Doing these little things, I feel pretty comfortable during my trips. Back to Top Youth hostel Youth hostel is good place to meet other travelers. They are from all over the world. You can make friends there, and can exchange information. The most important thing is it's so cheap.
Most hostels have private rooms as well as dorm type rooms.
Private room is more expensive than dorm rooms but if you prefer to have privacy, a private room is the room you would want to stay. As you can guess from the name, doom rooms are the rooms you have to share with other travelers. It is easy to get know with other travelers and to collect information. Youth hostels usually have the age limit. I am not sure of this, but I think the limit is up to about 35 years of age.