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Travel Reads > Hostels

• ‘The horror – 14 alarms in the morning’: backpacker hostels evolve as young people seek privacy over packed dorms [The Guardian]
“Out with wild parties, in with soft lighting and wellness centres. Welcome to the new age of backpacking.”

• Your fellow travelers at the budget hostel [Odyssey And Meaning]
“Slightly exaggerated forms of real people met while in country X.”

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