In New Orleans we stayed at our first hostel. Not first hostel of the trip. First hostel ever. In the past our lodging has been mostly a mix of camping, hotels, and Airbnb. Honestly, as far as US travel goes, we’d never really considered a hostel before. They were just rather off our radar. Turns out that most substantially sized US cities have at least a few different hostel options. We plan to primarily stay in hostels next year during…
While we are wandering we are also budget traveling. We limit our eating out. Take advantage of free and cheap camping areas. Explore the many free activities available around the United States. While many of our adventures are far from civilization there were a few cities in the South we wanted to visit. One of these cities is New Orleans. We knew NOLA has a reputation of overindulgence. Or was it that we have reputations of overindulgence? Either way to…
Our first priority upon arriving in New Orleans was of the personal hygiene variety. We’d been camping without showers for about 5 days and I’ll just say it was time to clean up our act. After moving in to the India House Hostel—our home away from Stan for the week—and some deep scrubbing, we set out to explore the city and start getting our bearings. Typically our first order of business when we get to a new city or camp…