How to Travel Without Leaving Your City
I’ve spent a good portion of the last decade trying to build a design business that would allow me to live and work from anywhere. As life would have it, right when my business was finally at a point where I could travel with it, I met an amazing human who had a career that […]
Calling All Freedom Fighters! How Do You Balance Work and Travel?
Whether you’re brand new here or you’ve been following along since day one (hey, mom!) there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve heard me talk about how the idea for Let’s bnb came about. Kyle wanted to move to San Francisco so he could be a part of the growing tech scene and I wanted to travel and work […]
How Much Does it Cost to Live Out of Airbnbs for a Year?
“So, how much is this costing you?” Question. Of. The. Year. Whenever we excitedly present our new lifestyle to a friend or colleague, the very first question, every single time, without fail, is about the money. “How much does that cost?” “Oooooo that must be expensive,” or my personal favorite, “How does that stack up […]
We’ve Been Living Out of Airbnbs for a Month!
Hey guess what?! We’ve been living out of Airbnbs for one whole month! In the last 4 weeks, we’ve stayed in 3 different homes with 4 different hosts and 10 housemates from 5 unique countries, all while working full time jobs and hanging out with old and new friends around town. To sum it up, […]
Our Week in Haight-Ashbury: Zach’s Psychedelic Sanctuary
The very moment we stepped on to Haight Street, we were offered a bag of weed. We kind of laughed to each other at how cliche of a “welcome” to our new neighborhood it was, and then we played with the idea that maybe we just look like stoners. Reality is such a buzzkill sometimes.
Our Week in Oakland with Mandy
After 4 days of driving up from Austin, Kyle and I rolled in to Oakland sweaty, tired, and ready for a drink. Our first Airbnb was situated directly between Temescal and Rockridge – a corner flat on top of a sex shop called Secrets. We parked the U-haul, finagled the keys out of the lockbox, and dragged our bags […]
Austin to San Francisco: The Journey Begins
Moving to San Francisco has been something that I’ve thought about since I first started working in the tech industry. When my employer, Bigcommerce, opened an office in the Bay Area last year, I was pretty excited. I had the chance to go out and visit, and was even able to bring Emily along with […]