Found a $3 hostel in rural Portugal back in 2011 that was just a family's spare room

Last week I booked a bunk in Lisbon for 40 bucks and it made me miss that tiny village place near Coimbra where the grandma fed me homemade bread every morning, has anyone else seen prices triple in their favorite budget spots over the last decade?

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evan_morgan8120d ago

Oh man, that grandma bread story is exactly the kind of thing I miss. Tbh I had a similar spot in a little town in Morocco back in 2013, like a family's rooftop terrace for 5 bucks a night, and now the same kind of place is easily 20 or 30. Ngl it makes me sad how much the whole travel vibe has changed, I feel like you used to stumble into real connections and now everything's just priced for tourists. Honestly those cheap hostels with home-cooked meals were the best, I'm still chasing that feeling every trip.

thompson.tyler19d ago

Yeah the whole thing goes way deeper than just travel honestly. It's like every part of life got turned into a product you gotta pay for. Even small town diners that used to just be a place to grab coffee and shoot the shit now have like QR code menus and "artisanal vibes." Feels like we traded genuine human connection for convenience and polished experiences. And once something gets discovered and put on social media it's basically ruined for anyone looking for the real version. Makes you wonder if we're all just paying more to get less of what actually matters.