It was New Year’s Day 2013, and after dancing the previous night away at the annual Hogmanay Festival in Edinburgh, my legs now refused to carry me further than halfway…
Katie Dawes
Katie Dawes
aka The Hostel Girl, I have a passion for travel & the hostel community, most especially for the community that unites people of all backgrounds under the same roofs internationally.
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It’s no secret that Amsterdam is one of my favourite cities! Which is why I would always encourage any of you to spend more than just a day there. But if…
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…well the short answer would be hell, no! In fact, if you hate writing, can’t bare the thought of replying to endless social media messages, and definitely don’t want to put your…
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This post was inevitable really. I’ve put it off for a while for a few reasons. The main one is that I love writing about hostels and destinations, and I…
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Italy’s Eternal City, is home to an overwhelming number of sights, sounds and tastes. But that doesn’t mean that your 24 hours in Rome should be stressful. In this itinerary…
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When I heard that one of my favourite hostels in Amsterdam was opening a second hostel in Portugal, I knew I had to get out there and experience all the best…
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Hans Brinker Hostel Lisbon Review Contents: Overall Rating | The Atmosphere | The Staff | The Room | The Location | The Price Last year I stayed in the self-proclaimed ‘worst…
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Summer is coming, and the first ever hostel on the island of Ibiza is now open! Last year I was lucky enough to join a film crew on the island…
If you read my tour reviews and watch my travel vlogs, then you’ll know that I frequently take free walking tours in Europe. Sometimes I even take a few different…
It should come as no surprise that a large number of my friends today are people I first met in hostels. But at the start of my travels I was so nervous…