Airbnb, Hostels, and Hotels: Travel Lodging

Using locally available foods to cook meals in a hostel kitchen is an effective way to stretch your travel budget. A well-managed budget means you can stay on the road …

For travelers, Couchsurfing refers to crashing on sofas, guestbeds, and futons in the homes of hosts that have signed up to extend hospitality and free accommodations to travelers. Through Couchsurfing, …

In this post, you’ll learn 8 simple, actionable steps to calculate a nightly price for your Airbnb Rental. Exit the see-saw of bouncing between a fully booked calendar at a …

A common concern for new solo travelers is the difficulty in selecting the correct hostel (or making the call of whether to stay in a hostel at all.) Popular media …

Furnished Finder is an Airbnb alternative for travelers seeking a furnished rental for 30 days or longer. In this article, I share my experience using the Furnished Finder platform as …

When first navigating a platform like Airbnb it can be hard to know whether you should leave a tip. Traveling in a location with very different cultural norms than we …

An Aeropress is an inexpensive way to make coffee and espresso drinks, but using it for the first time is perplexing! When I’m in need of caffeine, reading tiny instructions …

Monthly Airbnb stays can be a way to save money and enjoy the stability of a place to temporarily call “home,” but they aren’t for everyone. Here are a few …

It’s not always easy to know how to review an Airbnb hosts. Whether you struggle to give good feedback or are stumped at how to post a review that will …

Getting out of your hotel room to find fresh food regularly isn’t always an option. Are you settling in for a manuscript-writing-binge? Are you isolating due to getting sick while …