street food, street life, travel advice, Travel, travel tips
Zachary Stafford
Why You Should Eat Street Food When Traveling

We know a fair number of travelers who are terrified of eating street food, and get shivers just reading about bugs in Cambodia or buckets of live frogs and eels found all over Asia. And it totally makes sense. Nobody wants to get sick. But you are really missing out if you don’t take advantage of the street food, and here are some reasons why.

Why You Should Eat Street Food When Traveling
travel tips, airbnb competitors, airbnb alternatives
Zachary Stafford
Airbnb Competitors You Should Know About

We’ve become quite expert at finding alternative vacation rental to Airbnb since being banned from that service in 2015. So here are a handful of competitors to Airbnb that you should know about. We’ve used most of them.

Airbnb Competitors You Should Know About
street food, food Hygiene, travel tips
Zachary Stafford
How To Eat Street Food Without Getting Sick

We’ve heard from a lot of people that they are scared to eat street food - mainly for fear of getting sick and ruining their vacation. But we’ve been eating street food as long as we’ve been traveling, and I’ve never gotten sick. Well, except for that one time in Morocco. Here is how you can eat street food and not get sick.

How To Eat Street Food Without Getting Sick
airbnb
Zachary Stafford
How We Were Banned From Airbnb (UPDATED)

Being banned from anything has always held a certain rakish appeal. History is littered with notable exiles. But this isn't one of those stories. This is the simple story of how we were banned from Airbnb. 

How We Were Banned From Airbnb (UPDATED)
Jill Stafford
Our Favorite Experiences of 2018

We had an incredible year of experiences sprinkled throughout our travels in 2018. See which ones stood out for us.

Our Favorite Experiences of 2018

house sitting

How to Avoid a Bad House Sit

How to Avoid a Bad House Sit

There is a knack to weeding out what could be a good house sit versus a bad house sit. If you are like us, you’ll first be tickled pink just to get an email back saying the homeowner wants to chat. In the beginning we would have said yes to nearly any house sit. We’ve had amazing experiences in each location, but have learned a few things along the way.

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How to Be a Great House Sitter

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How to Be a Great House Sitter

We aren't saying that we have all the answers, or that we are great house sitters. There's always room for improvement after all. But since we've been house sitting for the last 9 months, and know a thing or two about it. Here is what we think makes a great house sitter!