Hostel Road Trip Podcast

A Quest For The Greatest Hostels Of The Americas.

The Hostel Road Trip Podcast began with a simple question:

What makes a hostel unforgettable?

Hosted by Jimmy Black and Bobby Dyer of ITH Hostels, this show is a founder-led journey across North and Central America to discover the heart of hostel culture — the risk-takers, the dreamers, and the communities built around shared beds and shared stories.

We travel city to city, surf town to mountain pass, sitting down with the owners who built their hostels from scratch. From iconic backpacker landmarks like Green Tortoise Seattle to small-town mountain hostels and beachside surf communities, each episode explores how these spaces were imagined, built, struggled through, and ultimately brought to life.

This podcast isn’t just about travel. It’s about:

• Entrepreneurship • Reinvention • Community • Hospitality • Backpacker culture in America • And the courage to build something meaningful

Hostels are more than a cheap place to sleep. They are launchpads for friendships, ideas, adventures, and sometimes entire life changes.

Whether you’re a solo traveler looking for connection, an aspiring hostel owner dreaming of opening your own space, or someone who believes travel should bring people together — this show is for you.

This is not a studio podcast. It’s recorded on the road. Inside hostels. With the people who built them.

Join us as we document the modern hostel movement and chase the greatest hostels of the Americas.

Explore the journey at: www.HostelRoadTrip.com

Subscribe and come along for the ride.