Most people don’t realize hostelworld.com has an option for backpackers to add a travel jounral. While hostelworld.com is pretty much the site to book hostels with. I can’t say it’s the site to start a travel journal. Not as powerful as most, and no option for uploading videos. They do not assign an easy access URL, but instead have a member id that you pretty much have to create a link to gain access. It’s different than most as this is the only one that has an option to be the only one to see it. The also let you set it as private or by invite only. If you book a hostel through hostelworld.com it automatically updates the map which is a unique feature.

I figure I better include this one before people start to question me. HostelWorld.com is the site to go to for booking hostels. I’d venture a guess that most their business comes from the European backpacker hostels…although I could be wrong. Past their booking engine, they offer a simple backpacker network, where users can create an account and rate hostels, create a map where they’ve been, talk to other travelers, share tips, yada yada yada. It’s probably not as elaborate or widely used as some other travel boards, but it’s not bad.