In Episode 3, I talk with several travel lovers about their experiences staying with locals. The most common way I've stayed with locals on my travels is in homestays across Russia, and I'd love to do more of it - although I feel kind of awkward staying with strangers while my son is young, so I …
meeting the locals
Airbnb in Iceland, or accommodation to help you fall in love with Iceland even more deeply
Everyone’s been talking about Airbnb lately. Well, not quite everybody, because quite often when I told people we used Airbnb in Iceland they’ve replied with something like, “Oh yes, B and Bs are such great options for meeting people,” and I’d try to spell it out that actually I mean Air B and B …
Locals I’ve met: Real life examples of why I love meeting the locals when I travel
Meeting the locals when I travel is one of the aspects of being out there that I love the most. I think it's partly because I'm insanely curious about people in general (it's a genetic trait!) and partly because over the years, meeting local people on my travels has led me on all kinds of …