Seattle 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 ...

... bikes, etc anywhere else, the bike racks are always full, walking tracks crowded, etc Eventually lugged my stuff to the Seattle hostel which only opened a few days earlier it was really well fitted out with individual fans and lights for every bunk, ...

... border. I was glad to be off the bus and also away from the bus station, which wasn't exactly Seattle's most glamorous neighborhood. I found the hostel easily enough, checked in, and headed back out. Tired from the bus journey and the late night in ...

... themed bar) so they were all pretty different. I was up at 7am the next morning for the free breakfast in the hostel before going to the Seattle Centre on the monorail which was quite quick. First stop was the EMP - Experience Music Project which was a ...

... the hostel in bed. Hopefully day 2 is better. The start of day 2 is better as we head down to do the Seattle underground tour. Interesting but i thought it would be a lot more touring under ground instead of just 3 short underground trips. Still ...

... continues through Washington State...the sun is shining and the views are great, unsurprisingly very similar to BC just across the border. Seattle is in sight (and we've got an impromptu tour guide in our bus driver) and I am ridiculously excited to see ...

... like breathing in 10 cigarettes!). Met a big bunch of people and sat around drinking beer all night. Next day did the underground Seattle tour... it's quite hard to get your head around when your down there looking at it with a guide explaining it, so I ...

... could tuck yourself into you own little world at night. Unfortunately it was also in a really noisy area so the earplugs were neccessary! Seattle does win at having the best museum in America. It is two museums in one building - the first is a Science ...

... , Kurt Cobain and Jimmy Hendrix. Therefore the city is a haven for caffeine addicts and grunge-rock lovers.  Arriving into Seattle I felt a slight lull. After being around friends for three weeks and staying in homes with people I knew, it felt odd ...

... just kidding but it was a hardcore fling and we both really enjoyed ourselves ;).  I took off for the big city and caught my last train to Glacier Park.  Boy will that be a change of scenery!  Goodbye Sluty Seattle!  I mean ...

... Colin really ejoyed the stuff on Jimmi Hendrix (ageing rocker)  & Kim liked the bit on Disney (Still a big kid, bless her). Seattle lived up to its rep of being very wet & foggy on a daily basis (reminded us of home) Hostel free ...

... humor and really got the crowd to interact. its pretty eerie down there, and really impressive how the pioneers that built seattle were to ingenuitive we also checked out the bodyworks exibition. it had really people that donated their body parts to ...

We only spent one full day in Portland (Saturday) before heading to Seattle on Sunday. Another grehound bus and we arrived at the bright lights of Seattle. After having such a good time at the green tortoise in San Francisco we thought it logical to check ...

Seattle: a city close to beautiful mountains, lakes and islands. Although Seattle is a city of the trade and manufacturing (at least thats how it feels like) it also has many things to offer such as museums, parks, boat tours etc. We spend 4 days in ...

... out with a group of 5 others from the Hostel to have a few $2 pints at a local pub not far from the Hostel. This brings us to our last day in Seattle...it was a big one! We walked across town poking our noses back into the Pike place markets on our way ...

... crashing out vowing to put the airport incident behind me. I spent the following 3 days being a complete tourist and exploring Seattle. I visited the Science Fiction Musem, Experience Music Project (loved the section on Disney and got to watch some of ...

... . In hindsight it might have been cheaper to just ask someone, but I'm insecure, so I took a taxi for $20. The Hostel (Hostel Seattle) was super, a close knitted, open plan hostel. The host's were very friendly and the place was peaceful. Also a great ...

... as far as it does with a backpack, swinging sleeping bag, shopping bag, and handbag with a laptop to carry.  Did I mention that Seattle has a lot of uphill roads?  It does.  My gloves and hat went on when I walked out of the station, but ...

... not used to having lived in a hostel for the last 4 weeks. And all for the same price as hostel accommodation. For rest of the afternoon we scouted Downtown Seattle and stocked up the hotel room fridge with beers which cost half the price as they do up in ...

... get bigger and closer (pictured). I got a moment of relief and excitement as it struck me that I made it to Seattle and I'm on a completely new adventure. I spent the afternoon & evening wandering the streets looking for basic travel things I was ...