Airbnb

  • looking back at sapporo

    i’m trying my hand at maybe my last ‘regular’ series of posts… to look back upon the cities that we’ve stayed in this trip and to compare that to our first day to see how our opinions of the city…

  • first 24 hours in porto

    jojo: what do i like? -small, quaint and beautiful city.  from the orange rooftops to the coloured & tiled facades to the street art to the cobblestone streets (as in the streets, not just the sidewalks), it’s so vibrant -cheap…

  • weekly recap #16 – albufeira & porto

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. albufeira (airbnb, 4 nights), porto (airbnb, baixa, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. flor dos congregados.  restaurant has been open for 100+ years and still run by the latest…

  • first 24 hours in albufeira

    jojo: what do i like? -small town with multiple beaches that are quite accessible by car or foot -accomodations and food are a tad cheaper than we’ve been used to lately especially since hong kong -high 20s for temperature and…

  • first 24 hours in sevilla

    jojo: what do i like? -busy, busy, busy.  getting dropped off across our airbnb felt like we were getting plopped in the middle of a shark tank.  the city is smaller than madrid but i suppose that since it’s more…

  • travel lessons – the barcelona edition

    our trip in barcelona hasn’t been bad by any stretch of the imagination but i feel we would have had a better time if we had made a few changes.  spain in general was an audible that we decided on…

  • weekly recap #14 – barcelona, madrid & granada

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. barcelona (airbnb, sant just desvern, 4 nights), madrid (airbnb, chueca, 4 nights), granada (airbnb, centro, 1 night) q. favourite meal a. takos al pastor in madrid.  maybe it was…

  • first 24 hours in madrid

    jojo: what do i like? -more of a big city feel compared to barcelona -although probably more in sheer numbers, it feels like a higher ratio of locals:tourists which change the vibe of the neighbourhoods -more variety for food options…