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Free Things To Do In Singapore
Singapore has a reputation problem. Mention it to backpackers halfway through a Southeast Asia trip and you'll get the same wince: isn't it really expensive? Yes and no. Cocktails will hurt. Museums aimed at tourists will hurt. But the city itself, the thing you actually came to see, is remarkably generous with its best bits....
Free Things To Do In San Diego
San Diego has a reputation for being expensive, and it's half deserved. Theme parks, boat tours and the big-ticket museums will empty a backpacker budget in two days flat. But here's the thing locals know: some of the best free things to do in San Diego are the ones people pay hundreds to be driven...
Free Things To Do In Reykjavik
Reykjavik has a reputation, and it isn't a cheap one. Iceland's capital regularly tops the lists of Europe's most expensive cities, and the sticker shock on your first supermarket beer is very real. But here's the thing most travellers work out on day two: the best of this city is outdoors, on foot, and completely...
Free Things to Do in Porto
Porto has a reputation for being one of Western Europe's better bargains, and it earns it. The city's best moments tend to be the ones nobody charges you for: the walk across the top deck of the Dom Luís I Bridge, the smell of grilled sardines drifting out of a Bonfim side street, the slow...
Free Things To Do In Phuket
Phuket has a reputation as Thailand's big-spender island, the one with the beach clubs, the speedboat tours and the €40 day trips. That reputation is only half true. Step past the tour desks and you find that most of what makes this island special costs absolutely nothing. The free things to do in Phuket are...
Free Things To Do In Panama City
Panama City has a reputation problem. Visitors land, see the wall of glass towers along Avenida Balboa, get quoted €22 for a canal visitor centre ticket, and quietly assume the whole place is going to bleed them dry. It isn't like that. Some of the best free things to do in Panama City are the...
Explore how sustainability is shaping the future of travel. Our monthly Sustainability Stories series highlights real-world examples of conscious travel in action, from preserving local culture and supporting communities to the everyday choices that create lasting meaningful impact for both travellers and destinations.
Sustainability Stories: From Police Station to Plastic-Free Hostel – How Madama Hostel & Bistrot Reduced Plastic, Reused Space and Built a Community in Milan
“Sounds like home.” Policing plastic waste, but make it art Would you stay in a former police station turned design-led, eco-friendly hostel? Located inside a former police station in Milan, Italy, Madama Hostel & Bistrot has built its sustainability journey around giving things a second life – from the building itself and reclaimed furnishings to the everyday...
Sustainability Stories: The Green Rainbow – How Eco-Pride is redefining travel in Cape Town
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when environmental sustainability, inclusive tourism, and Pride collide – meet Rayan. Traveller. Volunteer. Pride advocate. After winning Hostelworld’s ESG World Tourism Day competition, Rayan travelled to Cape Town, South Africa. Not just to explore and celebrate Pride, but to help build something new. Having previously heard Soul Fam...
Sustainability Stories: Pride, Place & Purpose – How The Cool Hostel built a queer-friendly space rooted in community
“The Cool Hostel, where you can show up exactly as you are.” Pride Month is a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ visibility, inclusivity and diversity. But in Coquimbo, Northern Chile, one hostel is building that – not just for a moment, but every single day. We met Cris Sankari, co-founder of The Cool Hostel, the...
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