Basel Hostel

... interesting place I've ever been to. It's quite pretty, but there's not an awful lot happening there. After a good night's sleep (Basel Backpacker Hostel has the best hostel beds I've ever slept in), we walked to Basel's main attraction, the Munster. Like ...

The next day we left for Basel. The train ride took about 5 hours. We had an early morning flight to Istanbul the next day so we needed to be close to the ...

So I came to Basel, Switzerland on a recommendation. I ended up leaving early. The train ride there was the best part in my opinion. The Austrian and Swiss Alps blew me ...

... arrived in our third country for the day at around 5pm, and hit up our designated accomodation spot soon after. The 'CIARUS' hostel was the largest, most full on hostel i'd come across, bustling with more pre-pubescents than the Cinque Terre hike ...

... , it was the first balanced meal I've had in a long time. That evening we decided to just roam around Basel on the tram and walking. The hostel gave us transportation passes which were very helpful. We went to the highest building in Basel where there was ...

... Basel and drove past Herzog and de Meuron's first project, the blue house. It looked like a birdhouse. We checked into our hostel, which was super awesome. It had just been renovated, and there was nice concrete and wood and giant metal doors...it was ...

... The train to Basel was marked with the usual Swiss efficiency, arriving on time, to the minute.  The YMCA hostel (where, apparently, it's fun to stay) in Basel was only a few minutes from the station, but we were too early to check in, so just put ...

... was amazing, and in an awesome central location; even businessmen and families stayed there. It really was more like a hotel than a hostel.  A weird, fun fact we noticed was that the 4 of our names spelled out YMCA (Yvonne, Melissa, Caitland, ...

Today was my first full day in Switzerland! I absolutely love the hostel where I spent last night. The YMCA Hostel Basel has to be one of the nicest hostels that I have ever stayed in. Its immaculate! Super clean and very modern and with tons of luxuries. ...

... started thinking "shit, is this guy coming to mug me, i have everything on me", luckily he was not a robber bt a backpacker from the hostel who let me in. The nightfill guy got me into my room and I eventually got a bed. Basel was nice. Theres not much ...

... down!!  Our trip was finally here. No issues with the flight overall, but we actually figured out that we found where the hostel was too early!  We weren't able to check in until 3:30, so we proceeded to find the supermarket and get ...

... station.  I went the wrong way, but after asking some locals (which I have become very used to doing), I found the best hostel I have ever been in, a YMCA hostel (which always reminds me of the song, I kept singing it in my head).  Everything ...

... an extreme let down. In all the times I have been let down, they have never been on an international scale. I came especially to Basel to see a mate from the Navy days, and she only happened to tell me last week, after booking hotels, flights etc. that ...

... were back in the dorms at the YMCA in Basel (yes, we even did the dance on the way up the street to check in). The hostel itself was very nice, clean and roomy. Unfortunately it had a very weird vibe. We were a bit nervous when we arrived and there was a ...

We made it to Basel via Strasbourg.  The train trip went very well (we were in first class), and the gentleman at Swiss Rail was very helpful in setting up my Swiss Passes and various train connections. ...

... de Nord, instead of Gare de lèst.  It set us back about half a day, but after we got it figured out, we had to make a few more stops than intended plus an extra train, but we made it to Basel in time to eat at Barry´s Pizzeria before closing ...

... , the only train option is to leave at 5:40 AM for an epic 8 hour journey. With this in mind, we hurried to the hostel, hurried around Basel, hurried to find dinner, and hurried back to the hostel to go to bed. Luckily, the hostel provided us with an ...

... waiting for public transport. Saturday: I went away with Doug to Interlaken which was really pretty, and we stayed in an awesome hostel called Balmer’s, which had a kitsch swiss chalet-styled look. It had a night club which everyone in the area came ...

... So I had quite a challenging time understanding him. So after I farewelled Mr and Mrs Cody Banks (in-joke), I went searching for this hostel I had described on a sheet of paper. I had no idea how to get there and so I used my tried and trusted method ...