What an incredible location - I just love the outdoor seating area amongst the colonnades.

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This is a good example of an ad that poses more questions than it answers (at least to this non-German). I now know exactly where I should go if I’m backpacking in Berlin and it starts pissing down with rain but I’m still a little unclear as to what I should do if lounge settees also start dropping from the heavens. Clearly I’m missing some important cultural reference point.

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During this walkthrough video footage of the Happy Hippo Backpackers in Durban the camera pans across the kitchen area and a subtitle appears saying ‘The Spotless Kitchen’. Which made me immediately think ‘what a challenge!’ Like baking a delicious chocolate cake and putting a sign next to it saying ‘the amazing cake that can’t be finished in one sitting’. A potentially risky boast fellas!

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I’ve posted this generic promo video for backpacking in Australia because its soundtrack is one of my all-time favourite songs: ‘Sunsets’ by Powderfinger, a truly great Aussie band. After food and shelter, a Powderfinger album is probably the most important item for a backpacker to secure upon arriving in Australia. Actually, that’s probably an irresponsible suggestion. Far safer to start off with AC/DC and then move on to Powderfinger.