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“Well, No One’s Ever Complained”
Most people are just fine. Yes, there are a few weirdoes in the world and a few strange folks but if you operate a short-term rental you've no doubt found that most people are are perfectly fine human beings. This is why, more than likely, when I've heard hosts say...
Can I Take my Dog on the Plane?
That little dog in the picture is such a little sweetheart. But where were we? Can you take your dog on the plane when you travel? Come to that, can you take your cat? Your parrot? Your emotional support gerbil? It would be wonderful if there was a simple answer but...
The Dead Body at the Hollywood Wax Museum
Today there are four branches of the Hollywood Wax Museum. The one above, for instance, is in Myrtle Beach. For the other locations, see the map below.Maybe you think that you wouldn't be seen dead at a kitsch-y wax museum. But maybe Elmer McCurdy thought the same -...
“Why Do Guests Always…?”
If you're an STR host have you ever found yourself wondering "why do guests always...?"Whatever that 'always' thing is will vary from host to host. With some hosts, they find that guests are always arriving well after check-in time without any contact. Others find...
Hagley: Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
You might be visiting Hagley Hall in Worcester. It's an astonishingly magnificent stately home. It's totally gorgeous, historic, set in wonderful parkland and gives you a very special glimpse into the lives of the aristocracy in the days when luxury was a perfectly...
O’Hare, Chicago. Why O’Hare?
I'm beginning to think that airports are getting better as time goes by. After all, it was way back in the nineteen-eighties that Douglas Adams wrote: It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on Earth has ever produced the expression "As pretty as an airport."...
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
To be honest, the photograph above only shows a segment of Marina Bay Sands but I thought it was rather stunning and couldn't resist. Here's a photograph showing the entirety of this amazing structure. Pretty astonishing, right?It's quite an expensive hotel. At time...
The Mug House, Claines, Worcestershire
One of the joys of visiting England is finding and experiencing country pubs. The Mug Inn is an excellent example and also very unusual as it's situated on consecrated ground. It started life in the 15th century as the local church's ale house. You can see in the...
Do Daily Airbnb Listing Tweaks Work?
There is a popular fallacy going around the internet regarding your listing's placement in the Airbnb search. Many hosts are certain that in order for their listings to be shown in the first few search results, it's essential that the host goes to their listing...
Chamberí Station, Madrid Metro
For many years, the Chamberi station - part of Madrid's metro system - was left abandoned.It was part of the original underground when it was built in 1919. It was one of the eight stations that formed the original network and was designed by architect Antonio...
The Church of Sainte-Mère-Église
Have you seen the 1962 movie, The Longest Day? It's a docudrama (as these things are now called) about the World War Two Normandy landings. D-Day in other words. If you've seen the film you might remember the part played by Red Buttons. He played a paratrooper who...
What Is Airbnb Luxe?
There are some people who are under the impression that Airbnb is still the same as it was when the company first began in 2008. But if anyone is in any doubt that the company has come a long way since its early days then a quick look at Airbnb Luxe will show exactly...
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings: UK
I wasn't really sure that there were any of the old telephone boxes left in England but there are - about 8,000 of them apparently. Why, I've no idea. I don't know about you but I honestly can't remember the last time I use a public phone.In the days when I used to...
Can’t Find Your Listing In Airbnb Search?
It's a common complaint from Airbnb hosts - "I can't find my listing if I search Airbnb in my area!"But this doesn't mean that potential guests aren't finding your listing. As we've mentioned before, there are many factors that determine where your listing will be in...
Stonewall Inn, Greenwich Village
The Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village was and is a gay bar on Christopher Street. It was in 1969 that a police raid here led to the Stonewall riots, one of the most important events in the history of LGBT rights.If you'd like to visit the Stonewall, please see the...
Christiania, Copenhagen. Denmark
In 1971, so the story goes, people who lived near an abandoned military base in Copenhagen broke into the place. Their intentions were to let their children use the ex-base as a playground.Just a couple of months later, a journalist whose main contribution to the city...
Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada
Architecture buffs visiting Montreal are sure to head to see Habitat 67 in the flesh. I'd live in one of its 148 apartments in a heartbeat. What a fabulous complex in a wonderful location. I'd live there in a heartbeat. (Oh, I said that already - two heartbeats...
The Prague Astronomical Clock
Sometimes, it really astonishes me to see what people in history could achieve. That's especially when it comes to matters of mechanics and the decorative arts. And therefore I'm amazed when I realised that Prague's Astronomical Clock is over 600 years old. It was...
The Woody Guthrie Centre, Tulsa
You might have heard of Woody Guthrie, especially if you're from the USA or if you know about USA music in the 1950s and 60s. And if you were of a hippy-ish, anti-Vietnam war persuasion in the late sixties you might remember the song that made his son Arlo famous,...
“These Guests Are Better Suited To A Hotel”
It's happened so many times ... I'm checking out previous reviews that hosts have written for Airbnb guests and see the phrase 'More suited to a hotel". It makes me want to scream, Truly. What on earth does that mean?True, when you stay in an Airbnb place the...
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