�len ur�it� Nejl�pe M�sto A� k B�t na n�v�t�v� B�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m Turnaj 2010: Boubelat� Of 32

Trhnut� do konce s 56 cities dle asi �len ur�it� sv�t,kone�n� t�den tebe d�t n�vrh do �len ur�it� hlava 32 odpadky 24 cities dozadu. Chv�le n�jak� bydli�t� do t�e m�ry Praha, V�de�, a Los And�l chatrn� chybit mimo its’ te� �as a� k volit pana tv�j obl�benec do 16 m�sto vs. m�sto sirka ups. �len ur�it� cities byli hrub� sec� stroj b�ze v rozhlase ��slo of d�t n�vrh a tam ar n�jak� poutav� boj mezi Pran� PROUD JEDNOSM�RN� vs. Stockholm, Lond��an vs. Ko�ka, a Dublin vs. Barcelona. Volit pana tv�j obl�benec mezi te� a tato P�tek, Pochodovat 5th 12pm US EST.

• Those of tebe �etba docela RSS �i m� den�k elektronick� po�ta v�le pot�ebovat a� kcvaknout docela a� k �len ur�it� poloha a� k d�t n�vrh.

Tebe poc�novat m�t na mu�ce �len ur�it� �ist� d�t do z�vorek doposud pod ( �i vid�t �len ur�it�hojn� l��en�).

�len ur�it� v�t�z v�le b�t odhodlan� d�le P�tek, Duben 2nd 2010. Chybit tato boj? J� b�h jeden ��slo of hojn� a mal� boj docela �len ur�it� dlouh� doba. M�t na mu�ce n�jak�p�ede�l� konkurence a cena a objevit kolem m� p��t� boj nejd��ve do znamen� autobus a� k m�bi- m�si�n� informa�n� bulletin.

Dostat elektronick� po�ta aktualizovat:

[hlava fotografie do: urlba]

Jak? A� k V�it si Bez Tv�j Stopover Do Island

Island, jeden z m� obl�benec leteck� linka (kac��stv�’ m� konat p�ehl�dku), doesnt’ br�t tebe dodate�n� do jeden stopover do Island d�le tv�j cesta a� k �i dle Sever Amerika a Evropa. Its’ jeden cestovn� rozkaz aby mnoho cestovatel zanedbat a jin� cenit is neur�. �len drah� idea. Tebe poc�novat p�idat jin� celek c�l a� k tv�j cesta k��em �len ur�it� Atlantsk� a s pon�kud d�t udidlo of pl�nov�n�, lnout k jedenjednoduch� b�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m rozpo�et d�le tv�j cesta a� k �len ur�it� p��t� m�sto.

Prosp�ch Do Reykjavik Dle Keflavik Internacion�l Leteck� p��stav

�len ur�it� nejl�pe cesta a� k navl�ci se do Reykjavik dle �len ur�it� leteck� p��stav is a� k br�t jeden �lunek to posta�� br�t tebe do hlavn� m�sto do asi $9. Youll’ n�lez stoj� do leteck� p��stav �lunek j�dro Keflavik Internacion�l Leteck� p��stav. (Dont’ br�t jeden rozj�d�t se po zemi kdo v�le cena tebe p�t �as a�koliv mnoho) Rovn�, m�t trvale tv�j d�rka v rozhlase l�cov� strana of �len ur�it� autobus d�le tv�j cesta do Reykjavik, youll’ b�t schopn� a� k vid�t �len ur�it� p�ra kvasnice dle�len ur�it� Konzervativn� Laguna.

Lond�nsk� city samo sebe is mal� dostate�n� a� k plout snadno nabyl, snadno pozbyl do dr�et nohama; jindy �len ur�it� lok�lka autobus is blaho dostate�n� a� k br�t tebe nej�etn�j�� kdekoli tebe pot�ebovat a� k do Reykjavik.

• Reykjavik Backpackers is jedendokonal�aktualizovan� hospoda do neur�. �len v�born� lokalizace d�le Laugavegur, jeden o�iven� nakupov�n� oblast s jeden blaho volba of hostinec a bars. Kac��stv�’ jeden rychl� ��tanka d�lejak� is jeden hospoda -li youve’ nikdy z�stal v jednom kuse.

Polohy Do a Asi Reykjavik

• �len ur�it�Hallgrimskirkja C�rkev Tvrz – �len ur�it� nepravd�podobn� budova do Island, ono pomocnik p�edej�t mne dle prosp�ch ode�l� ka�d� raz od t� doby J� could vid�t dle vyu�itkovat Reykjavik. Prosp�ch do �len ur�it� c�rkev doesnt’ cena cokoli a jeden b��m� autobus a� k �len ur�it� tvrz do jeden d�vat se kolem hlavn� m�sto is kolem $2.
• �len ur�it� Konzervativn� Laguna – Ono cena kolem $40 do jeden boubelat� cesta autobus cedulka a �vod k �len ur�it� Konzervativn� Laguna. Its’ kousek cena aby ne jedenlidov� turista c�l aby zvykl�’ zklamat tebe. Zachr�nit n�jak� pen�ze do n�st tebe drah� ru�n�k ( a ov�em opalova�ky). Tam is jeden mal� j�delna d�le poloha aby ne �len ur�it� j�dlo is p�epis, n�st tv�j drah� tebe poc�novat dovolen� do jeden kuf��k.
• Velryba Pozorovan� – Tam byli jeden ��slo of sada ��st do $45-75 do jeden �as mimo na vod� a� k hledat orcas, hrb�� velryby, a tebe poc�novat b�h celek dlouh� doba boubelat�.
• PartyHard… – �len ur�it� no�n� do Reykjavik is jeden z �len ur�it� craziest Ive’ seen. Bars nechr�n�n� b�val� a lid hlava mimo o p�lnoci a� k osoba �len ur�it� noc pry� a� �len ur�it� �asn� r�no hodina. Youll’ n�lez nachmelen� lid humus do �len ur�it� ulice asi 5am v rozhlase v�kend, �kola fale�, a d�le sv�tek. -li aby’ tv�j idea of jeden blaho �as, youll’ m�t mno�stv� of �pr�m dal�� p�lno�.

Tam ar n�jak� druh� dopl�kov� p��slu�enstv�, do t�e m�ry existuj�c� a� k vid�t �len ur�it� Severn� Pl��ky b�hem �len ur�it� zima m�sice. Ona d�vat pozor p��t� a b�h asi tolik �ek �len ur�it�Univerzita of Fairbanks Geophysical Dosadit do jeden odhad �len ur�it� �as d��ve blok.

D�t v s�zku Na venkov�

Tebe poc�novat j�t do kopce ledovec, vid�t jeden aktivn� sopka, �i b�h velryba pozorovan� do Island. �ek s tv�j hospoda a vid�t -li ona ar �innost s jak�koli z �len ur�it� lok�lka cesta b�t pr�vod��m a srovnej m�lo ��st d��ve blok. Tebe poc�novat rovn� d�chod jeden automobil, dosti lacin� do jeden Evropan kraj, a cesta a� k nej�etn�j�� ��st v rozhlase ostrov asi Silnice Jeden. “�len ur�it� hlaholit ��m cesta” is p�ibli�n� 1,500 kilometr a jeden sc�nick� cesta. Zde is jeden �sek of �len ur�it�silnice do Myvatn kousav�j�� do Stephanie Halekat.

• Stephanie rovn� doporu�it zastaven� do Hofn do �len ur�it� orient�ln� ��st of Island -li tv�j’ hnac� asi.
• Ko�ovn�k Matt rovn� rozd�la7 majetek a� k zavra�dit Island.

D�chod JEDEN Automobil Do Island

-li tebe �init rozhodnout a� k d�chod jeden automobil, br�t jeden do �asn� r�no do neur�. �len �ist� �as a� k v�it si tv�j �as a pen�ze. Its’ rada aby’ dokonal� z�ejm� aby ne mnoho dont’ d�lat pl�ny do ono a� ona po��t Reykjavik. Br�t tv�j n�jemn� host� do mysl a objevit kde �len ur�it� bohoslu�ba ar p�edem ( a rezerva do �len ur�it� l�to m�sice) asi tolik tv�j’ d�t bez chyb�j�c� jeden celek p��le�itost a� k vid�t v�ce of Island.

• Pamatovat si aby -li tebe znamen� na stejn� v��i s Icelandairs’ b�n� letec pl�n, Hertz a �estn�ct D�chod JEDEN Automobil v�le zaslou�it si tebe mile rovn�, tak�.

Ledovec j�t do kopce v�le cena tebe asi $100 a b�t na n�v�t�v� �len ur�it�Hekla sopka a turistika a� k �len ur�it� vrchol asi $230 – oba poc�novat b�t namydlen� do jeden jednoduch� �as dle Reykjavik. -li youll’ b�t blok docela jeden cesta ��st pam�ti, pt�t se asi �len ur�it� hospoda �i kde tv�j’ zastaven� a� k vid�t -li n�kdo pot�eby a� k b�h rovn�, tak�. Skoro celek of �len ur�it� druh nab�dka diskontovat cena do hojn� ��st pam�ti.

D�lat pl�ny A� k B�t ��asten

JEDEN stopover of 2, 3, �i 4 days doesnt’ m�t a� k b�t jeden frank dos�hnout vid�t a�koliv mnoho majetek a�koliv mo�n�. Tebe poc�novat d�t si na�as a� k obveselit ( drz�), proch�zet se asi mezi n�mi voda do Reykjavik ( drz�), d�vat se kolem �len ur�it� obchody ( drz�), a b�t ��asten jeden z mno�stv� hostinec a j�delna (doesnt’ m�t a� k b�t drah�). Identifikace’ navrhnout having jeden barevn� pruh of 2-3 majetek tebe absolutn� pot�eba a� k �init a rozpo�et a� k vid�t of those jak� tebe poc�novat. Tebe poc�novat v�dycky d�lat pl�ny jin� stopover do Island a dal�� �len ur�it� nejd��ve youll’ nejsp�e pot�eba a� k.

[hlava fotografie do: �tukatura Do Celnice,automobil() Znamen� Nygaard]

JEDEN Konat p�ehl�dku Of Island

Dont’ zanedbat Island �len ur�it� p��t� �as tebe ar hled�t do hejno dle Sever Amerika a� k mnoho v�hybka do Seversk� jazykov� skupina a Z�padn� Evropa. Island is jeden z m� obl�benec leteck� linka, do �as of komfort a slu�ba a �len ur�it� �in aby ona dont’ br�t dodate�n� do stopovers.

Let Island

Oba hobl�k J� chovanec intern�tu do Nov� York M�sto dr�et na uzd� n�koho do Koda� docela Reykjavik m�lo t�dni bek mn�l jsem �len ur�it� nej�etn�j�� legroom Ive’ jakkoli zku�en� do neur�. �len hospod�rnost sedadlo. �len ur�it� sedadla ona byli dokonal� m�rn� a ka�d� was vybavit s jeden touchscreen poho�t�n� osoustava aby obsahovat neur�. �len rozt��d�n� of filmy a hr��. �len ur�it� h�l byli dokonal� laskav� a n�pomocn�, ne�ku-li p�sobiv� do prosp�ch �len ur�it� hobl�k do druh d��ve d�t si pohov. �len ur�it� komfort of �len ur�it� hobl�k was takov� aby J� p��t si ona flew a� k v�ce c�l – kdo is jeden z �len ur�it� stinn� str�nka kolem Island – ona prosto dont’ bry�ka dle mnoho c�l do �len ur�it� US a ale 2 do Kanada ( Toronto a Plat�s). Mnoho z jejich c�l ar rovn� sez�nn� a ne p��stupn� dlouh� doba- boubelat�.

• Jin� nev�hoda is aby Island isnt’ p�ibuzn� s jak�koli z �len ur�it� dobr� leteck� linka spojen� do t�e m�ry Jeden Sv�t, asi tolik tebe poc�novat alezaslou�it si mile let s je �i zastaven� v J�lec �i �edkvi�ka hotel a m�lo jin�.

Stopovers

Island doesnt’ br�t tebe dodate�n� leto�t� do stopovers a a�kolivIsland is prosp�ch v�ce drah�, its’ tich� jeden blaho �as a� k br�t jeden ��st tam. Tebe poc�novat p�idat m�lo days tam d�l tv�j hejno cesta a� k Evropa �i �len ur�it� US a b�t ��asten Reykjavik jako� i druh� ��st of �len ur�it� ostrov. Bry�ka asi V�noce �as a� k n�lez �len ur�it� degradovat b�t �iven, jin�domlouvat tebe po�adovat b�t na n�v�t�v� Island do �len ur�it� zima. Tebe po�adovat rovn� prohledat blok docela �len ur�it� US �i Kana�an l��en� of jejich tkaniva, kde �len ur�it� cena ar v�eobecn� degradovat ne� blok do Evropa.

• Jeden majetek to jest kousek neobvykl� is �len ur�it� bezpe�� �ek celek cestuj�c� m�t a� k prod�lat na p��chod do Reykjavik. Youll’ pot�ebovat a� k br�t tv�j st�ev�ci do konce a prod�lat jeden kov objevit mnoho do t�e m�ry tebe did d��ve existuj�c� a� k tv�j br�na do tv�j b�zov� adresa m�sto.

J�dla

Chv�le �len ur�it� j�dlo is jeden nen�padn� m�chat of nad- p��m�r letadlo sendvi�, youll’ m�t a� k pykat za� je a jak�koliv druh� j�dla d�le tv�j hejno. Dle �len ur�it� US Orient b�eh �i v�hybka do Seversk� jazykov� skupina �len ur�it� hejno ar kr�tk� dostate�n� a� k d�lat tato snesiteln� aby ne J� necht�l bych’ b�t p��li� ��astn� kolem paying do jeden j�dlo d�le jeden dlouh� �ivot t�hnout hejno dle Sedadlo �i D�lka v m�l�ch.

Kostkovan� Zavazadla

Jeden majetek a� k b�t si v�dom �eho -li youll’ b�t dobyt� jeden stopover do Island d�le tv�j cesta k��em �len ur�it� Atlantsk� is aby -li youve’ got do krajnosti zavazadla �i kuf��ky aby ar p��li� t�k�, �len ur�it� d�vtip v�le b�t za��zen� a� k oba legs of tv�j cestovn� rozkaz. Chv�le Island doesnt’ br�t tebe do autobus a� k 2 kostkovan� habad�j, -li jeden nebo druh� ar p��va�ek m�t za to tv�j citliv� duplik�t kdy tebe dovolen� Reykjavik a� k tv�j definitivn� c�l. Je�to bedna,�ek Zavazadla Hranice a� k dostat ko�em nejnov�j�� omezen� a m�t za to prosp�ch neur�. �len dodate�n� d�t do bra�ny -li tebe koupit p��li� mnoho kr�jet Viking klobouky �i keramick� pam�tka.

Kombin�za Dojem

Island is neur�. �len neoby�ejn� m�rn� leteck� linka, n�co J� p��t si v�ce bacilonosi� nab�dka do hospod�rnost jakost. Snad �len ur�it� nejl�pe ��st kolemIsland is �len ur�it� schopnost a� k zastavit nad do Island. Z�tra Bolest’ ukazovat tebe jak? a� k v�it si bez tv�j stopover do Island bez fale� tv�j rozpo�et a�koliv tebe b�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m k��em �len ur�it� Atlantsk�.

M�lo Odpov�da Kolem B�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m Do Madagaskar

�asn� kone�n� m�sic J� zaps�l kolemjak? a� k vy��slit �len ur�it� nejl�pe bydli�t� a� k b�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m d�le jeden slab� dolar aMadagaskar came autobus. J� mn�l jsem ��st kolem �len ur�it� politick� nest�lost tam a pot�eboval a� k dostat instrukce v�ce kolem b�t na n�v�t�v� a cestov�n� do �len ur�it� ostrov. J� came k��emKal Abbamonte’s posta d�lejeho modern� cesta docela �len ur�it� ostrov a nesporn� a� k pt�t se.

Jak�’ tv�j cestov�n� informovat o?

J� pot�eba a� k b�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m v�ude a b�t �len ur�it� mlad�k osoba a� k b�t na n�v�t�v� ka�d� kraj. (kac��stv�’ kousekv�ce kolem Kal.)

Kdy a kde do Madagaskar did tebe b�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m?

Do Leden 2010, Tana (Antananarivo) a asi lond�nsk� city.

Jak? bezstarostn� is ono a� k p�ist�hovat se a kolem Antananarivo?

Dokonal� bezstarostn� p�ky �i do rozj�d�t se po zemi- -li �len ur�it� rozj�d�t se po zemi pr�ce!

Jak? byli �len ur�it� cena?

Dosti cena.

Did Madagaskar’ politick� nest�lost p�ek�ka tv�j b�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m v celek?

Chyba l�vky.

Jak? bezpe�n� did tebe c�t�n� do Madagaskar?

Dokonal� bezpe�n� a�koliv ono was pon�kud churav� dal�� chmurn� s mandle of nev�stka a ne ulice pl��ky.

Jak� was tebe jeden obl�benec majetek kolem Madagaskar?

�len ur�it� j�dlo do Tana a �len ur�it� lemurs.

Jak�koliv druh� doporu�en� �i rada do lid koneckonc� jeden cesta a� k Madagaskar?

Rozpo�et n�kolik days a vid�t �len ur�it� skute�n� rodn� lemur dvorec a hlava autobus a� kNosat� B�t.

B�t zav�z�n zas Kal do odpov�den� n�jak� ot�zky kolem tv�j modern� cesta. Kal is pokusit se a� k st�t se �len ur�it� mlad�k osoba do �len ur�it� sv�t a� k b�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m a� k ka�d� kraj d�le Doup�. Tebe poc�novat ��st v�ce kolem jehob�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m do Madagaskar d�le Lees’ b�t obchodn�m cestuj�c�m blog, LeeAbamonte.com.

[fotografie do: robynejay]

�len ur�it� Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2010: Preliminary Round

Every Monday beginning today and throughout the month of March you’ll help take this group of 56 cities and narrow it down to the single best city to visit. The winner of the winning city will win $50 (or $100 if they’ve signed up to my RSS feed or email updates). Today we’re starting with the preliminary round, so choose your favorite 5 cities. The 32 cities with the most votes by noon US EST this Friday February 26, 2010 will advance to the round robin stage. (Seeded based on the number of votes as well.)

• Those of you reading through RSS or my daily email will need to click through to the site to vote.

The winner will be determined on Friday, April 2nd 2010. Missed this contest? I run a number of large and small contests throughout the year. Take a look at some previous competitions and prizes and find out about my next contest first by signing up to my bi-monthly newsletter.

[photo by: urlba]

It’s OK To Hate Some Places

The more you travel the more you’re bound to end up in places that you simply hate. There are things to like in a lot of cities, some others you don’t particularly like, and occasionally that one place you detest, and that’s OK. Travelers often don’t talk about the places they downright can’t stand, all things being subjective, they tell us more about the traveler than the destination, and that’s OK too.

One Point In Time, Space, and Mind

A traveler and trip are the culmination of of many things – a cheap ticket on a certain airline, off to a given city, and only to land in a moment of time. Your moods can change more quickly when you’re on the road since your senses tend to be heightened whenever your surroundings are new. Even the world’s biggest optimist and positive thinker can get hit at the wrong time.

Loving Everywhere Doesn’t Make You A Better Traveler

It doesn’t make you less of a traveler, human being, or optimist (if you are one) to admit your hate a place. Of course you should give it time and find the causes of your disgust and try to remedy them first. You’ll end up finding that the things you don’t like say more about you than anything else. Whether its the cleanliness, people, or food you can’t stand it’s all about you.

Travel to a large extent is an egotistical act, the places you see are static, it’s the culture surrounding you that interact with. Cultures are the culmination of necessity and natural progression, the people you are around live within their cultures without hating them (quite the opposite). In fact, that’s something you’ll realize too the more you travel. The familiar is always comfortable.

Impressions Change, As Do You

Some places simply don’t agree with us, for whatever reason, but even those impressions are not set in stone. Looking back at yourself and determining quite what it is you don’t like and why, helps you discern differences. You might actually get to like a place as well. Or not, and that’s OK too. Sometimes hating a place just happens and the best thing to do is move on. It might help you appreciate where you just were a bit more.

[photos by: Bright_Star, Aleera*]

One Of The Thousands: A Bike In Amsterdam

There are an estimated 600,000 bicycles in Amsterdam, which has a population of around 750,000 people. Despite the cold, winter is a good time to visit northern Europe, particularly if you’re put off by crowds. The number of tourists to the city drops considerably due to the chilly temperatures and occasional snow (although it didn’t seem to affect the lines at the Anne Frank House, which were around the block).

I’ve been to the city several times before and was there again with some friends this past weekend. I was able to snap these pictures in the city which felt like I had all to myself. I’m hoping to visit some other cities in the Netherlands, including Utrecht when I return from the Balkans next month. Perhaps by then it’ll be a bit warmer as well.

Use Award Wallet To Keep Track Of All Your Frequent Flyer Miles

Save yourself the time of remembering all of your frequent flyer program numbers, expiration dates, and accumulated miles and points by using Award Wallet. This free website lets you create an account to store all of your miles and awards program information in one place.

How It Works

You begin by creating a simple login name and password with Award Wallet. You’ll be able to choose from most of airline frequent flyer, hotel, car rental, and credit card reward programs. Award Wallet interfaces with each reward program and by entering in your program username and password will update all of your information automatically.

• Award Wallet gives you the option of saving your passwords with them or locally on your computer. I recommend keeping your passwords locally if it’s your computer only.

You’ll also be able to enter other information like email notifications when you reach a certain point or mile goal you’ve set and will be emailed 90 days in advance of when your miles for a particular program are about to expire. (The free version of Award Wallet only supports 3 expiration notices however.)

Award Wallet Interface

There isn’t anything fancy about the interface, it’s simple to navigate and lists the programs as well as points and miles you’ve racked up. You can also redeem your points through Award Wallet which will pull helpful information like how many more miles you’ll need to take the trip to Argentina. There is also a forum where members can list deals they’ve come across and ‘connections’ so you can share some of your information with friends.

• There are two versions of Award Wallet; the free one and then Award Wallet Plus. Aside from getting an unlimited number of expiration notices (instead of just 3 for the free version) Award Wallet Plus lets you record and pull more information from each reward program. (You get to set the price for an Award Wallet Plus subscription.) For most travelers though, the free version of Award Wallet will suit the basic purpose.

A Useful Web Tool

I wasn’t paid to write about Award Wallet, I just thought it was a useful website that will make life a bit easier for travelers. One big mistake most travelers make is not using mile or awards programs at all, or neglecting to include their information when booking a flight or hotel. The more programs you sign up with the hard it becomes to keep track of each one. I’m always fumbling to find specific reward program numbers myself. Award Wallet is free to use and is an excellent tool to use in conjunction with the Frequent Flyer Master eBook.

How Many Posts A Week Would You Prefer? [POLL]

Over the last few months I’ve been contemplating reducing the number of posts I write per week from the normal 5 per weekday to something like 3 (not including picture posts), and I’d like you get your opinion on it. It’s not that I don’t have something to say, or ever post for the sake of posting, but think it may be easier for subscribers to consume. So, what do you think?

I already write for Tech Guide For Travel, How To Travel With Pets, and Travel Blog Advice so there are always new posts on my other sites (at least 5 a week total). I’ll also be adding more videos to the site as well as getting more of my pictures up to my gallery. There are other changes coming to foXnoMad and will start rolling them out over the next few weeks.

Tweetup In Amsterdam

• I’m still planning the details but will be in Amsterdam on Monday night for a tweetup. I’m hoping to meet Keith from Velvet Escape in the Leidseplein area and if you’re free around 7pm would love to meet you. Feel free to send me an email if you’re up for it.

Thanks for sharing your opinions and helping me improve the site!

-Anil

Interview With Greg & Tom Hostel: Krakow, Poland

I met Pete (on the very right in the picture below) who works at Greg&Tom Hostel in Krakow, Poland at the 2010 Hoscars. Ranked the #8 hostel in the world, Pete took a few minutes to answer a few questions about the Greg&Tom Hostel, their Hoscar ranking, and about Krakow itself.

Tell us a little about what makes Greg&Tom the best rated in Poland (and 8th internationally)?

It’s not like we’ve been the best from the start. Greg&Tom opened almost 6 years ago, at it has changed a lot since then; but the basic principle has been always the same: no border between the guest and the receptionist. Of course staff is there to work, but we also talk together, eat together, play together, go out together, we have fun together…we do everything together with our guests

Everything to make them feel not like their staying at the hostel, but a friend’s home. How we manage to do that? We’re small hostel, so we can accommodate only 29 people at the same time, and yet there’s 10 people working here. Most of the time we know our guests by first name, and we call each other by first name. The other important rule is accepting only groups smaller than 6 people. In a small place like ours, big group would just take over the place and it’d be hard for small groups or single backpackers to fit in. We couldn’t let that happen. Thanks to these simple principles, we created unique family atmosphere so that everyone can feel like home away from home.

How did Greg&Tom hostel start?

Greg&Tom started back in 2004, same year when Poland entered the EU. All of a sudden, there’s been more and more individual tourists and budget travelers, and they needed cheap accommodation, but there were only few hostels. That’s when Greg&Tom decided to rent an apartment and turn it into a hostel. They started out with only 10 beds, but business was doing well so they expanded to 29 over 3 years course.

But they didn’t stop there  they opened two more locations, Greg&Tom the 2nd and Greg&Tom Luxury Apartment for more demanding guests. To keep up with rising popularity and expectations, Greg&Tom invested a lot of time and effort to keep improving the hostel: better equipment, better breakfast, better events, better hostel. And here we are.

What types of travelers typically stay at Greg&Tom?

As I mentioned, we don’t accept groups bigger then 6 people, so majority of our guests are small groups of 3, 4 or single backpackers. They all come from all around the world, but a vast is from English-speaking areas: Australia, UK & Ireland, North America. But in last few years we’ve seen more and more travelers from Asia, especially China, Japan, Korea & Latin America – Brazil, Argentina, Mexico. It’s all-colorful, a mish-mash of different people, different cultures, different languages and only one goal – to enjoy traveling to the fullest.

Is your staff mostly made up of locals, travelers, or a mix?

All the staff members are Polish, but coming from different parts of the country we present mix of different personality types, skills and interests

For travelers coming to Europe, why should they add Krakow to their list of cities to visit?

Why shouldn’t they? Poland is a country on the edge of west and east, southern and northern Europe. Centrally located, Krakow has always been the city where many paths cross and where many people meet. As an old capitol, it’s filled with the history of Polish kings, merchants from all around the world, artists of many generations, and creatures from legends. It’s also one of the very few historical cities practically unharmed during the World War II – that means that all the buildings people can see in the city  have been there for centuries, witnessing passage of almost a whole millennium of Krakow’s history.

To be more pragmatic, Krakow is still much cheaper and less commercialized than major Western European tourist spots. Good connections to UK/Ireland by plane and Prague, Berlin, Budapest, Bratislava by train/bus is also a big plus.

Last thing I should mention is unbelievable atmosphere. Even though the city is very old, thanks to hundreds of thousands student living here, its spirit is very young and refreshing. Many good local spots to hang out in, things to do both day and night, lot’s of people to meet – that’s Krakow.

What are the best way for travelers to connect with Greg&Tom Hostel online?

We’re aware that in today’s on-line society, we need to stay in touch with both travelers that stayed in our hostel and those who are yet to come to Krakow. That’s why we launched on MySpace, Facebook and Twitter – to keep all our guests and fans updated on what’s happening in the hostel and in the city. Last-minute travelers are able too book our hostel with only few hours advance through portals like HostelWorld or HostelBookers. Other than that, our homepage has been operational for years, all the necessary info is available 24/7, so we’re fully connected at all times.

Thanks again Pete for the interview. You can catch up with Greg&Tom on their homepage GregTomHostel.com, see more pictures from the hostel on Facebook, and enjoy a warm Polish dinner by staying on a Tuesday or Saturday night.

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