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Bad Airbnb experiences

by Frank (bbqboy)

Updated December 1, 2022. Bad Airbnb experiences. What do you do? And how to avoid them. We’re big fans of Airbnb. During our 6 years of full-time travel we averaged over 300 nights/year in Airbnb …

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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 …

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

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 are Expats so darn Angry?

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why are Expats so darn Angry? It always amazes me how nasty expats can be. We’ve encountered it many times in the past, usually on travel forums when researching a place (we’ve previously found …

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Why Bother Blogging? (aka The World of Travel Blogging in 2020)

Why Bother Blogging? (aka The World of Travel Blogging in 2020)

by Frank (bbqboy)

Creepy cats and facemasks. 2020 has been a horrible year for everyone. “How do you stay motivated?” It’s a question Lissette has asked me a few times lately. A few fellow travel bloggers have asked me …

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The World of Travel Blogging in 2019

by Frank (bbqboy)

The World of Travel Blogging in 2019 I was slow off the mark. I came across my first travel blog back in late 2012. I think it might have been Gary Arnt’s Everything Everywhere. That brought me to …

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Croatia’s 10 Best Hikes

by Frank (bbqboy)

Croatia’s 10 Best Hikes Two countries have stood out for me after 5 years of full-time travel: South Africa and Croatia. What do they have in common? Rugged mountains, beautiful coastlines…and …

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Are Eastern Europeans unfriendly?

by Frank (bbqboy)

  People are always saying that Eastern Europeans are unfriendly. We met a South African couple recently in Croatia who mentioned that Croatians are “nasty”, a Nicaraguan couple in Kyiv who …

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Our Kyoto meltdowns. Are we all just photo-clicking monkeys? What’s travel about?

by Frank (bbqboy)

What’s travel about? On my last post I listed the “Must See” highlights in Kyoto. Kyoto has a lot to see as far as temples and gardens and we appreciated the architecture and natural …

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