How to have fun on Tinder as a backpacker

The ultimate guide to hook-ups, hickies and hostels on vacation

Tinder, an app that allows you to rate potential lovers in a single swipe, is the perfect travel companion for backpackers. Everyone dreams of hooking up on holiday. Backpacking love might be temporary, but travelling is all about living for the moment. Even better since the advent of Tinder, solo travellers no longer have to hang out in a divey bar in search of a midnight kiss. You can now swipe right and let your smartphone do the rest.

Designed to link with your Facebook – but without notifying all your friends (or partner) that you’re feeling horny, Tinder is really easy to use. All you have to do is write your first name and select the Facebook profile pictures you’ve approved. Write a tiny introductory sentence and you’re ready to start swiping.

Time to play

Tinder is the easiest way to meet new friends on vacation. See a profile you like? Swipe right, hope they like you and swipe right back. Tinder is a game of Hot or Not and there is no messing about on this app. Do you fancy me or not? Yes or no? You can only message someone on Tinder if they like you too, so female backpackers won't be bombarded with desperate messages. Generally speaking men have to swipe longer and harder to get matches, but competition is a fact of life guys. It’s called getting lucky for a reason.

Tinder Passport

As Vicky Cristina Barcelona (starring Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem) once taught us, there is nothing like exploring a city through the eyes of a sexy local. There will be plenty of suitors wanting to show you their town. Tinder is a superb way to meet different people from all walks of life, so why not enjoy have some fun, before you fly home to your boring office job.

‘Backpacking love’

Backpackers can arrive in any destination, check into a hostel and start swiping on Tinder if they fancy some action. Chances are, there will be plenty of like-minded travellers wanting the same thing.

Living a nomadic lifestyle and staying in hostels are the closest thing our generation has to the hippie festivals of the 1960s. Backpacking love is where like-minded travellers, all living under one roof, try to maximise their experiences in search of a dizzy climax. Sexual experiences are no exception and some of the hottest love affairs take place on the road.

What happens in the hostel, stays in the hostel

Nobody wants to cheat on their partner, but when you go backpacking for eight weeks without your loved one. There's a possibility this will happen...Backpackers don’t live everyday lives with consequences. You can take a chance on holiday you wouldn't dream about at home. Remember you’re never going to bump into Danijel or Marta ever again, so your hostel fling will remain a secret. Just don't add them on Facebook in the morning. That way your partner will never find out...

How to have sex in hostels

Nobody wants to go travelling and spend every night alone. At some point, you’ll definitely want some pillow biting experiences to complement your pictures on Instagram. Just imagine yourself hanging out in a hostel lounge, sitting on a bean bag and making eyes with the most beautiful traveller you’ve ever seen. At some point that evening you’ll both come to the same conclusion – “I want to have sex”.

#HCSexTips on holiday

Have sex in the bathroom – You can lock the door and nobody will see you get it on. Even better turn on the shower and clean up at the same time.

Wait until everyone’s gone to sleep – If you’re staying in a 6-8 bedroom dorm, then you can’t expect to much privacy if you want to have sex. But if you wait until after 2am then you’ll only keep a few people awake. Also if you’re sleeping with a guy under 25 then the chances are he won’t last very long :-)

Don’t do it on the top bunk – Needless to say

Book a private room – This is only an option if you have lots of cash, but if you have money and want to try different positions then cash up and get a move on.

Make sure you have safe sex - Backpacking love is for photos, bruises and eternal memories. Babies and STDs need not apply.*

*HostelsClub encourages all travellers to take the necessary precautions before having sex.

If you fancy some backpacker love, then book a hostel in a far away land and meet your very own Tinder and Tinderella on vacation. We have thousands of sexy hostels to choose from at amazing rates. Don't let your dreams be dreams, for there has never been a better time to meet a hottie overseas...