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Torres del Paine is among the biggest of Chiles national parks, occupying almost 600,000 acres (242,000 ha) of land in the south on the border with Argentina. It is also among the most important, receiving a significant proportion of domes Like any American, traveling occasionally is just what I love doing and I bet you share the same stuff with me. But traveling does not mean that you would be safe. Escaping from our job and other stressful activities is just something that w
What happens when backpackers grow up?Once youve travelled to the uppers of your shoes and the hilt of yourcredit card and relied on the kindness of strangers youre likely tobalk at the idea of joining a tick box packaged holiday where youre expected to follow someone holding something up on a stick to keep your group together,but equally you might not yet have the funds for that real adventureyou aspire to. So what do you do in the mean time? City breaks are allgood and well, but there are lots of us out there wanting to go backpacking with all the mod cons so many in fact that this new hybrid has a name, Flashpackers.And the hostel industry has responded. Design hostels like Hotel Grace, literally on Times Square and Oops! in Paris, both look the business all bright colours and carefully selected trimmings and offer designer services, like a pool with a DJ bar next to it and a first class lounge with business meeting facilities. The Czech Inn may have a borderline cringe worthy name, but its modern bar, with exposed brick and chunky art which serves seven local beers is definitely aimed at the more discerning backpacker. As is the Basein Melbourne - glorious in red glass and concrete, it has a Sanctuaryfor women where you can get a proper pampering after hitting the gym. I dont personally travel without my laptop. Butwhile once it was only travel writers hassling hostel staff for accessto a power point for their chargers and a modem cable, now power andinternet access are expected by all, and again the industry hasresponded to the technology our improved income has saddled us with. Aswell as your own power point, an impossible luxury five years ago, the Purple Nestin Valencia also has a DVD library; and instead of all crowding roundto look at the latest photos youve downloaded from your digital cameraonto your laptop, at Lub D in Bangkok theyll hook you up to the big flat screen in the foyer for a very flashy, very modern hostel holiday slide show. On the other side of the boho / techno divide are hostels like Daddy Long Legs in Cape Town, ROOM in Rotterdam and Rooms Delux and the Hilux Hostel, both in Valencia, where each room has been decorated by a different local artist in a different theme. None of those themes are "hostel circa 1970s, 80s or 90s" either. Yes, you have to pay more to stay in one of these hostels, but wereall getting that bit more civilised in ourslightly-older-than-we-were-when-we-could-cope-with-queuing-for-a-cold-shower age.
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