Airbnb | Let it go - diary of a trip around the world

Back to Sydney

January 23, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

I only had a two-day stint in Sydney, basically once walking throughout the park, to the Opera, and through Bondi, besides the fabulous NYE Party we had. I had to come back though to give it a second, more thorough look, so after Tasmania I will head over to Sydney for ten days. I will […] Read More

True Oasis

January 9, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

Today, Sven and Kevin left early for their long flight back from Melbourne to Sydney to Singapore to Frankfurt to Brussels. It’ll take them about 24 hours to be home…. Rajiv and I cleaned the house and took off to our respective new homes. He is staying with a friend in Brighton, South of Melbourne […] Read More

My Fitzroy oasis

December 18, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

I finally have a place in Melbourne! It was tough! Prices are steep, I could not afford a whole place by myself like I had in Buenos Aires or Santiago. The choice on Airbnb was less extensive than in the other cities so far. Maybe because of the summer. And I’m relatively late. Anyway, after […] Read More

Arriving in Montevideo

November 25, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

The trip crossing the Rio de la Plata was fast. That ‘Francisco’ speed boat (with the Pope hanging in the main hall…) just took over two hours to cross the nearly 200 km to Montevideo. Impressive. Miraculous even. We had to wear these ridiculous things over our shoes. The boat is new, the carpet thick, […] Read More

The future Santiago home

November 11, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

The last couple of days I’ve been busy checking out places in Uruguay and Santiago, checking side trips to Valparaiso and to Easter Island…. And I finally found a great place in Santiago’s neighborhood of Providencia, that was recommended by several friends, so it’s gotta be good. I’ll be staying in this little gem here. Read More

Heading to Pocitos

November 11, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

And here’s my place in the Pocitos area of Montevideo… I’m staying with Rosanna in this fancy place for 4 days at the end of november. Read More

What’s new, Buenos Aires?

October 9, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

And here’s the next one, Buenos Aires. Just booked my place there for the month in Buenos Aires: In the heart of Recoleta, the area my friend Sven had stayed in when I visited him back in February 2011. This looks great. It’s a bit over budget, but as Lufthansa was so generously rerouting me […] Read More

And here’s to Sao Paulo

September 10, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

I could not make up my mind where to go in Brazil. Somehow Sao Paulo seemed tempting, though I had never even read a thing about it. In the end, Rio won out for its beaches. But I could not drop Sao Paulo completely. So I’ll spend a week there from 20-27 October. I found […] Read More

Ipanema, here I come

July 25, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

I did it. I made the first booking request with Airbnb. For this lovely place in Ipanema in Rio. I’ll be staying with Mauricio in this great place close to the beach, in a nice area. I checked back with lots of friend who know Rio, about where to go (and where not to…) and […] Read More