The Journey: summer 19
Hello and welcome to the summer issue of The Journey.
For hostellers, the warmer months of the year are often a time of exploration, whether discovering new places or revisiting favourite haunts. There’s nothing quite like travelling back to a familiar corner of the country to find it remains as handsome as ever, and similarly there’s little that compares to that feeling of arriving somewhere special for the first time and puzzling ‘why haven’t I made it here before?’.
As ever, we hope the following pages bring you some inspiration for your adventures. In this issue, we talk with traveller extraordinaire Simon Reeve, visit the birdlife-rich North Norfolk coast on a hostel-to-hostel walk and flag up nine of our favourite properties along the coast.
You’ll also find the usual competitions, news and gear reviews, as well as a special pull-out kids’ section. Enjoy the read, and happy travels – wherever it is you are, and wherever it is you’re going.
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Articles for this edition of The Journey
Take a slow safari
It’s very easy to rush through life – to charge about the place like a hare in a hurry, dashing here and darting there, never standing still. After all, everyone loves adventure. But sometimes, slowing down can show us things we would normally miss. When was the...
Your YHA discoveries 2019
Each issue we’ll be sharing some special moments you’ve had while staying with YHA. We’d love to hear about your most memorable experiences at [email protected]'s Discovery“We stayed in a youth hostel in the middle of the woods [YHA Tanners Hatch]. It was...
9 hostels for coastal getaways
Few things in life beat a trip to the seaside, and more than 35 of our hostels sit on – or within strolling distance of – the endlessly varied shoreline of England and Wales. These include classic options like YHA Boggle Hole, as well as a whole host of lesser...