A recurring theme is emerging in our Mexico accommodation. If you rent from an American you can pretty much guarantee it will be big and plentiful in every way. Rent from a local and it will be adequate and quaint. Both are great experiences. In our 4 months in Mexico we found some pretty nice and reasonably, Read More

Airbnb has rapidly become our preferred way for locating suitable places to stay around the world. This lodging website is intuitive and easy to use.  We have found some great places and people to stay with so far on our adventure around the world. These days I always start with Airbnb.

Location Location Location  – what more can I say  – I know that phrase so well. It couldn’t be better. Our place is 5 minutes walk to the central square where families gather for fun, singing, dancing and daily rituals of Mexican living. I really wanted to stay in Guadalajara Centro District but struggled to, Read More

Beds – fat ones, skinny ones, big ones, small ones, heavy blankets, fluffy duvets, sleeping bags, no pillows, tents, boats, hotels we had the lot. Sometimes matrimonial; yes that’s what they call double beds, sometimes single and sometimes oversize and even a four poster with curtains.

We enter our Parisian apartment in Montmartre, conscious of the French old building smell and home cooking filling the air. Our apartment is light and airy with double opening doors out of the living space and bedroom. All of the rooms face south (remember we are in the northern hemisphere so this is good!) and are, Read More

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