The most amazing yet simple question,
Will I get a visa basis my Airbnb Booking?
What if the house we book turns out to be a dampener?
Is it worth the risk?
This and many more such stupid questions plagued our planning process! After all the stay is important, more so from the safety point of view in a new country and continent.
First of all let me tell you who all was travelling on this trip:
1. Lambu(the Spot coverer)- given a choice he would travel all day and conquer all the destinations' spots to make his trips' story spotless! loves the first word in point no.3.
2. Your truly( the traveller)- Loves to yap, can do this all day long given a choice! Intended to observe the destinations' locals and their lives, needs a combination of peace and adventure !
3. Bhuumiiii(We got used to this pronunciation)-She's the wikipedia of better shopping, a very happy shopper. Also her love of eating kept us full during the 15000 steps daily. Also she loves Lambu a lot, no wonder we heard his hapless cries for freedom(from shopping) going down in vain and yet smile @ the end of the day.
4. Biwi (Ms.Selfie queen)- believe me, I didn't discover my wife's love of self photography until now! My phone's front camera has now gotten so used to her that it now sometimes refuses to work without her in the frame.
Now all four of us (read Lambu & Your's truly) happened to plan this journey together, and as traditional wisdom goes when travelling with wives, you have to be cautious ! Cautious of the criticism that will come your way when your wife discovers that this(airbnb, to say the least) was YOUR plan !
There are PROs and CONs of everything, including Airbnb ! Some of the one's I've Listed below.
There's nothing more to say, the above two things made all the difference in our trip!
Now needless to say that you won't get a washer(laundry) & kitchen unless you opt for an airbnb with one(most have this basic feature).
It's a No brainer that you should travel light, and if you have hardly traveled light if you take 2 weeks worth of clothes(including jackets, mufflers, warmers , Woolen caps etc.) to your trip. That's why I recommend you only take 5 days worth of clothes to your trip!
The washer helped us get clean clothes every third/fourth day! we only did it thrice on our trip!
<-- this a photo of before we left. We only had 2 medium sized trolleys ( one which would go with food and come back with shopping) and a Rucksack(with woolens) & a small bagpack(for the daily essentials while travel). Ignore the other bags(they were to be left @home i.e. delhi- where we were flying from)
And like every Indian, We love the kitchen- it's the place gossip happens and stories are discussed. We had a bag dedicated to food we took with us, mostly ready-to-eat stuff(worth 7 meals), maggi & chakhna. This is a personal choice to carry food, but a kitchen not only helps you with you morning coffee(all of my hosts were more than happy letting me use their coffee maker); It also helps you to cook your morning breakfast and leave home full!
It's an experience going to the supermarket and buying bread, eggs, croissants & milk for your breakfast!
There are various things you need to keep in mind when choosing your AirBNB(this means that I've concluded- my vote goes to AirBNB)
PS: you will notice how I skipped the questions in the start and the CONs. Well, Yes you will get your visa, it may still turn out to be a dampener and It's worth the risk. For the CONs- I trust you'll get bad news easier than good news, hence you'll find your way around it.
Will I get a visa basis my Airbnb Booking?
What if the house we book turns out to be a dampener?
Is it worth the risk?
This and many more such stupid questions plagued our planning process! After all the stay is important, more so from the safety point of view in a new country and continent.
First of all let me tell you who all was travelling on this trip:
1. Lambu(the Spot coverer)- given a choice he would travel all day and conquer all the destinations' spots to make his trips' story spotless! loves the first word in point no.3.
2. Your truly( the traveller)- Loves to yap, can do this all day long given a choice! Intended to observe the destinations' locals and their lives, needs a combination of peace and adventure !
3. Bhuumiiii(We got used to this pronunciation)-She's the wikipedia of better shopping, a very happy shopper. Also her love of eating kept us full during the 15000 steps daily. Also she loves Lambu a lot, no wonder we heard his hapless cries for freedom(from shopping) going down in vain and yet smile @ the end of the day.
4. Biwi (Ms.Selfie queen)- believe me, I didn't discover my wife's love of self photography until now! My phone's front camera has now gotten so used to her that it now sometimes refuses to work without her in the frame.
Now all four of us (read Lambu & Your's truly) happened to plan this journey together, and as traditional wisdom goes when travelling with wives, you have to be cautious ! Cautious of the criticism that will come your way when your wife discovers that this(airbnb, to say the least) was YOUR plan !
There are PROs and CONs of everything, including Airbnb ! Some of the one's I've Listed below.
There's nothing more to say, the above two things made all the difference in our trip!
Now needless to say that you won't get a washer(laundry) & kitchen unless you opt for an airbnb with one(most have this basic feature).
It's a No brainer that you should travel light, and if you have hardly traveled light if you take 2 weeks worth of clothes(including jackets, mufflers, warmers , Woolen caps etc.) to your trip. That's why I recommend you only take 5 days worth of clothes to your trip!
The washer helped us get clean clothes every third/fourth day! we only did it thrice on our trip!
<-- this a photo of before we left. We only had 2 medium sized trolleys ( one which would go with food and come back with shopping) and a Rucksack(with woolens) & a small bagpack(for the daily essentials while travel). Ignore the other bags(they were to be left @home i.e. delhi- where we were flying from)And like every Indian, We love the kitchen- it's the place gossip happens and stories are discussed. We had a bag dedicated to food we took with us, mostly ready-to-eat stuff(worth 7 meals), maggi & chakhna. This is a personal choice to carry food, but a kitchen not only helps you with you morning coffee(all of my hosts were more than happy letting me use their coffee maker); It also helps you to cook your morning breakfast and leave home full!
It's an experience going to the supermarket and buying bread, eggs, croissants & milk for your breakfast!
There are various things you need to keep in mind when choosing your AirBNB(this means that I've concluded- my vote goes to AirBNB)
PS: you will notice how I skipped the questions in the start and the CONs. Well, Yes you will get your visa, it may still turn out to be a dampener and It's worth the risk. For the CONs- I trust you'll get bad news easier than good news, hence you'll find your way around it.
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