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Places to stay

Priceline – How we Grabbed a Cheap New York Hotel

New York City hotels are notoriously expensive, we were looking at paying $80-90 for a room with a shared bathroom in a hostel or cheap hotel which seemed pretty cheap by New York standards. After a little more research into [...]

2 Comments » | New York City, Places to stay |

Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia

I first visited the Gili Islands in 2001, opting for the chilled out Gili Air over the party island of Gili Twangaer and the mosquito infested Gili Menos. On the first visit we stayed in Bunga bungalows, returning 5 years later  in 2006 [...]

7 Comments » | Indonesia, Places to stay, feature |

Old MacDonalds Farm, Able Tasman

Able Tasman is world famous for its coastal tracks that pass though rain forests, over granite cliffs and along golden sandy beaches. Located in Marahau at the southern end of Abel Tasman National Park, just 400 meters from the Park is [...]

No Comments » | New Zealand, Places to stay |

Paradise at Sangalle Oasis, Peru

Most people who visit Peru will visit the Colca Canyon to see the Condors, I’m not sure however how many people venture down into the bottom of the Canyon to the Sangalle Oasis, something that if you don’t mind a [...]

1 Comment » | Off the beaten track, Peru, Places to stay, feature |

Stars on the wall posada, Puerto Columbia

Also known as the pants ladies hostel this would have been an okay place to stay (its was fairly cheap), but purely based on the fact we were made to feel as we’d invited ourselves to stay round someones house [...]

4 Comments » | Places to stay, Venezuela |

Camping in Camelford, North Cornwall

Just spent a great surfing weekend in Camelford (not toe), we stayed in a great campsite Kings Acre Touring Park, don’t let the name put you off, it’s a nice sized site in a lovely location.

Camelfords got all you need [...]

3 Comments » | Camping, Cornwall, England, Places to stay |

Hotels, Guesthouses and Hostels With a View

Having just added a post about Lake Tekapo Youth Hostel in New Zealand it got me thinking about places to stay that have awe inspiring views.

In no particular order here’s some I can remember staying in (will ad more as [...]

1 Comment » | Highlights, Places to stay |

Lake Tekapo Youth Hostel, New Zealand

Lake Tekapo Youth Hostel is surprisingly, located right in front of Lake Tekapo in the centre of New Zealand’s South Island. Its main attraction is the huge window with an incredible view of Lake Tekapo and the mountains and has [...]

2 Comments » | New Zealand, Places to stay |

Grasspoint Cottage, Isle of Mull, Scotland

Situated on a peninsular in the north west of the Isle of Mull, Grasspoint cottage is where we spent a week of our Honeymoon in September 2007, with a view of the sea out of every window and hardly a [...]

3 Comments » | Places to stay, Scotland |

Casa Luisa Guesthouse, Caracas

Casa Luisa is located near to El Hatillo, an area of nice restaurants and pretty colonial architecture. Located some 10-12km from downtown Caracas in a safe part of the city it seemed like the most sensible choice for our first [...]

3 Comments » | Places to stay, Venezuela |

Blackball Hilton, New Zealand

Located on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, approximately 29km from Greymouth is famous for being the birth place of the New Zealand Labour Party.
http://www.blackballhilton.co.nz/

1 Comment » | New Zealand, Places to stay |

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    • About Ben’s Backpacking Travel Blog

      The main aim of this travel blog is to share travel experiences and hopefully inspire others to travel. When researching my own travels I always focus on the photos and with that in mind I've tried to place an emphasis on travel photos of my favourite destinations. I've also tried to focus on those places to visit and things to do that are slightly off the beaten track of the normal backpacking trip.

      My blog covers past experiences backpacking around the world and my current travels where so far I've been lucky enough to travel in the South Pacific, Australasia, South East Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
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