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Lonely Planet Joins The Hotel Booking Game {Gadling}
Jul 21st 2008 12:19AM Lonely Planet has been offering hotel and hostel bookings since 2006 with "Haystack", which was then rebranded "Lonely Planet Hotels and Hostels".
More about the evolution of it here:
http://www.hostelmanagement.com/forum/f25/lonely-planet-haystack-becomes-lonely-planet-216.html
No espresso in a to-go cup! No iced espresso! It's the policy, stupid. {Gadling}
Jul 20th 2008 11:57PM The coffee shops want to charge $4.50 or more for an iced latte, which is just a double espresso on ice with some milk poured over it. Customers know it's a ripoff because they can get a double espresso on ice for $2 and add a little milk, just like adding milk or cream to their coffee.
It's actually a much better-tasting drink if you get 2 shots of espresso over ice and add some cream or half and half than if you order an "iced latte". It uses less milk/cream also -- just a couple of spoonfuls.
The coffee shops get mad because it bypasses their outrageous pricing.
On a side note, 600 Starbucks are closing...
Youth hostels - not for youth only, and not all are overseas {WalletPop}
Jun 30th 2008 9:52PM There are also many independent (non-HI) hostels in the USA. In New York City you can sometimes find bargains as low as $15/night. Many of the hostels listed here are independent:
http://www.hostelmanagement.com/usa
South Beach, as in "a backpacker-friendly destination" {Gadling}
May 15th 2008 1:11PM You can spend a lot of money in South Beach, but you don't have to. There is the beach, people watching, Art Deco district, Everglades, etc.
