Far Off Fields - Irelands Hostels & Me
Director Arne Papenhagen
Countries
Duration 59 min
Synopsis
Travelling with a rucksack is called „Backpacking“. The appeal of Backpacking is to discover another country for yourself and to feel free. You stay if you want or you go on. The places where you sleep, where you meet others are called hostels and one of the countries to go to is Ireland - here you´ll find the oldest hostels worldwide. The film shows the author Arne Papenhagen, as a Backpacker, on a personal trip through Irelands hostels - through places that meant more than kitchen and bed for him and other travellers. The hostels wellcomed you - you were with friends. But travelling has changed ...
Travelling with a rucksack is called „Backpacking“. The appeal of Backpacking is to discover another country for yourself and to feel free. You stay if you want or you go on. The places where you sleep, where you meet others are called hostels and one of the countries to go to is Ireland - here you´ll find the oldest hostels worldwide. The film shows the author Arne Papenhagen, as a Backpacker, on a personal trip through Irelands hostels - through places that meant more than kitchen and bed for him and other travellers. The hostels wellcomed you - you were with friends. But travelling has changed ...