planning that seems so trivial at home can |
| Essential gear for your trip will include | | | | become complicated when you are in a strange |
| Backpack ,Fast Drying Towel, Walking Shoes, | | | | place. Generally, large city hostels are open |
| Socks and Underwear, Long Underwear, Pillow | | | | 24 hours per day, while others may have |
| Case, Sleeping Bag, Passport, Spy Wallet, Day | | | | shorter opening hours. Many hostels in the |
| Pack, Camera . Safeguard your important | | | | country are so quiet you can hear your heart |
| documents and money - Get one of those thin | | | | beat. |