Lodging

Airbnb now open for business in Cuba

Jumping ahead of the airlines and hotel chains, Airbnb has opened its first list of lodgings available in Cuba, mostly rooms in existing “Casas Particulares,” which are private rentals of rooms in homes. Airbnb, famous for “disrupting” the lodging…

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London legalizes Airbnb, similar rentals

Making good on its February promise to legitimize short-term rentals up to 90 days a year in London (already permitted elsewhere in UK), the UK government’s Deregulation Act has been passed in Parliament and, with the Queen’s assent, become law.

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Solo Travel: Four unexpected essentials

I like to think of myself as an international badass seasoned solo traveller. It is my preferred way to see the world. For me, there is nothing more cathartic than knowing I can survive without anyone — knowing that my own company is enough….

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Skyscraper hotel planned for Swiss valley

A 100-suite luxury hotel, the same height as the Empire State Building, is planned for a tiny Swiss town of only 1000 residents. Room rates would run from just under $1000 a night to nearly $25,000 a night. It’s aimed at (VERY) wealthy guests from the…

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A Brief Visit to Avignon

The center of Avignon with the Rhône and l’Île Piot in the distance.     The purpose of my stop in Avignon was a pause in a pleasant small city, between arriving in France and the week I planned to spend in Uzes.

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Airbnb now open for business in Cuba

Jumping ahead of the airlines and hotel chains, Airbnb has opened its first list of lodgings available in Cuba, mostly rooms in existing “Casas Particulares,” which are private rentals of rooms in homes. Airbnb, famous for “disrupting” the lodging…

Read More

London legalizes Airbnb, similar rentals

Making good on its February promise to legitimize short-term rentals up to 90 days a year in London (already permitted elsewhere in UK), the UK government’s Deregulation Act has been passed in Parliament and, with the Queen’s assent, become law.

Read More

Solo Travel: Four unexpected essentials

I like to think of myself as an international badass seasoned solo traveller. It is my preferred way to see the world. For me, there is nothing more cathartic than knowing I can survive without anyone — knowing that my own company is enough….

Read More

Skyscraper hotel planned for Swiss valley

A 100-suite luxury hotel, the same height as the Empire State Building, is planned for a tiny Swiss town of only 1000 residents. Room rates would run from just under $1000 a night to nearly $25,000 a night. It’s aimed at (VERY) wealthy guests from the…

Read More

A Brief Visit to Avignon

The center of Avignon with the Rhône and l’Île Piot in the distance.     The purpose of my stop in Avignon was a pause in a pleasant small city, between arriving in France and the week I planned to spend in Uzes.

Read More