Yearly Archives: 2025

Sharing is Caring

The very concept of a backpackers’ hostel is that the accommodation is a shared space. This idea can be traced back to pilgrims’ trails across Europe and Asia, where the faithful would travel long distances to visit holy sites. Of

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An Exciting Spring in Hamilton

The first weekend in May is special to Hamilton. Of course, it’s peak spring and all the flowers are blooming and the trees are leafing out. But it’s more than that – our first weekend in May is Doors Open

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Mysterious Doors to Nowhere

Or, This Old House Volume II There are countless eccentricities in a house this old. As we mentioned in a previous blog, the building we call home will be turning 170 in 2025 and it has had many owners and

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The World is Tough Right Now

We Can’t Deny It In our last blog entry, we noted that 65% of our guests in 2024 were international and that 7% of our guests were from the United States. This wasn’t just true of last year: it’s true

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Happy New Year!

Move over, 2024. It’s always worthwhile to look back over the year and think about the highlights and the low moments. Then, we can look forward to an even better year.  I find it fascinating to look back at all

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