You can still buy Machu Picchu tickets yourself, and it’s now simpler. In October 2026 Peru’s Ministry of Culture scrapped advance reservations on the official Tu Boleto site. You pick a date and slot, then have 15 minutes to pay before the ticket goes back on sale, and every ticket carries your name and ID,…
Tag: Adventure & outdoors
The Best Hikes in Switzerland for Backpackers (Without the Swiss Price Tag)
Switzerland has a reputation for draining wallets, and that’s fair: a coffee can cost what a meal does elsewhere. But here’s the good news for hikers. The best hikes in Switzerland cost nothing to walk. The trails are free, beautifully signposted and reachable by public transport. What eats your budget is everything around them: the…
Vietnam’s Wild Side: Caves, Karsts and National Parks
Most backpackers come to Vietnam for the food, the cities and a few slow beach days. Then they see the karsts. Vietnam’s nature is the part of the trip people keep talking about long after the last bowl of pho: river caves you drift through by rowing boat, limestone towers rising straight out of the rice…
Two Weeks of Wild Sri Lanka on a Hostel Budget
Sri Lanka is small. The island is just 432 km from top to bottom and 224 km across at its widest, according to the country’s Department of Census and Statistics . Yet it holds rainforest, misty cloud forest, elephant plains and blue-whale waters. Because they’re packed so close together, you can travel between most of them in a day, and…
The Beginner’s Guide to Motorcycle Adventure Travel
Author Bio: Matt is a founder of MC Powersports , one of the renowned online retailers of high-quality motorcycle gear, parts, and accessories. You’ve probably already come across “top routes for beginners.” Here’s what you missed. The route doesn’t determine how good your first trip will be. But your gear is what matters when you plan a motorcycle…
Top Backpacking Destinations for Adventure & Culture
Beach hostels and bar crawls will always have their place, but a different kind of backpacker has been showing up lately. They’re the ones swapping sunset cocktails for sunrise treks, and pool days for wandering through smoky food markets where nobody speaks their language. This is the rise of adventure and culture backpacking, and it’s…
A Guide To The Most Asked-About Hikes in Hostelworld Chats
Some hikes keep coming up in the Hostelworld chats. Not just once or twice: consistently, in the same cities, across months of conversations. The same questions repeated by travellers who just arrived and are figuring out their first few days. “Which hostel is best for the Ha Giang loop?” “Is the Salkantay trek worth it…
Best Places to Stay in Costa Rica: Beaches, Jungles & Volcanos
Costa Rica is one of those countries that genuinely delivers on the promise. The beaches are real. The volcanoes are active. The wildlife wanders through your hostel garden. The phrase pura vida, meaning pure life, is not just a tourist slogan: it reflects a pace and a philosophy that the country actually lives, and that…
LA vs San Diego: City Buzz or Surf Life?
Pick Los Angeles for museums, food and big-city nightlife, and San Diego for better beaches, an easier city to get around without a car and a slower pace. If you have the time, do both: they’re about two hours apart on the I-5, and Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner train links them along the coast. Choosing between Los Angeles and San Diego is…
Sustainability Stories: JO&JOE Rio – discover this eco-warrior hostel in the urban jungle
At the foot of Rio de Janeiro ’s famous Corcovado mountain, where monkeys swing through palm trees and samba drifts through the air, you’ll find JO&JOE Rio – a hostel that proves that big-city energy and sustainability get along just fine. Built along six restored colonial buildings in the historic Largo do Boticario, this open house is more than pools,…
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