So I have been asked by a few people to write another blog about what I did in each place and how I got to and around those places. Here it is!

Prague:

How we got around

Well we flew to Prague from Edinburgh airport which was the only option since the UK is on an island.

Once we landed in Prague we went to the tourist information booth in the airport and asked about their public transportation and decided to buy a three-day pass. After buying out tickets we got on a bus and rode that to a train station where the train took us closer to our hostel.

• This was very easy to figure out. At the booth we stopped at there was a map that we grabbed and the person behind the desk showed us exactly where to go.

When we were in the city more we only used the tram once to get back after being out later, so honestly (depending on the location of where you are staying) you don’t really need a pass. For us it would have been smarter to just pay our ways to and from the airport in the moment.

Where we stayed

We stayed is Hostel Mango which was absolutely wonderful. The location was right in old town so everything was very close. The farthest place we went way many a 30 minute walk away.

The hostel itself was great too. The room we were in held 14 people and it didn’t feel cramped at all. The whole hostel was very clean and one thing that I really liked was that they did family dinners one night a week which was a free dinner and they held different events like a pub crawl to get you mingling with other.

One perk about this hostel is that each room had its own toilet room and a shower room so you didn’t even have to leave the room to get ready in the morning.

If I ever go back to Prague I will definitely stay in this hostel again.

Budapest:

How we got around

We flew from Prague to Budapest and once we arrived in Budapest we ended up taking taxi to our hostel which was a huge mistake!

• The taxi ended up costing us about $80 for maybe a 30-minute ride. The reason we ended up taking the taxi was because we were running late for something and couldn’t figure out their public transportation system quickly.

The next day we were determined to figure out the public transportation, however it was still a pain and we soon learned that there was only one main tram that ran down their main road.

• Long story short Bubapest has some public transportation, but from our experience it is very hard to figure out and doesn’t go very far out of town.
• We did find some busses that went between the Fisherman’s Bastion and the main road but that’s about it.

Where we stayed

We stayed in Big Fish Budapest Hostel. There was nothing wrong with the hostel itself, however, finding the actual hostel is rather difficult.

• When we arrived at the address there were no big signs indicating that we were there and we had to buzz into the building and then again into the hostel itself which wasn’t terrible because it was more secure, but it was more of an inconvenience.

Another downfall of the hostel was the location.

• It was located on the Pest side of Budapest which seemed to be opposite of everything we wanted to see.

The bathroom here were very nice. Each bathroom was separated and had a toilet, sink and shower so I was able to get everything done right away which was nice.

If I were to go back to Budapest again I probably would try to find a hostel on the Buda side closer to the main attractions that I wanted to see.

Barcelona:

How we got around

We flew from Budapest to Barcelona. Once we arrived in Barcelona we took a train to a connecting metro, however, the metro we needed to take was under construction so we ended up going up to the surface to catch a bus.

• Barcelona has an amazing metro/underground system that is very easy to navigate with either a map or the app they have. One thing to note though is that the metro is closed from 1:30am – 5am, but during that time there are still busses that run 24/7.

The metro can get you virtually anywhere you need to go and if you get off on the wrong stop they run every 5 minutes or it is easy enough to walk most places.

Where we stayed

In Barcelona we ended up staying in two hostels; Mediterranean Hostel and Sant Jordi Hostel.

The Mediterranean Hostel was amazing.

• The location was perfect; it was basically dead center to everything and only about 2 miles from the beach which you can get to with a short metro ride.
• The rooms were a bit smaller than our last two hostels, but they did have a living room, game room, kitchen and movie room that most people hung out in. We didn’t spend too much time in our hostel room anyways other than sleeping so it wasn’t that big of a deal to us.
• Each night they offered a dinner for £7 and a pub crawl at different locations for £ This was a great way to meet people and see some night life with people who actually know where to go.

The Sant Jordi Hostel is hard to review because we were only there for a day.

• The location of this hostel was not as nice as the other. It was located more in the residential area of Barcelona which is good if you want to get away from city center, however you will have to take the metro to get anywhere from this one.
• The rooms weren’t bad. They were a decent size and each bunk had its own little light and shelf which was nice.
• The bathrooms were nice. Each shower and toilet had its own room which was nice so you didn’t have to wait to one all the time.
• This hostel didn’t have much going on at night that I saw but it did have a nice kitchen and communal area.

Between the two hostels I would choose the Mediterranean Hostel to go back to if I am able to make it back to Barcelona.