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Call for Entries: Action for Nature's Eco Hero Awards

Allison — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:55:23 +0000

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Application Deadline: January 15, 2013

San Francisco-based nonprofit Action for Nature invites youth ages 8-16 to submit environmental projects for their annual Eco-Hero Awards. Like Hostelling International's Outdoor Hostel Adventure program, the Eco-Hero Awards aim to promote environmental education, stewardship, and advocacy among youth.

Groups earn free nights through community service, with the Great Hostel Giveback

admin — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:57:49 +0000

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Stay at the San Francisco City Center Hostel and join the Great Hostel Giveback.

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Great Hostel Giveback

Hostelling International USA is proud to announce the 3rd annual Great Hostel Giveback!

The Giveback honors Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of service, by providing free stays of up to five nights to groups who complete community service projects during their stay.

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Registration now open for HI-San Diego's 56th annual Christmas Bike Trip!

admin — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:25:21 +0000

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Stay at the one of our hostels in San Diego, and register for the Christmas Bike Trip!

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Christmas Bike Trip

A white Christmas is certainly nice, but how about a winter holiday that includes the mountains, deserts, and shores of sunny San Diego? For 56 years, Hostelling International's Christmas Bike Trip has attracted bike riders young and old, novice and veteran, for a six-day, 400-mile trek through southern California.

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Marin Headlands Hostel hosts Coastal Cleanup, Sept. 15

admin — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:00:25 +0000

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Stay at the Marin Headlands Hostel, and help us clean up the California coast!

Thousands of volunteers across California will pick up reusable buckets and comb the state's beaches for trash on Saturday, September 15. And this year, the Marin Headlands Hostel is sponsoring Black Sands Beach for the 28th annual California Coastal Cleanup.

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Point Reyes National Seashore turns 50

admin — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:01:56 +0000

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Stay at the Point Reyes Hostel, in a historic ranch house that offers the only lodging in Point Reyes National Seashore.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation that created the Point Reyes National Seashore. Fifty years later, Point Reyes is a beloved National Park that is visited by millions of people from all over the world. On Saturday, September 8, the park celebrates its 50th anniversary with a reception and oak-planting ceremony at the Bear Valley Visitor Center.

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"Aerial dancers" perform in SF -- on the side of a building! (Sept. 26-29)

admin — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:00:09 +0000

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Stay at one of our three hostels in San Francisco, and experience a thrilling and original multidisciplinary artistic performance.

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Dancers' Group

Free public art abounds in San Francisco, but one new piece that's a cut above the rest is an aerial dance and multimedia production entitled Niagara Falling. From September 26-29, aerial dancers will be suspended from the side of a historic downtown building, performing amidst images of San Francisco and Niagara Falls.

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Food trucks take root in San Francisco's new, permanent street food parks

admin — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:51:37 +0000

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Stay at one of our three hostels in San Francisco, and be sure to sample something wrapped in bacon.

From the classic hot dog vendors of American cities to today's uber trendy bacon-wrapped mochi on a stick, street food has evolved into an inventive, exciting, and mobile form of fast food. Infusing traditional street foods with new culinary trends and drawing on international cuisines for inspiration, the street food scene in San Francisco has exploded with niche and nouveau food trucks.

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HI opens new, eco-friendly hostel in Boston's Theater District

admin — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:24:15 +0000

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Boston Hostel

Last month marked the opening of Hostelling International USA's newest facility, a 480-bed hostel in the heart of downtown Boston. HI-Boston's spacious new building offers modern, stylish, and friendly accommodations for travelers looking for an affordable place to stay in the vibrant capital city of Massachusetts.

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Sacramento's Gold Rush Mansions: California history, written in brick and mortar

admin — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:02:02 +0000

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Stay overnight at the Sacramento Hostel, in the Gold Rush-era Llewellyn Williams Mansion.

Old buildings are relics of bygone eras -- three-dimensional structures that can evoke the past through an accessible art form. In the character of a building -- an adobe hut, a Roman column, a castle on a hill -- a whole history can be revealed.

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The Coit Tower Murals: 1930s California, frozen in time

admin — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:57:18 +0000

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Coit Tower

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Stay at one of our three hostels in San Francisco.

A distinct component of the San Francisco skyline, Coit Tower stands out from the crowd. North of the Financial District's highrises, the 210-foot art deco tower juts into the sky from the top of Telegraph Hill. For many, the highlight of visiting the tower is taking an elevator ride to the top for a wonderful panorama of the city, the bay, and its famous islands and bridges.

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