The Tux in the Backpack

The usual look at what happened online in the last couple of weeks. And no April’s fools included, I promise.

Êtes-vous un “flashpacker”? LePoint.fr
More and more articles in French language are appearing lately online discussing the Flashpacking phenomenon.This one suggests also some Flashpackers Hostels around the world. See also the Google Translation here.

Copenhagen – Top 10 Insider Travel Tips. BrilliantT(r)ips Blog
Experience Copenhagen like a local, staying of course in Flashpackers accommodations.

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Welcome to another edition of Flashpacking Blog Carnival.
A lot has been discussed online in the last couple of weeks regarding the Flashpacking phenomenon. Here’s the most interesting articles and posts.

Living in a Backpack (plus 8 suitcases)
Interesting post about Flashpacking in Borocay, Philippines. Beautiful tropical beaches + affordable prices = Flashpacker Paradise.

The ultimate backpack for the flashpacker
So you have a few gadgets, a laptop, a book or two, and a water bottle. How best to carry it all?
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Welcome to the March 1, 2009 edition of Flashpacking Blog Carnival.
Two weeks already from the first round, time flies when you’re having fun? Anyway, here’s what has been said online in the past two weeks about Flashpacking and Flashpackers..

Pic: Timesonline, see link to full article below

Flashpacking in Corsica
Is Flashpacking a mad way to travel? “My sister, who only vacations in 4 and 5 stars resorts, calls it locura (Spanish word for madness) and “spending Euros while being uncomfortable”.

Hostels hustle to add an upmarket tag (Boston.com/travel)
“It turned out I wasn’t the only one who had grown up. Europe’s hostels now offer cool upmarket accommodations at bargain prices. There are still the communal areas that made hostels the social place to be in the early ’90s, but now they are matched by posh facilities. The clientele includes fewer backpackers, more flashpackers: holidaymakers with a taste for the nice things but who are cost-cutting in keeping with the climate”. A great list of Boutique Hostels in Europe follows.
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Welcome to the first edition ever of Flashpacking Blog Carnival (cheers and claps on background).

I intend to make this a constant be-weekly appointment where you can find everything that has been said (at least online) about Flashpacking.

So in case you haven’t subscribed yet to the Tux in Backpack RSS feeds this would be another good reason to do it, as from now on on top of the usual posts about tips, destinations, accessories, etc., you will also find here on the Tux everything that has been said on the web about Flashpacking.. all in just one place.

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Travellers House Lisbon, Winner of the Hoscars, the Hostel Oscars

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A while ago TimesOnline published a list of Europe Top 10 Boutique Hostels. The list is based on ratings on HostelBookers.com.

Few ratings may have changed meanwhile, but here’s the list as of last June:

Lisbon Lounge, Lisbon

Red Nest Hostel, Valencia

Miss Sophie’s Hostel, Prague

Mandragora Hostel, Budapest

Mleczarnia Hostel, Wroclaw

Greg Tom Hostel, Krakow

La Controra Flashpackers Hostel, Naples

Langholmen Hostel, Stockholm

St Christopher’s, Berlin

Centric Point Hostel, Barcelona

Mleczarnia Hostel, Wroclaw

The first thing to notice is that more and more hostels are catering for flashapackers. The one in Naples has the word “Flashpackers” even in the name. Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: 31% [?]