What is the better way to go through Europe: hostelling, camping or both?
I’d say both. I backpacked for 77 days in Europe and during that time I camped about 30% of the time and stayed in hostels another 40%. I found camping to be a very peaceful moment on my trip. I found that during the few minutes before I fell asleep, I’d concentrate on the sounds of the area. In Paris, I would count how many cars the local Metro had as it passed somewhere in the distance. The movement of trees and bushes with the wind in Dubrovnik. The howling of distant dogs near the ruins of Pompeii. Or even just the different languages of people huddled around a nearby fire (read: candle). I’ve also found that the people at campsites were one step beyond the adventurous hostelers I ran into. The campers seemed to see travel as being sacred. More nature lovers than partiers. The difference between campers and hostelers are like the differences between hostelers and hotelers. But hostels are great for resting the creaking, aching bones on a relatively soft bed. In fact, unless you’ve
