About
Welcome to Backpacker Buzz,
Hostelling International's blog from Western Canada. We'll bring you news, information and tips about hostels in Canada and around the world.
Categories
Monthly Archive
- January 2012 (12)
- December 2011 (18)
- November 2011 (13)
- October 2011 (9)
- September 2011 (8)
- August 2011 (16)
August 2008
All in the Name of Fun
While the Summer Olympics are underway in Beijing, the world is atwitter with news from some of the world's most tried and true summer sports. Meanwhile, around the globe, athletes are taking part in some of their favourite sports that you may never have heard of. Allow us to pique your interest - you just might want to catch a game the next time you find yourself in a foreign land. Read more »
Member Profile: Nicky Renault
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Age: 24
Member Since: March 08
Describe your most memorable travel moment.
I took a D-Day Juno Beach tour and didn't have enough time to track down the location of my family member in the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian D-Day cemetery. The group was given 10 minutes to explore, as time ticked down I wandered down my last row and came face to face with the stone of my great uncle. It was a piece of serendipity in the middle of one of the most rewarding stops on the trip, Bayeux (France). Read more »
Thanks for your comments!
Commercial Drive is better then all those places with it's...
Roman, if the hostel is near the Museum of Natural History (...