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Last Updated: 12/18/20 | December 18th, 2020 Traveling around New Zealand, you’ll find a wide range of hostels in this small country: decrepit, run-down chains; modern conglomerates; quirky, little family-owned places; hip, modern flashpacker hostels, and everything in between. And, during my time there, I tried to stay at as many as I could, often changing hostels every night to accomplish this goal. The hostel scene in the country has vastly improved since I was there in 2010, and there are much more variety and quality now. It’s a much better time to be traveler there and many of the hostels have stepped up their game in this competitive environment. Having been visiting New Zealand for a decade, I’ve stayed in dozens upon dozens of places. There are a lot of things to consider when selecting a hostel. The top four when picking the best hostel in New Zealand are: Location – Cities here may not be huge but it can still take some time to get around. Pick a place that is cen...

Updated: 1/26/19 | Originally Posted: 01/18/10 (Updated prices) Whenever I hear the word “Fiji,” I think of those postcards you see in airports: white sand beaches, palm trees, a little boat in the ocean, and the bluest, clearest water in the world. Essentially, it’s my idea of heaven. With my friend Gary from Everything-Everywhere heading to Fiji, I thought there was no better time to cross off one of my travel goals: visiting the islands of Fiji and learning to scuba dive. Even though I was exploring the south island of New Zealand, I decided to change course. Finishing New Zealand could wait — I was on my way to traveling Fiji and enjoying the beach. Travel, is after all, learning to go with the flow. What could be more going with the flow than this! The Yasawa Islands are composed of 20 volcanic islands in the western region of Fiji. The first Europeans to stumble upon the islands were the British, in 1789, though the islands weren’t properly charted until 50 years late...