The lights turn red for every car at once, the little green figures flash on, and suddenly the whole junction fills with people walking in every direction, diagonals included. That’s Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo’s famous scramble outside Shibuya Station, and it’s often called the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world. At peak times, estimates quoted on Wikipedia put it at…
Author: Diana Morais
8 German Christmas Markets Worth the Train Ride This Winter
Steam curling off a mug of Glühwein, a brass band somewhere behind the gingerbread stalls, and your fingers slowly going numb around a paper plate of Bratwurst. If you’re hunting for the best Christmas markets in Germany , the good news is that the best ones sit only a train ride apart, so you don’t have to pick just one….
What AI Is Actually Good For When You’re Planning a Trip
AI travel planning sounds like the dream when you’re going solo. You type in a city and a budget, and a chatbot spits out a full itinerary, so you never have to open 40 tabs again. But is that how solo travellers actually use it? Not really. In Hostelworld’s 2026 State of Solo Travel Report , which surveyed 3,309 travellers and…
Best Places for Solo Travel in 2027
There’s never been a better time to book a trip for one. Hostelworld’s 2026 State of Solo Travel report tracked 4.5 million solo trips booked between July 2025 and June 2026, and surveyed 3,309 solo travellers about where they go, why they go, and who they meet along the way. The headline finding? Half of all solo travellers (50.5%) go alone…
Best Travel Stroller 2026: Top Picks for Flying & Cities
Anyone who has ever tried to fold a full-size pram at an airport gate, one-handed, with a queue forming behind them, knows exactly why the search for the best travel stroller starts. Family travel does not slow down just because there is a toddler involved. It just needs better kit. The good news is that…
What to Do If Your Hostel Roommates Are Noisy
There is a very specific kind of 3am despair that only happens in a dorm room. Someone is rustling a plastic bag. Someone else is on a video call with family in a different time zone. A third person has set seven alarms, and they are all going off in sequence. If you have ever…
The Best Travel Backpack: How to Choose One You’ll Actually Keep
Buying the best travel backpack is one of those decisions that quietly shapes your entire trip. Get it right and you barely think about it again. Get it wrong and you spend six weeks resenting a bag that digs into your shoulders, swallows your socks and refuses to fit in an overhead locker. The good…
Free Things to Do in the Americas, the Middle East and Beyond
Some of the best travel days cost nothing at all. A drum circle on a Sunday beach, a fortress lawn full of kite flyers, a fountain show that fires up every half hour while everyone around you paid for the restaurant view and you didn’t. This guide pulls together the best free things to do…
Free Things to Do in Asia and the Pacific: The Backpacker’s Guide
Asia and the Pacific might be the only part of the world where doing nothing expensive still feels like doing everything. The temples are open. The markets are loud and free to wander. The beaches don’t charge admission. And the street food culture means your biggest daily expense is usually a bowl of noodles that…
Free Things To Do In Venice
Venice has a reputation as the city that empties your wallet before you have even crossed your first bridge. Gondolas at €90. Coffee at €7 if you sit down in the wrong square. A single water bus ride that costs more than a hostel breakfast. Here is the good news: the version of Venice that…
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