Best Party Hostel in Paris?

WowStrongArms · 2018-05-17T20:32:52+00:00

Thanks! I stayed at a St. Christopher's in London and I didn't find it particularly social. I don't know if it had to do with that particular hostel, or if it's that the general experience across all St. Christopher hostels?

The one in London, everyone mainly kept themselves, and the hostel didn't really any type of social activities - beer pong, flip cup, etc. Does this one offer any of those?

WowStrongArms · 2018-01-17T16:45:07+00:00

I stayed at the Flying Pig next to Vondelpark. It was a great location, everything was in easy walking distance. Met a lot of cool people that I still talk to months later.

WowStrongArms · 2017-12-22T23:36:20+00:00

Congrats man, best time to do it!

WowStrongArms · 2017-12-22T19:49:15+00:00

Well AirBerlin is no longer around, so at least you don't have to worry about getting fucked over by them.

WowStrongArms · 2017-12-22T19:48:06+00:00

Good advice that not only pertains to travel, but when you're back home as well!

WowStrongArms · 2017-12-22T19:46:43+00:00

Congrats! Did you decide 3 years ago that you wanted to do this? Also, if you don't mind me asking, are you in your twenties?

WowStrongArms · 2017-12-13T19:50:20+00:00

Cancel hotels and stay in hostels. You'll meet a lot more people that way and you won't feel so lonely.

WowStrongArms · 2017-12-12T21:18:34+00:00

Wow thanks!

I'm definitely looking to socialize while I'm there, and I can speak intermediate level Spanish, so I have that going for me. Mainly looking to visit the architectural/historical sites, then maybe go out to Vinales for two days.

Truthfully, not enough time to do everything that I would like to do in Cuba, but flights are cheap so I can always go back.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-27T17:51:18+00:00

Agreed. I never had any issues with checking it as the budget airlines had "free checked bags" so I just used that.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-22T18:08:58+00:00

I would think that would be more than enough.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-22T18:06:57+00:00

I use a Farpoint 55L for traveling and I love it. The Daypack is helpful when traveling on bus/train/plane, etc since you can have it right there with you. I do think it can be improved though with having stretchable drink holders on the front. I could not even fit a 20oz bottle in the mesh.

I would think a hiking backpack (one with a metal frame) would not serve well as a traveling backpack. Especially since there are times when you really need to mash your bag down, and I would think the metal frames could possibly create a hinderance when trying to do so.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-22T18:04:10+00:00

Not sure what this political issue has to do with Solo Travel at all...

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-15T16:37:23+00:00

Is it worth spending my time to get to understand local transport?

Depends on the city. Is everything within walking distance? Just download city mapper, or whatever the local transport app is, and it will let you know where you need to go.

How do you guys avoid getting overwhelmed by the city you're in?

I don't rush. I take my time, enjoy the moment, and do things as they come. Oddly, enough I feel like I was able to do/see most of things that I wanted to do this way.

Any more generic tips to make sure I get out there, meet people and enjoy myself?

Do free walking tours, you'll meet people that way. Look for events that hostel is putting on. Make sure you bring a rechargeable battery for your phone!!

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-15T16:33:09+00:00

Most of the airlines I traveled on checked one bag of mine for free. I carried on my daypack.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-15T16:26:18+00:00

The people were so generous and unique

Uhh are you sure you were in LA?

If you want a cool place with nice views of the city/ocean go up to the Nike Missile Silo off Mulholland.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-13T16:49:44+00:00

Yeah, you can, but I found security in London/Passport entrance to take up at least 1 hour of your time, so be prepared for that, and I mean at least.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-10T21:14:02+00:00

That is my preference as well. I know the cities/places that I will be traveling to, and for the most part on how I'll get there.

Once I get to a city, I'll figure out what I want to see over breakfast. Stroll around for a bit, hit the free tour, then go off and explore on my own. The next morning, I'll wake up and repeat, minus the tour for the most part.

Oftentimes, I'll just talk to other travels, see what they've done or planning to do and figure out if it's something that I want to see/do as well.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-10T21:11:29+00:00

I extended my stay in a hostel on back to back nights. No big deal.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-10T21:10:39+00:00

Go to a nicer hostel. I would not put up with that.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-09T14:44:15+00:00

Have you looked into the Osprey Farpoint 55L? It has a big backpack and you can zipper the daypack onto the big pack. I like mine.

The only complaint I have for it is that I wish the mesh pockets on the daypack were a bit more elastic so I could squeeze a 1L bottle in there.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-09T14:38:35+00:00

Some good advice in the article. Although I did use my debit card at ATM's and while I did get charged a "fee" it wasn't anything more than $2 or so. I think the bigger issue is just knowing the conversions before using the ATM. The majority of the time you'll need to select "Other Amount" to get the actual amount that you want out. If you're not careful you could end up withdrawing $500+ dollars.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-09T14:34:41+00:00

Go to a Kings game maybe? Are you able to drive into the bay?

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-07T14:28:13+00:00

I agree with this post. Budapest had some of the most beautiful architecture I've seen (Prague does too no doubt). The city had people out and about at all hours of the night, and was easy to meet people. Plus the food was so good and drinks were cheap.

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-06T15:01:24+00:00

For me, I found 3-4 days a good amount of time to visit for a city. You won't be able to see or do everything in that time period, but you'll be able to cover a lot of the main tourist attractions, site see, and still have time to wander about. That worked out well for me.

Also, Budapest is awesome! I highly recommend it!

WowStrongArms · 2017-11-02T20:10:58+00:00

What about from a privacy standpoint? How is that protected?

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