Boeing Backpackers?

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I’ve stayed in a few unusual hostels in my day: a couple of lighthouses, and an old prison.

But a hostel in a Boeing 747? Who’d have thought?

That’s just what a Swedish entrepreneur has in mind, and he’s even got an old plane in place near the Arlanda airport in Stockholm. If all goes well, the hostel could be open by December.

Are you a hostelling fan? Check out our lists of the 20 Craziest Party Hostels Around the World and the Top 10 Hostels in Europe.

What’s the strangest hostel you’ve ever visited? Let us know in the comments!

Photo by bhollar (Creative Commons)


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Eva Holland is a contributing editor to the Matador Network. She recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of quitting her day job to write and travel full time.

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