Included in the book are chapters on how to travel, when to travel,
why to travel and where to travel, in general and in North America
in particular. There are also introductions to all cities with
hostels, with historical and geographical background information
and personal vignettes from the author's experience. Mostly,
though, there are comprehensive listings of all the quality hostels
in North America, with complete specs and contact info. Now, when
advance booking isn't possible, you can book right up to the last
minute. Or maybe you've never stayed in a hostel. Then you really
need this book. Hostels aren't just for youth any more, nor for
budget travel. They're for all ages and budgets. Have you been to
Europe before, staying in hostels all over, and wondered why there
were so few in the US, and so hard to find? Well, you've come to
the right place, and I'm happy to report that American hostels are
alive and well, and on the verge of breaking big any day now.
Already the two coasts have quite a few and the interior is
gradually filling up in places like Chicago and New Orleans. The
surprising thing is that the quality is actually quite good, up to
modern 'flashpacker' standards, so it's just a matter of time
before any place worth its name will have a good hostel or two, or
ten or a hundred. Canada's got a head-start, with European-like
hostel numbers and quality already in places like Montreal and
Vancouver, and some wilderness-based hostels that remind you just
where the term 'backpacker' came from in the first place. Very few
countries have the nature to compete with that. So what about good
ol' Mexico? Well, I've saved the best for last. Greece has got
nothing on Mexico's Caribbean coast, and Mexico City has more
hostels than any other city in North America, followed closely by
Oaxaca and long-time backpack fave San Cristobal de las Casas. You
heard it here first. Now not only will you have WiFi and kitchens
and fellow travelers where you stay, but you'll have a safe haven
and a home-away-from-home and a language you understand. Vamos a la
playa.
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