Category Archives: Hostel

February 21, 2010
Puerto Lopez, Ecuador– also posted in Beaches, Ecuador, Parks, Travel Guide

Puerto Lopez is a little fishing and beach village in the south of Ecuador renowned for its tranquil atmosphere as well as it’s opportunities for tourists.

July 31, 2008
Building a Dream: an interview with Brian Meissner– also posted in Money, Punta del Diablo, Uruguay

As many of you already know this summer I spent a considerable amount of time in Punta del Diablo, Uruguay at a hostel called El Diablo Tranquilo. To be fair it is far more than a hostel. Over our time there I feel that we all became pretty good friends. I know that many of [...]

July 21, 2008
Do you really want to start a hostel?– also posted in Money

There are countless people enamored by travel who fantasize about “one day opening a hostel on a beach.” These people can be identified by the dreamy look in their eyes and inability to understand why the owner of a business in such a beautiful place could be stressed. This will be the first post in [...]

July 4, 2008
Frustration: A Reward of Travel– also posted in Punta del Diablo, Uruguay

I haven’t authored a post in a few days and a few people have questioned whether my site had been hijacked. I am still here and in charge, but have been lucky enough to have plenty of good material to publish. Having been stationary for a few weeks I am starting to settle in to [...]