My first hostel experience

For anyone who knows me finding out that last night was my first hostel experience may come as a surprise. Seeing as I have already travelled around SE Asia you may have thought I might have stopped in one or two on the way however it was not so. The hotels where so cheap in Asia that there was no need to ever put myself up in anything else.

I have to say about the whole trip this was the one part I was least looking forward to. You really do never know what to expect when you walk in. On the recommendation from my friend Lindsey I booked into Habitat HQ Hostel in St Kilda. However the one piece of advice I didn't follow was to book a mixed room. She said that all girl rooms were a bit unsociable and not as easy to make friends where as you find girls in the mixed rooms were a little more outgoing. Looking back now I wish I had taken her advice. Not saying there is anything wrong with my new roomies but we are all sort of keeping ourselves to ourselves which isn't good for travelling.

Sleeping was fine except for a small amount of snoring from one of the lovely ladies on the bottom bunk and at some stupid hour this morning one of the girls who had arrived really late decided to have her alarm go off and she hot footed it out of there. Other than that the room was clean, the bathroom we had was nice enough and there wasn't a fight to use it which seeing as there was now 5 of us that was a bit of a surprise.

You will see a picture of one of my roommates at the bottom, some of you may recognise her :o) there is also a nice quote on the wall which apparently she said but I also thought was quite fitting.

Right back to my adventures. Obviously I have now left the comforts of Jo. We spent the weekend catching up, drinking wine and she was even kind enough to download the Veronica Mars film for us all to watch which was excellent (Jo downloading it and the film).

Other than the above my weekend was spent mostly around sorting out a bank and planning my next trips. I have decided tomorrow to book myself to go and see the Great Ocean Road and then on Thursday I am meeting back up with Jo to go to Melbourne Zoo. After that? Who knows!

Right back to trying to make friends in my hostel, wish me luck!

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