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Deep Thoughts

Airbnb or Hotel?

by Frank (bbqboy)

The views from our favorite Airbnb in Prague. Airbnb or Hotel? It used to be an easy choice for us. A few years back we were full-time travellers and spent over 300 nights/year in Airbnb apartments. …

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Why you'll never see me in an All-inclusive resort again

Why you’ll never see me in an All-inclusive resort (again)

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why you’ll never see me in an All-inclusive resort again I read an article this week in the Guardian about the All-inclusive holiday making a big comeback. It’s understandable. People are …

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Why “Feel good” quotes represent everything that’s wrong with the world.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Feel Good Quotes Originally posted June 2015 Uck. I hate feel good quotes. Hate is a pretty strong word.  I was reminded of how intense my feelings are towards them when we stayed in an Airbnb …

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Religion, morality, and the guiding principle of Shit Happens

by Frank (bbqboy)

Religion, morality, and the guiding principle of Shit Happens. Post Updated October 2, 2022. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said this week that any Russian soldier who died in battle in …

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Why can’t expats and locals get along? Stories from Spain and Mexico

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why can’t expats and locals get along? When we first moved to Spain we befriended a local taxi driver. He had been recommended to us by the owner of our Airbnb and we used him on our first commute to …

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Thoughts on the freedom of being a nomad…

by Frank (bbqboy)

the freedom of being a nomad We’ve been feeling it lately. The feeling of being “stuck”. Or, as I wrote about a few years back, of having “a noose around my neck”. Sometimes it takes talking to the …

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The War in Ukraine

The War in Ukraine

by Frank (bbqboy)

  It’s been an emotional last few weeks. We were in Barcelona, the last stop on a month-long trip through Spain, when Russian invaded Ukraine. We’ve been twice to Ukraine. In 2018 we spent a …

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Thoughts on Living in Spain

Thoughts on Living in Spain – interview on Spain Revealed

by Frank (bbqboy)

  This week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by James from Spain Revealed. From New Zealand, he fell in love with a Spanish lady and moved to Spain 10 years ago. James has a very …

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Why I’ve had it with Instagrammers

Why I’ve had it with Instagrammers (and some travel bloggers)

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why I’ve had it with Instagrammers (and some travel bloggers) It took a couple of days of the “post pandemic new normal” to be reminded of something that drives me crazy. Instagrammers. There they …

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