As an Irish native, a keen traveller and an employee in the travel industry it's safe to say I meet a lot of people. For anyone who has ever travelled you'll be familiar with the routine questions; What do you do? How long have you been travelling? Where are you from? From what I've gathered the majority of people who've been to Ireland freakin' loved it. But they were surprised and almost saddened that it didn't fully live up to it's romantic Celtic reputation. So if you're planning to touch down on the Emerald Isle soon here's 33 things you'll be surprised to learn about Ireland...
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I like museums but there's only so many galleries and national history one can appreciate before the attention span wanes and our tolerance for slowly ambling around exhibits, which soon start to look all too much the same, is well and truly maxed out. We might start our city-hopping adventure with genuine intentions to visit museums and really take in the history & heritage of the place around us but very often, with just a couple of days in a city, more 'fun' pursuits tend to make their way to the front of the agenda. And rightly so, meeting new people, chilling out, pub-crawls, partying and hangovers are fundamental.
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Are you a first-time backpacker? Or a novice nomad? Here at HostelCulture we've sussed the sh*t out of backpacking, so naturally we have some tricks up our sleeves which makes boring parts of travelling easier. Yep! We got some travel tips and tricks that will help you backpackers out and even save you some dollars while hostelling around like the fun-lovin' peeps you are.
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Hostelling around the place with little semblance of a consistent routine doesn’t necessarily lend itself well to laying off the beer or smokes, getting enough sleep, eating better or exercising, getting in shape and staying fit. Well, if exercising and staying fit is/was your ambition this year, fear not because there are plenty of ways to stay in shape while backpacking that won’t diminish your travel experience…in fact it can enhance your journey very much for the better.
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Those of you on the fence about taking the plunge to travel the world should take some advice from backpacker wonder woman Megan Sullivan.
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Having done my fair share of traveling solo and with friends, I've gathered a series of handy tips, sneaky tricks and great bits of advice from fellow female travellers. So whether you're going backpacking for a week or a year, make sure to check out free walking tours and pubcrawls in Europe to make new friends. Other than that, here's 33 travel tips for the ladies:
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We're getting into the thick of the Summer which means that, among many other sunshine-filled outdoor activities, music festival season is well under way. Europe hosts a hell of a lot of festivals throughout the Summer months and these provide a fantastic reason for visiting some great places. Why not nip off to a new city for a few days and join a few thousand other fun-lovin' peeps to bounce around in a field to the sounds of Summer. Here's our top festival picks to consider; some are well-known, big-name artist weekenders drawing huge crowds while a few are lesser known, smaller domestic festivals but more than worthy of feeding your festival appetite. Enjoy.
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Keeping to a budget can be tough - and I find that it's food that always seems to end up eating away at my money (excuse the terrible pun!) But with these easy 3-ingredient recipes, you'll keep your wallet and your stomach full!
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That's right, you read correctly - statues. Well, I actually mean sculptures. Here in Prague there are so many weird and wonderful sculptures scattered around the city. Maybe if you have a free afternoon, you can do a statue-hunt?!
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Ireland is well known to be quite a Catholic country. Saint Paddy had a lot to do with that back in the latter half of the 5th Century but traditionally religion has played, and continues to play, a huge part of the socio-political and cultural landscape of the island – indeed church and state have been, to a ridiculously large degree, inseparable here for a long time.
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