Hostel Heaven
LA Times‘ Youth Beat offers tips for the budget traveller. “NZ has a reputation for having the world’s best hostels, and one thing that helps to keep the hostel owners on their toes is the Blue Guide annual survey.” The free booklet compiles travellers’ ratings of individual hostels throughout the country, allowing new visitors to avoid “grimy bathrooms, grumpy management and depressingly overcrowded dorms.”
