About: The Minnesota Council of HI-USA is based in St. Paul, MN. We promote travel and cultural exchange through hostelling and travel education. We manage the Mississippi Headwaters Hostel in Itasca State Park. We also organize the Minnesota Ironman® Bike Ride.

resources and NEWSletters

Welcome to our internet resources page. Here you can find an archive of the MN Hosteller, our newsletter, as well as handouts from our Travelers Circles and much more.

Hosteller

Hosteller newsletter archive

HI-MN Newsletter Archive, PDF format. Right click to save to your computer.

New Spring 2008 Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter, the Spring 2008 MN Hosteller.

In this issue: Forty Two Years of Ironman Weather, Hostelling New Zealand, Map For Saturday contest results, and News From The Headwaters.

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Internet Resources

fare finders

• HI-USA's Fare Finder just for HI Members.

• kayak.com | Fare finder search engine

Rail Europe

Experience the romance of a rail trip through Europe on Eurail's interactive web site. Rail Europe: http://www.raileurope.com/us/index.htm Also Check out Eurail's links page for more internet resources: http://www.eurail.com/1_useful_links

Accommodations

• www.hiusa.org Official site of International Youth Hostel Federation; best info and web links to affiliated hostels both in the U.S. and abroad. See www.hostels.com for non-affiliated hostels.

Travel Information

• www.lonelyplanet.com Lonely Planet travel center: excellent information, country profiles, maps, health information, a travelers’ forum and more.
• http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page | Wikipedia's Travel specific web site
• www.roughguides.com Rough Guides’ travel resources, travelers’ journals, photos
• www.letsgo.com Let’s Go travel guides presents articles, tips, travelers’ blogs
• www.frommers.com Frommers travel books resource center.
• www.ricksteves.com Travel guru Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door.
• www.ciee.org Council on International Student Educational Exchange.
• www.visiteurope.com In-depth coverage of the 33 member nations of the European Travel Commission.
• www.travel-library.com Round the World Travel Guide.
• www.hasbrouck.org The Practical Nomad author’s wide-ranging, informative site.
• http://www.worldhum.com/weblog/ This is a great travel blog for up-to-date info.
• http://triporama.com/app Check this interesting group trip planning site.
• http://www.vagablogging.net/ Rolf Potts travel blog.
• http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/ Worldwide bicycle trip journals. Fascinating!
• www.timeout.com Global city guides, weekly event listings, tickets and more.
• www.eurotrip.com Eurotrip: Backpacking, student & independent European travel, facts, reviews, articles discussion, travel advice.

Transportation

• www.raileurope.com European rail pass products, fares and schedules.
• www.statravel.com Student Travel Association: International ID, travel info.
• www.travelocity.com Good starting point for airfare and travel planning.
• www.kayak.com User-friendly search engine for cheap airfares and more.
• www.worryfreevacations.com Local travel company MLT Vacations.
• www.tgvacations.com Local travel company Trans Global Vacations.
• http://airtreks.com Around the world flights.
• www.2afrika.com Specializes in flights to Africa.
• www.ryanair.com Low-cost European airline.
• www.easyjet.com Incredibly cheap flights within Europe
• HI-USA's Fare Finder just for HI Members
• http://www.seat61.com is all about travel by train and ship. Excellent resource!

International Resources

Here you can find handouts from past Travelers Circles

ITALY—Courtesy of Edwin Hong

FRANCE—Courtesy of Edwin Hong

Berlin & East Germany—Courtesy of Steven Tetrick

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Read about the storied past of HI-Minnesota as told by Frank Braun and Jon Ridge.

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Our Mission Statement

To develop culturally sensitive world citizens through educational programs, promotion of responsible travel, and positive hostelling experiences.

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