Mobissimo

You don't think of South Beach FLA as a destination for backpackers.  Usually the 100k+ sports cars' trunks don't fit a large backpack, but apparently things have changed.  More here via CNN/Travel.

MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP)  -- Charity Simon is sharing a bedroom and a bathroom with two other young women she has never met during her stay at the Tropics Hotel & Hostel in Miami Beach. But that's fine with her since she is saving a ton of money every night.

Charity Simon, from Germany, stands outside the Tropics Hotel and Hostel in Miami.

Simon, who is from Germany, used to stay in four-star hotels until she found out about hostels, which offer low-price lodging and the chance to make new friends.

"It started with I wanted to travel around the world as much as possible," said Simon, who declined to give her age. "I asked what is it all about? They said a hostel is where you save first of all a lot of money, where you meet a lot of people international from all over."