Jasper Hostels

This is a log for my trip to Canada, in which I'm going around and visiting various cities/areas. No real set plan at the start, just seeing how it goes.

... off so the ride home was interesting and we were very tired having cycled a total of 44kms that day! Jasper hostel is very different to the other hostels, there is a very good vibe among the people.  On Saturday nights everyone builds a campfire up ...

... to go for a beer an a burger. I instantly got this impression that this hostel was going to be different to the Hostels i had previously stayed in.  We went down for a beer and burger and instantly meet a few other people at the whistle ...

... unimpressive stops, the Sioux Indian lookout being one. We found the B & B's very reasonable and cheaper than the local hostels, (low season). We hired a car for four days and drove down the Parkway 93 that runs between Jasper and Banff, stopping and ...

I got up today at about 8.45am and took my time getting ready because it was a late start. Yay! I organised a few things with hostels i'm staying at over the next week so I don't get there and then they have no room. I also organised my transport from ...

... , frozen lakes and lots of snow! It was really scenic, and well worth the trouble! When we got to Banff, we realised that the hostels were the same price as some of the hotels so we decided to upgrade. I throughly enjoyed a bath, some free coffee, sky tv ...

... ! My bunk is right in the middle of this gigantic room with about 20 bunk beds in it... its really, really weird. Of all the hostels I've stayed in around the world, especially the ones that cost freakin $30 bucks, this is the weirdest by far! But I'm ...

... much entertainment for the rest of the crew! So far we have been staying in cheap hotels with 2 queen beds instead of hostels.  Mainly because there were not many hostels along the way, but most importantly it was much cheaper. When we arrived in ...

... mehr ins Netzt stellen kann. Weder von den wunderschoenen Landschaften, von den netten Leuten aus meiner Tour oder den gemuetlichen Hostels ohne fliessend Wasser oder Strom. Wie der Titel dieses Eintrags schon besagt, habe ich eine Tour durch die Rockys ...

... travel long distances and get the most from the journey. In total I spent 4 nights here and around, there are 3 hostels scattered around the town, some more rustic than others, with composting toilets and no running water (memories of Glastonbury and ...

... Itinery has changed so much and we are covering loads of miles with out breaks or decent nights at hostels and everyone is complaining , Deb and Aussies decided enough was enough and booked flights to different destinations e.g San ...

... , these kept us alert!! It was well worth the effort though! From here we headed down to Banff Town (slightly busier than Jasper), but only for a bit of shopping - cds needed in the car as the radio signals are blocked out by the beautiful mountains!! ...

... Louise (Close to Banff) and cycle over 3 days to Jasper, stopping the first night at Rampart and the second at Beauty (two wilderness hostels along the way).  After a bit of to-ing and throw-ing with emails, it was agreed: 3 would ride the parkway ...

... and every day and night music was cranking from the reception. The only way to sleep was to pass out. Where other self-proclaimed party hostels often feel like an Irish Pub or a school disco, The Clan felt like a loose house party. It was always a little ...

... to get a few more hours of sleep in before the fire alarm went off at 6 am.  Ah, the joys of staying in hostels. The morning greeted us with snow - lots of it - cloaking the surrounding peaks.  Despite the screaming woman, we were grateful for ...

... flexibility with regards to food,laundry etc.,there was also a good exchange of travel experiences and tips from other travellers in the hostels.We paid about $80/night for the room and I'm sure that we could have found an hotel room at this price. ...

... in Jasper) and I took a small road trip to Nordegg in order to enjoy some different scenery and indulge ourselves in the hostels' outside hot-tub! The reasoning behind the choice of location  was that Emilie used to work there during the Summer and ...

... 't get hold of my nephew (found out later that he changed his telephone number and was actually filming near Whistler) and all the hostels were full (I refuse to pay $250 for a hotel room) so I headed north and camped near Squamish in the middle of ...