The good and the bad thing about staying in hostels is that no two are alike by any means. Essentailly, there are a number of things you want to look for when you choose a place to stay. So far, on our trip its been a pretty short list: free breakfast, no (or short) lock-out time, free sheets/towels, laundry facilities, bar, baggage storage, and finally - no curfew. If you can manage to find a hostel with all of those (and a cheap nightly rate of course), you've hit the jackpot. Unfortunately for Nick and I, the hostels we've stayed in normally fall short on at least two to three of these things. But you make do, and essentially the struggle adds to the experience. Once your able to get past the fact that no place
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