Any good hostiles?
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Any good hostiles?
I am going to Venice, Milan, Florence, and Rome. Does anybody know of any good Hostiles in those cities (I am 23 years old) that do not have a curfew and that have lockers to put your stuff in .
Also, if anybody has any suggestions for a "must see" in or around those cities, this will be my first visit to Italy. I will be on foot so any traveling options to get around within each town will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the help!
Josh
Also, if anybody has any suggestions for a "must see" in or around those cities, this will be my first visit to Italy. I will be on foot so any traveling options to get around within each town will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the help!
Josh
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Ok... glad I'm not the only one that couldn't resist. *chuckle* Must just be my good but hostile nature. gt;
Curiosity question: What's the difference between a hostEl and a hostAl? I was chatting with a fellow traveler at the O'Hare airport on my way back from Scotland and she mentioned that there's a difference but never said what it was.
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Curiosity question: What's the difference between a hostEl and a hostAl? I was chatting with a fellow traveler at the O'Hare airport on my way back from Scotland and she mentioned that there's a difference but never said what it was.
~ Sheryl
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I don't know hostels in Italy, just France. But from what I've seen, some of the best sites to get ideas and reviews are www.hostels.com and www.eurotrip.com
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Interesting question. Contrary to public opinion, some hostiles are better than others. For those who are unfamiliar with this innovative institution, let me fill you in. A youth hostile is a type of private reform school for wayward, ill-mannered, or anti-social young foreigners, and as the name implies, is designed to reform hostile youth. The inmates are required to perform community service such as street sweeping after the morning dog walking hours in Rome, cleaning public gabinetti, and scraping pidgeon droppings from Piazza San Marco, usually for a three-month period. In exchange, they are provided with free room and board, and during the hours when they are not on work duty, they are given training in etiquette, academic subjects, interpersonal communication skills, and cultural relations, and those who excel are admitted to international charm school. The best part is that in the last week of the program those who have completed the three-month resocialization training successfully are taken on field trips where they are given the opportunity to demonstrate their newly acquired social skills. So it's almost like having a one week mini-vacation in Italy!
Have fun! At least I did
Have fun! At least I did
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The Ostello Archi Rossi in Florence is a good hostel. No reservations taken, so arrive before 8 am in the summer if you want to get in. It is walking distance to everything.
There is a curfew, but it's pretty late (1 or 2) and there is also a lockout for a few hours during the day. There are very big lockers available in your room which is included in the price. Hot breakfast is included as well.
There is a curfew, but it's pretty late (1 or 2) and there is also a lockout for a few hours during the day. There are very big lockers available in your room which is included in the price. Hot breakfast is included as well.
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Good hostiles are hard to find. I should think your best bets would be in France and Germany, which opposed the war in Iraq and which, while hostile to us in that respect, are still good allies.
Thinking about recent trips to Europe, I can only tell you that some of the best waiters I've ever had in Paris were what I could characterize as "good hostiles." They were efficient, quick, and brought me good food, but at the same time there was this element of hostility that permeated the experience.
All in all, I think good hostiles are hard to find in Europe these days, and as Martha Stewart likes to say, that's a good thing.
Thinking about recent trips to Europe, I can only tell you that some of the best waiters I've ever had in Paris were what I could characterize as "good hostiles." They were efficient, quick, and brought me good food, but at the same time there was this element of hostility that permeated the experience.
All in all, I think good hostiles are hard to find in Europe these days, and as Martha Stewart likes to say, that's a good thing.
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I would put my foot down and refuse to let anyone hold me hostile. In the words of our Commander in Chief:
"We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile."
"We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile."
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