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Airbnb

Leipzig and the Worst Airbnb host in the World

Leipzig and the Worst Airbnb host in the World

by Frank (bbqboy)

Leipzig and the Worst Airbnb host in the World I’m on a 2 week trip of Germany with my mother as I write this. She had a premonition that this stay wouldn’t go well. She had booked Jochen’s apartment …

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Bad Airbnb experiences

by Frank (bbqboy)

Bad Airbnb experiences. What do you do? And how to avoid them. We’re big fans of Airbnb, having averaged over 300 nights/year in Airbnb apartments over the last 5 years. During that time most of our …

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Our Airbnb tips for newbies. And the little things Airbnb hosts can do to be outstanding.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Our Airbnb tips for newbies We’re big Airbnb users. In 2015 we had 294 days of the year in Airbnb apartments. In 2016 it was 315 days. Last year we took a break (when we had Temporary residency in …

Read moreOur Airbnb tips for newbies. And the little things Airbnb hosts can do to be outstanding.

Rent our Apartment in Split!

by Frank (bbqboy)

Rent our Apartment in Split! We might have the most unusual apartment in Split. When we decided to make Split our base one of the considerations was being able to rent out our accommodations while we …

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The place to stay in San Miguel de Allende

by Frank (bbqboy)

  Where to stay in beautiful San Miguel de Allende? Stay where I do – at my mom’s !  It’s private, centrally located – and the value is phenomenal ($28 USD per …

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Rovinj – and the world’s – best Airbnb host. And a few photos of beautiful Rovinj.

by Frank (bbqboy)

The World’s Best Airbnb host. I’ll usually do a post on a city and at the bottom mention where we stayed. This time I’ll do it the other way around. Because how we felt about Rovinj was totally …

Read moreRovinj – and the world’s – best Airbnb host. And a few photos of beautiful Rovinj.

How we saved money using Padua (Padova) as a base in the Veneto region

by Frank (bbqboy)

How we saved money using Padua (Padova) as a base in the Veneto region Being full-time travellers who travel slowly (usually staying somewhere a month at a time), we’re often trying to juggle visiting …

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A year of Airbnb apartments (July 2014 – July 2015)

by Frank (bbqboy)

A year of Airbnb apartments We had never used Airbnb before last summer. Move the clock forward and we’ve stayed 196 nights of the past year in a total of 15 Airbnb apartments. I don’t know how we …

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Trieste. And remembering the things we don’t like about Italy

by Frank (bbqboy)

Remembering the things we don’t like about Italy We love Italy. We came here a few years back and had one of our best vacations ever exploring Tuscany. In Italy you’ll always be assured of beautiful …

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