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