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Presented by Hostelworld.com Editor Colm Hanratty, these city guide podcasts give you the lowdown on cities all over the world in terms of what to see and do while in other podcasts Colm interviews different people about things unique to their city.
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Find out what not to miss in the British capital, discover what the best time to get on the London Eye is, listen to some locals tell Colm what their favourite bars and restaurants are, discover some ways to save money and much more. |
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You may or may not be aware of this, but before London cab drivers are allowed drive people around the British capital they have to learn what is called ‘The Knowledge’ – a detailed knowledge of routes within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross Station. Here Colm speaks to Neil Chadwick, a cab driver from the East End of London, to extract his own version of ‘The Knowledge’. |
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In this podcast you find out how to save time queuing up for tickets for the Empire State Building, how to save money when buying subway tickets, find out what New Yorkers' favourite parts of Manhattan are and more. |
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Going to New York and want to find out the differences between Manhattan’s various neighbourhoods before you go? If so listen to various ‘Big Apple Greeters’ tell Colm what makes each neighbourhood unique. |
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Famous for canals, Heineken Beer and the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam is also renowned for its liberal attitude to soft drugs. Listen to Spike from the Jolly Joker Coffeeshop in the Amsterdam’s Nieumarkt district give us an insight into the city’s coffeeshop culture along with some warnings also! |
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Celebrating the birthday of Queen Beatrix, Queen's Day is the biggest event on the Dutch calendar and the best place to celebrate it is in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam. In this podcast Colm reports from the streets of Amsterdam to find out what you can expect to encounter at the Netherlands' biggest party. |
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Colm speaks to Luca, Carla and Gemma from Hostel of the Sun in Naples to ask them if their city is as dangerous as people say it is, where you will find the city’s best pizza, and what you shouldn’t miss there if you are planning a trip to the southern Italian city. |
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Discover the history behind arguably America’s best-known modes of public transport as Colm talks to ‘gripman’ Charles Hiletki as he drives his number 28 cable car around the streets of San Francisco. |
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While it is famous for being the home to Hollywood, Los Angeles also has some alternative areas. Colm travelled to the City of Angels to talk to Danny Conn, a resident of Venice Beach, LA’s most alternative neighbourhood to discuss, surfing, a hostel he used to run and Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
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Heard of a pub crawl? Where you call into loads of pubs in the one night? Well join Colm as he embarks on a 'wedding chapel crawl', calling into six different wedding chapels in the same evening on Las Vegas Boulevard in Sin City. |
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While it isn't the biggest country in the world, the list of places to see and things to do in New Zealand is endless. Colm met 'Chops', a driver with Magic Bus, one of the country’s top tour operators, to find out the highlights of New Zealand’s North Island. |
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Trent Johnson, bus driver with Magic Bus, one of New Zealand's top tour operators, tells Colm what he thinks are the highlights of the country's South Island in a Magic Bus in Christchurch. |
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Planning on taking up surfing when you come to Australia? Listen to some tips from an expert as Colm talks to Paul Vella from Surf Camp Australia about what you need to do to pick up the sport. |
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Colm speaks to Patrick Keane of the Australian Football League about the rules of his country's national sport, Aussie Rules football. |
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Colm speaks to 'Hopper', manager of Perth's The Witch's Hat hostel and former Western Australia tour guide about the best stops on the coast of his beloved home state. |
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Rizuan Smile, bartender in The Long Bar in Singapore's famous Raffles Hotel, tells Colm exactly what goes into the famous cocktail. |
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Azman Ibrahim of Petronas speaks to Colm on the Skybride of Kuala Lumpur's famous Petronas Towers. In this podcast he tells him how you can get access to the bridge, what Petronas actually do and the impression Sean Connery made on him! |
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Join Colm as he walks down Bangkok's Khao San Road, the world's most famous road with backpackers. Armed with nothing but his dictaphone, he speaks to travellers from all over the world about where they've been, what they miss most about home, drinking 'buckets' and eating bugs! |
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Colm goes in search of the best pint of Guinness in the Irish capital with his friend and self-proclaimed Guinness connoisseur, Richie Talbot. During their quest they visit 10 of Dublin’s city centre pubs, ranging from traditional bars to modern ‘superpubs’. They even visit the place where Guinness is made! |
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Colm presents this podcast live from the 6th Annual Hostelworld.com Hoscar Awards Ceremony. The ‘Hoscars’ were selected from over 600,000 Hostelworld.com reviews that were left by customers in 2007. |
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There are many things that you can only find in Japan, and two of these are types of accommodation - ryokans (traditional Japanese inns) and capsules. To learn more about them, Colm speaks to Kunio Koike of Homeikan, one of Tokyo's few traditional ryokans, and Toshikazu Odaijma of Capsule Inn Akihabara. |
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Colm travels to Edinburgh to present this podcast live from 2007's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. At the festival he speaks to Jody Kamali, star of the one-man show 'Backpacker', Maeve Higgins, one of Ireland's top stand-up comics, press officer Duncan Fraser to find out how big the festival is, along with other performers at the largest arts festival in the world. |
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Eating a gyros or a souvlaki is a much a part of a trip to Athens as visiting the Acropolis. The only problem is that you may not know the difference between the two. Colm speaks to Dimitris Bairaktaris and Vicky Moutsiounas from Athens’ famous ‘Bairaktaris’ restaurant to find out the difference between the two. |
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Join Colm and his friend Richie Talbot as they get the lowdown on Munich's famous beer festival and go on 'The Oktoberfest Tent Test', visiting seven of the fourteen main tents. |
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Colm speaks to Jon Fauver of Outdoor Interlaken, Interlaken's leading ski school, to find out which is harder to pick up - skiing or snowboarding? In this podcast Colm also learns when the ski season starts and ends and more |
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There are certain things you can only do in the Portuguese capital. These include visiting one of Europe's biggest aquariums at 'Oceanario de Lisboa' and enjoying a cake in 'Pasteis de Belem'. In this podcast Colm talks to different people in Lisbon about those certain things. |
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