Youth Hostel Voyeurism
I travel a lot and when and when it comes to accommodation I tend to stay in the more affordable option; shared dorms in youth hostels. The unwritten rule of youth hostels; is that when sharing with complete strangers it’s generally bad form to bring anyone back to your dorm.

When you travel for a long time you inevitably get urges, (usually combined with local booze), and think that no-one will notice. So sneaking back to your bed with a fellow traveller in the early hours of the morning for some of the most awkward silent sex surrounded by strangers may seem like a good idea at the time but you can guarantee that everyone will have known exactly what has been going on. Of course I only realised this the following morning from the looks of contempt from my room-mates and the generally unfriendly atmosphere that hung around me and said fellow traveller for the rest of our stay.

Also youth hostels generally don’t tend to offer too much privacy. Just last weekend I was at a hostel in Latvia which seemed to have an army of local ladies cleaning the place 24-7. Stepped out of the shower in all my freakish nakedness to be greeted by a very attractive woman who was cleaning the bathroom. Not sure how long she’d been there but I couldn’t help but notice the look of disappointment as I emerged from behind the frosted shower screen…….

Length – I’d just had a cold shower as the hot water had ran out……..
(Rev O'Lucian will unfortunatly age on, Fri 12 Oct 2007, 12:43, Reply)