An article from today's Times Online puts hostels as the #1 way to make friends while traveling:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/student/gap_year/article4934519.ece
1. Stay in hostels: Hotels may sound tempting, and in countries like Thailand they’re certainly cheap, but when travelling with an aim to make friends, check into hostels. So they may not provide chocolates on pillows – they may not provide pillows at all – but even if you’re in a dreadful hostel, moaning about it makes for great backpackers’ conversation. Good hostels, though, give handy advice on how to make the most of your stay, and some even host parties fuelled by locally brewed alcohol – what better way to make friends and sample the local “delicacies” all at the same time?
16 years
[...] even if you’re in a dreadful hostel, moaning about it makes for great backpackers’ conversation
I'm always amused by the hostel reviews by people who clearly would be much happier staying at a hotel. Don't they know you get what you pay for?
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