Should I stay in a Hostel? The age-old question.  The traveller’s cost-benefit analysis.  The potential ‘pot of gold at the end of the rainbow’ – affordable travel.

Recently I took a quick hop up to Brisbane that was the result of a combination of several factors including a tough week at work, a glass of wine, and a Qantas sale.  But that’s a story for another day.  In order to reduce the financial impact of last-minute decisions I decided that since I was travelling solo, I’d stay in a hostel while I was there.  After all, it was only going to be one night, so how bad could it be?