The sky is blue, the sun is shining and the birds are singing,  so in their melodical honour here’s a queenstown summer on the cheap cheap.
1.Tip toe on top of the Remarkables – Now, you’re gonna need a set of wheels to reach the Remarkables ski field car park, but once you’re there its those [...]

Enough of talking about what has happened, and all the crazy things that have gone down in the hostel, its time to look forward to events coming up in and around Queenstown.
Angela Fisken hits Debajo – January 15th
Angela Fisken is one of New Zealand’s best known Djs and is heading to Queenstown this week. Fisken [...]

When funny things happen at Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel, we often say that we should make a Reality TV show in the hostel. Almost every day there is a new story – intra hostel hook ups, drunk people doing really stupid stuff, sober people doing stupid stuff, domestic arguments and even people bleeding (inside joke, [...]

It’s fairly obvious that it was recently New Years Eve, and the start of a new decade. In true Queenstown style, it was a fairly fun and crazy night. Most of the Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel staff headed to a house party on the lake to finish off 2009 with tequila shots and random items. [...]

When people leave Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel they consistently rate the hostel activities and crazy staff we have. So I got to thinking about some of the random things we get up to, and how they really do make your stay in Queenstown…..
Random Catchphrase: “Did you say lake?”
A major part of Queenstown’s beauty is owed [...]

When people arrive in town they’re often overwhelmed by the choice of where to eat, when to go and what to drink and as a local you get used to going to different bars at different hours, so to help make the choice easier, the Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel staff have created a guide of [...]

I’ve been living in Queenstown and working at Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel for nearly 6 months now, and a phrase I hear all too often is, “I love Queenstown, but I really hate people leaving it.” Because the reality is that like many other resort towns, most people will inevitably leave.
When you live or work [...]

After years of procrastinating, I finally decided it was time to do a Skydive and what better place to do it than Queenstown with NZONE.
I booked in with NZONE for a 15,000 foot jump – the highest you can do, with 60 seconds of free fall. I was very quiet on the drive out to [...]

Riverboarding in Queenstown has never been high on my “To Do” list.  I don’t actually think it’s every featured on my list even.  Put simply, my impression of riverboarding in Queenstown was cold and, well, cold.  I’m all for a swim and everything, don’t get me wrong, but the thought of charging down an ice [...]

Yes, we sure do!
America’s got Talent? Australia’s got Talent? That’s nothing compared to New Zealands’ Nomads Queenstown’s got Talent Competition!
That is what we’re proving tonight! The lounge is packed.. Suspense is in the air.. A nervous bunch getting ready to show what they got..
And thus it begins…
The sweetest voice? We got it!
A guitar hero rockstar [...]