Utrecht Hostels - Reviews and Rates

I had never been to The Netherlands before, except for a lay over on the way to the US, so I really did not know what to expect. It really was as flat as everyone says it is! Although, I didn't get to see much of the place, because I have to admit that, lovely as The Netherlands was, my main reason for traveling there was to see The Candy Spooky...

I went to Utrecht last weekend. Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands that takes about 30 minutes by train from Leiden. (btw, I'm loving the train system here - why doesn't california and every else in the US have such great public transportation??). Utrecht reminded me of a larger Leiden. They have a University & canals & more people tha...

After a terrible morning to start off our visit to Prague, we decided to head back to Western Europe. Eastern Europe has its charm, but in certain places, you get sick off constantly watching your back, sleeping on a communist train, or concentration camp like hostels. So were do we go, back to one of our favorite cities, Utrecht. Rented bikes a...

My friends, as I am sure you know it's been a hard wee time here in grey old Utrecht. But you know the lack of blue skies can sometimes mean it's easier to see the sun shining. Jobs are sparse for people like me who, instead of settling down Yair-style and getting on with it, have been galavanting around and living on the floor for God-knows-how...

Yeah, Holland is an adventure. We ended up going to find a restaraunt last night, and found one with a great waiter, named Mark. He helped us find a hotel where they had rooms we could move to (although not until today, so last night was quite the adventure in the hostel). The reason this town of Utrecht is so full right now is that we have mana...