Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

I stayed in Boston twice: once at the hostel, and once as a couchsurfer. Each has its charms, and its problems; what are the differences, and which would you choose?

Hostels, done right, are some of my favorite places to stay. They aren’t always awesome (see Abominable Snow Mansion), but the ones that have their act together are great places to meet people, live (and eat!) for cheap, and generally get the most out of whatever town you’re passing through.
I’d heard that the Austin hostel [...]

My first night in Taos, I stayed in the Abominable Snow Mansion, an HI hostel.
Happily for me, I moved along the very next day.
I mean, look: when you stay in a hostel, you know pretty much what to expect. Shared rooms with bunk beds, lots of young people with interesting accents and stories, common areas [...]