Where do we stay as we travel around the world? How do we keep our costs to a minimum with our accommodations? In this episode, we discuss the differences between Airbnb, hostels, hotels, and WorkAways. You will hear about crying babies and squealing guinea pigs. We talk about the Lisbon Hustle and drinking with a star from Narcos. We then answer a couple of follower questions including how we stay in touch with family and what technologies we use to do so. Everyone gets homesick; we talk about how we cope with it on the road. We wrap up with our first ‘Shame on That’ session where we screw up and tell people that they are ugly. Oops!
Main Topics Covered:
Accommodation Tips to Save Time and Money
Q&A – How we Stay in Touch with Friends and Family
Q&A – How do we cope with Homesickness
SOT – Famous People Look-Alikes; We Didn’t Mean to call you Ugly
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Feel secure on the road by monitoring your room with Blink
Find out more about Priority Pass to save money during your travels and have access to 1000+ Lounges around the world
Sign up for a free credit on your first Airbnb stay
Great Airbnb Search Tip
14 Things to do in Lisbon, Portugal
The Lisbon Hustle and making money from our balcony
WorkAway information and potential sign-up
Get a discount at Booking.com
A great way to discover good hostels
A Quick Guide to Crazy Guayaquil Ecuador
Photo of Matt with Andrés Crespo (Carlos Córdova of Narcos) on Instagram
Beautiful beaches of Dhermi Albania
Our favorite real-time face-to-face app, Google Duo
The best international calling plan with Google Fi
More than a Billion people use WhatsApp around the world
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Fred Armisen, SNL Star
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