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Guide ***** are an easy and great way to travel around. You can leave and join the buses wherever and whenever you want. You are meeting many young people from all over the world, having a lot of fun and you don't have to care for anything. Just sign the list and you are booked for the hostel or for an activity. But this also means that you are in danger to get very lazy. Leave the bus frequently and take another one some days later to keep a certain level of independence. And of course sometimes the buses are stopping at places where you can't escape and you have the stay in a hostel where the bus-company gets at least 30 percent commission. Baz-Bus (South Africa) Kiwi Experience (New Zealand) Westcoast Express (New Zealand) OZ Experience (Australia) Easyrider Backpacker Tours (Australia) Rocky Express (West-Canada) There are so many hostels all over the world. So I decided not to list individual hostels on my site. But you find links to Hostels Directories here. If you know more of them send me a mail! List of Independent European Hostels A guide to hostels in the US and Canada Complete hostel and budget accommodations Directory for British Columbia, Canada Complete list of
all hostels in South Africa Here are some useful links for your equipment. You can spent much more money for you equipment than for your whole journey, what's really not necessary! But you shouldn't try to save money when you are buying your backpack, sleeping back or hiking shoes. Austrian company for high quality
sportswear. Not that famous like The North Face, but their products
are at least as good! One of the biggest companies for high
quality outdoor products. Their product range is huge! Swiss company for quality outdoor
products. The world famous Swiss army
knifes If
you need a bit more than a Swiss army knife, the Leatherman tools are
a good alternative, although they are a bit heavy and expensive. The legendary sandals from Teva. Just
perfect for hot regions, the beach and other activities where you get
wet. Forget the trekking boots from Salomon
or whoever produces them. They are crap! Here are real hiking boots,
who don't "leave" you for many years.. Here are the original outdoor mattresses
of Thermarest. Copies are cheaper, but some of them are really shit,
like the mattress of Salewa! Also don't buy tents of Salewa if you
don't want to get wet. They are cheaper but they also use cheaper materials. For sure the best and most
uncomplicated stove on the market. As long you don't want to explore
the Antarctic, it's the best choice for the most cases. The famous flashlights from
California. If you don't want to get lost (oh
I got lost for so many times - I am for sure the worst navigator on
earth) here are the GPS receivers from Garmin. But if you don't spend
most of the time somewhere at the wilderness, 100 of miles away from
the next pub, you really not need such expensive toy. As I told I got lost for so many times.
So I bought a compass watch. I am still getting lost like before, but
at least I know which was the wrong direction, after I got lost. :-) German mail-order company specialized
on outdoor products. Order their catalog, which is really extensive,
for free. So you can get some useful info about outdoor equipment, Get a Mailbox and E-Mail address Get an universal e-mail address Get a short URL For sure the best free MP3 player
in the web Get a free Firewall for your PC Michael Moore's official website: Michaela's & Jürgen's Website: Norbert The Simpson's Futurama Futurezone (German) |
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