Marseille Hostel

... , always ready to check out something new and exciting. The possibilities were endless.. Backpacking through Europe.. What is a hostel anyway? Munich for Oktoberfest? Volunteering in Mexico, Africa, Seychelles! What a great way to see the world! Who ...

... to the Station which is only 5 mins away and retrieve the rest of my luggage. There is something I instantaneously don't like about Marseille, it is not a place I would be recommending.  I go for a walk to find some dinner as I haven't had ...

... the lap of luxury there, we found our selfs smack dab in the middle of a craphole, we so lovingly call the Marseille Bonneveine Hostel.  OMG!!  It was a very rundown college type dormitory but it smelled like feet with burned hair on ...

... a € bar of soap and headed to the 0.5€ toilets to have a quick wash (seriously, in the time I was in Marseille I must have spent 4-5€ going to the toilet! ) The Station café promised a Plat Chaud that turned out to be ...

... lunch, have a walk around and then decide to go to the train station to  book my ticket to Aix. The best thing about Marseille is the train station, there is a glorious view and the fact that you are leaving is surely a good thing. No luck there ...

... some wine tasting, and see some historic sites. Driving through the country was beautiful and we had a great time! Driving back into Marseille during rush hour wasn't so much fun, but it's all part of the adventure, right? Carrie left early this ...

... to leave on the 8.30 train. Met a couple of guys on the train who happened not only to be heading to marseille but the same hostel! LOL, so we all teamed up, did the whole camembert and wine thing, played cards and have had a good night. ...

... sea level. After a bit more of a wander we had drinks of the waterfront and then dinner at a small Italian restaurant. Marseille were playing in a big football match that night so the pubs were packed. The waterfront at Vieux Port is an amazing place ...

... climb a mountain or journey six hours into the jungle on a chicken bus.  To see Provence and the Cote d'Azur, Marseille sometimes is a necessary stop on the itinerary so I have compiled a survival guide to help you overcome any and all ...

... any place that is located on the ocean is okay for me, and I had a great weekend. Day 1    When I arrived in Marseille, the weather was beautiful!  It was +27 and sunny, so I decided to walk around the City checking out sites while soaking ...

... like to drop in to St Tropez and Toulon but we are running out of time and head straight for our destination, Marseille. We have the problem of finding our hostel, which is some way out of the central city and we don't have a map, and many of the streets ...

... hair walked by fashionable French girls in stilettos, and African men selling sunglasses from a table by the side of the road. Marseille is set around a harbour, with a huge ancient fortress on a hill above the city guarding the harbour entrance. We ...

... ? Marseille was not different. However this changed dramatically when I emerge from the Metro at the Vieux-Port (harbour side). Marseille is very picturesque although like all French cities, smells and is dirty in certain places. Hungry from the journey I ...

... . We had stops in Figueres, Spain and Montpellier, France before arriving in Marseille in the mid-afternoon. After finding our hostel near Marseille's cathedral we showered and got ready to explore the city for the night. We headed toward Marseille's most ...

... off. End off chase. I can't believe I was so stupid. I walk back to the street I was heading to and find the hostel almost straight away. I was about 30 meters away from it. I go in and tell the guy behind the counter what happened and he immediately ...

... jaded or I am just feeling a little tired and worn out. I will blog later that I am not getting as jaded as I thought, Marseille was just a boring city to hang around. I arrived from Nice on another very uneventful train ride. I like it when they are ...

As you can see from the titles of my entries I am really creative! Brain is definitely off on holidays somewhere in Marseille! It is so beautiful here! Last night wasn't such a late one, sitting around the hostel playing cards with  other ...

... with warm but pleasant temperatures. I left early and headed uphill to the cathedral on the hill to get the best view of Marseille. It was a tiring climb, but it was worth it. The church was impressive and the view spectacular. Next stop was the Musee de ...

... to get to the train station in Florence by 8 am, and then were on the trains until 8 pm that night when we arrived in Marseille. Even though it was another 12 hours of travel, I think I'm finally getting the hang of the long train rides. Nothing super ...

Didn't take long to get there from Nice. Cool Hostel. Walked around the Harbour, Cours Julien is good, cafe's, bookshops, soup kitchens. The Notre Dame de la Garde is cool, but I got there at 5pm and it was closed. I got a boat to an Island near the ...