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opus123 · 03-01-2007, 03:13 PM

Take quick drying socks if you plan on washing the socks while you are there.

I take ear plugs in case I am sleeping near a snoring person or on a loud street with sirens at night or other street noises.

I take coins. Some lockers at youth hostels take coins and some take locks and some have keys that you get from the front desk.

I have stayed at 8 different youth hostels and have never had my stuff stolen, but in a big city stuff might get stolen so get a locker. You don't say what country you are going to however, so I don't know if you need your passport of not to take.

I take a pen and paper and book to read. I take notes as I walk around.

I also buy local bus tickets when I get to a city. That way I don't have to learn the bus coins and such stuff. I usually walk everywhere. Sometimes the bus is faster.

I take small binoculars sometimes.

I like that idea of buying beer and sharing it with your fellow youth hostelers as a way of joining a group or just befriending your bunkmates.

Another think I print out is a map of the city I am in, if I have never been there before.

In some cities, the youth hostel can be sold out if there is a holiday going on or if the weather is nice. So I always make a reservation.

good luck,

Jonathan

03-01-2007, 03:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
opus123 Crazy Location: Shoreline, WA, USA	Take quick drying socks if you plan on washing the socks while you are there. I take ear plugs in case I am sleeping near a snoring person or on a loud street with sirens at night or other street noises. I take coins. Some lockers at youth hostels take coins and some take locks and some have keys that you get from the front desk. I have stayed at 8 different youth hostels and have never had my stuff stolen, but in a big city stuff might get stolen so get a locker. You don't say what country you are going to however, so I don't know if you need your passport of not to take. I take a pen and paper and book to read. I take notes as I walk around. I also buy local bus tickets when I get to a city. That way I don't have to learn the bus coins and such stuff. I usually walk everywhere. Sometimes the bus is faster. I take small binoculars sometimes. I like that idea of buying beer and sharing it with your fellow youth hostelers as a way of joining a group or just befriending your bunkmates. Another think I print out is a map of the city I am in, if I have never been there before. In some cities, the youth hostel can be sold out if there is a holiday going on or if the weather is nice. So I always make a reservation. good luck, Jonathan __________________ "We are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves. It is a civil war, and in all such contentions, triumphs are defeats." Mr Colton ==================================