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The easy and low cost way of travelling. Hostels do not only provide sleeping but new friendships as well. Hostels, also called youth hostels, provide short-term accommodation to travellers or backpackers, particularly encouraging outdoor activities and cultural exchange for the young. Hostels are also often called backpackers' hostels (or backpackers' for short), particularly in Australia and New Zealand. In a hostel guests often rent a bed (sometimes a bunk bed) in a dormitory and share common bathroom, kitchen, and lounge rooms. Private rooms are often available. The main benefits of a hostel are firstly the low cost of the accommodation compared to alternatives such as hotels, and that one gets to meet other travellers from all over the world. Hostels are usually less formal and less expensive than hotels. They are most frequently used by young travellers. In the past many hostels imposed age limits, but today it is more common for hostels to accept guests of all ages. Despite the openness of modern hostels, the majority of guests are traditionally and overwhelmingly between the ages of 18 and 26.

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Macau is a small island with 470,000 inhabitants. It is located south of the People's Republic of China. It is a peninsula located in the South China Sea. The Portuguese founded the oldest European colony in China in 1557. In 1999 the Portuguese government had sovereignty over the area to the People's Republic of China. Macau has since been governed as a special administrative region of China. Macau consists of three islands. Macau is the most northerly. The southernmost island is Coloane. In between lies the island of Taipa. These three islands are connected by bridges and dams. Geographical features are beaches, hills and pine trees. The landscape is not higher than 200 meters. There is a subtropical climate with warm, wet summer and dry, sunny winters. The sea breeze makes the heat is bearable. The capital city of Macau is Macau. The historic center of the city is on the World Heritage list of UNESCO because of its unique blend of European and Asian culture. There is also much Portuguese architecture to be found. The Bishop Palace on Penha Hill, the facade of the Cathedral of St. Paul, Monte Fort and the highest point of Macau, the Guia Fortress. Other attractions of the city are the many churches, temples, museums and classical Chinese garden of Lou Lim Ieoc. Macau in 2007 has received the Future Award for the most promising tourist location of Asia. The casinos in Macau are an important part of the economy. Since in 2001 the monopoly on the casino market was opened up, one after another gambling palace is being built. Sightseeing on the island of Taipa are the Un Pou Tai temple, the Macau Jockey Club and the Casa museum in the village of Taipa. Sightseeing on the island of Coloane, the Tam Kong temple, the Chapel of St. Francis Xavier, the parks and Coloane SEAC Pai Van and the beaches Hac Sa (Black Sand), Cheoc Van (white sand) and Kao Ho (with snorkel - And diving activities). The racesport is represented with the grand prize of Macau.