Backpackers youth hostels blog

Well all the Sydney backpackers down here at Nomads Maze Backpackers Hostel have been warned they must be on their best behavior this month as we get ready to play our important role as the whole World looks on and Sydney comes to a standstill to Host World Youth Day 2008.

World Youth Day (WYD) is the largest youth event in the world and will be held in Sydney from Tuesday 15 to Sunday 20 July 2008. The Catholic church says it is close to achieving its pilgrims target for World Youth Day with 197,000 local and overseas Catholic youths headed for Sydney to see the Pope.

Backpackers and party people do not have to worry as we have kept a number of beds for our usual guests who are wanting to party it up at the Sydneys famous Maze Backpackers Hostel.

Please be aware that due to the busy period Sydney backpackers are warned to ensure that they pre-book and pay for all accommodation at Nomads Maze Backpackers for the month of July, so if your planning either to join in the festivities in town perhaps go and try your luck for a photo with Pope Benedict XVI or just to party it up with us at our youth hostel, please remember to plan ahead.

From all of us here at Nomads Maze Backpackers Hostel we hope you have a wonderful day and hope to see you soon!!

Nomads Serpent Backpackers Hostel, Cairns, is the best place to book your learn to dive course. The Nomads Serpent Hostel tour desk crew are excited to offer a 4 day learn to dive course for a mad $299.00!!!

The Great Barrier Reef in Cairns is one of the best places in the world to become a certified diver. With the highest standards for safety and  the cheapest prices that the Nomads Serpent Youth Hostel Tour desk can offer our guests, it is a “must do” while in Cairns. 

Make sure you come and talk to our experienced staff at the Nomads Serpent Backpackers Mad Travel Desk for all your travel needs!

Nomads Industry Backpackers Hostel in central Melbourne can book your every travel need and always has the best advice on great day tours to explore the stunning Melbourne surrounds.

An hours drive from Melbourne city is the Yarra Valley, well known for its vineyards and superb wines. Day trips can be booked at Nomads Industry reception and start from $95.00. Venture out of the city with Autopia Tours to get a real taste of the best wine growing area in Victoria.

A must do for wine lovers this leisurely day tour takes you to four of the best wineries Victoria has to offer, treats you to a gourmet lunch and enough wine tastings to improve your wine appreciation….or a least convert even the biggest goon loon.

Swing by Nomads Industry Backpackers Hostel travel desk for more information on tours and attractions in Melbourne.

Nomads Capital Backpackers Hostel in Wellington has just been re-inspected this week by Qualmark*

The Wellington Youth Hostel staff and Nomads Management are extremely please to announce that we’ve retained our 5* Qualmark rating! A tremendous achievement and a testament to the quality of our accommodation and our friendly and knowledgable staff.

Come and stay with us at Nomads Capital Backpackers Hostel to see what all of the fuss about…

*( “Qualmark® is New Zealand tourism’s official mark of quality (…) All accommodation and tourism businesses (which) carry the Qualmark®, (…) means they’ve been independently assessed as professional and trustworthy, so you can book and buy with confidence”)

It was the famous quiz night at Legend Has it West End Sydneys best backpacker hostel in the CBD. Quiz night involves one free hour of ALL YOU CAN DRINK WINE and great prize giveaways. It was Sean Peter Anderson’s birthday and he is afraid of growing up and facing the real world. So we decided to do a BABY FANCY DRESS THEME PARTY!!!

There were a lot of people in Nappies and some would say you can never look good in a Nappy but we now strongly disagree. A pack of babies invaded the Sydneys Sidebar for live acoustic music and a 2-4-1 DRINK VOUCHER ON ARRIVAL. Then the famous DJ Shipwreck on the turn tables spinning music until the wee hours of the morning.

In the morning there was a lot of whinning babies about having such a good time they drank too much and now are under the weather. It is a good thing that at Legend Has it Westend we do a free costal walk from the world famous Bondi beach to Coogee beach. There are lots of interesting facts along the beach walk that include: the hobo on the rocks, suicide point, and the Clovelly Bowling club. Jumping in the ocean is quite possibly the absolute best way to get rid of a hangover and it is always a great walk.

Make sure you guys check out all the free activities at Legend Has it Westend!!! I promise to show you a great time and make you part of the Westend family. See you soon!!!

Big things are happening at the Arts Factory Backpackers Lodge, we’ve gone reno!!! The Surf Cafe and the Buddha Bar are being renovated but still in operation. Our World Hostel is gearing up for some exciting changes in the next few months. A micro-brewery, a live venue, a new Tour Desk and a New Cafe. Check out some pics of our construction team, damn hot, Gabbi on the jackhammering, the boys are impressed!! See you soon at the Arts Factory Backpackers Lodge, Byron Bay.

Nomads Fat Camel Backpackers Bar has decided it’s time for a little something for the ladies! There’s been so much rugby playing in our downtown backpackers bar in Auckland recently that it’s definitely time for a ladies only evening…

And what a night it’s going to be!

Aucklands number one male revue show “The Coverboys” are coming to Nomads Fat Camel Backpackers Hostel on Thursday the 10th July. And don’t you worry ladies, it’ll be only women who’ll be allowed into the privacy of the first floor lounge to witness this event! So feel free to scream with delight at the ‘firemen’ and ‘cowboys’ who’ll be gracing us with their presence… 

Meet in the Fat Camel Backpackers Bar at 5pm on Thursday the 10th July and ticket holders will be taken upstairs when the first half of the show begins!

Numbers are limited so email Nomads Fat Camel Backpackers Hostel quick to get your ticket and to be a part of this one off event!

Nomads Fat Camel Backpackers Hostel in Auckland are having a fundraiser on Sunday 6th July. For only $25 you get the best Roast Dinner you’ll ever have (probably), because it includes beef, pork, ham, roast potatoes, kumara, veges and of course gravy! You’ll also get a complimentary drink in The Fat Camel Bar and be entertained by LIVE music while you eat…

An absolute bargain especially when you know that part of the price of your ticket will be going towards helping local kids vocal group “Kidz Rock” realise their dream of participating in an international competition held in Los Angeles in mid-July!

Email Nomads Fat Camel Backpackers Hostel for your ticket or to find out more!

Nomads Maze Backpackers Hostel and Legend Has It… Westend Backpackers Hostel in Sydney are organising a football game of epic proportions this Sunday at The Botanic Gardens.

Situated directly across the street from one another in the centrally located Pitt St, participants from the two Sydney youth hostels are often pitted against each other in drinking competitions, quiz nights, and rival chants from across the street.

“This will be no contest”, says slightly cocky entertainments Manager at Nomads Maze Backpackers Hostel, Matt Murfitt (Kiwi Matt), “we will wipe the floor with their tears”.

Meanwhile Legend Has It… Westend backpackers are distributing flyers depicting football star Cristiano Ronaldo vs A Little Girl to denote their expectations for the game’s outcome. The game is one of several scheduled to take place over the coming months. Players include both long-term and short-term backpacking travellers from both youth hostels.

For up-to-date information on the out-come of the match, keep posted on this page. Click the following links for more information on Nomads Maze Backpackers Hostels activities or Legend Has It Westend Hostels activities.

Nomads Serpent Backpackers, Cairns is rolling out the new Mad Travel Tour Desk and Accomodation specials.  With a new look and some cool new colors to go with the new Sleeping Around card,  the staff at Nomads Serpent Backpackers, Cairns are ready to take on the busy season!!! Make sure you take advantage of the free night accomodation offer at any Nomads Hostels. Lets all go MAD, MAD, MAD!!!!