Philippines: Our Airbnb in BGC

 Cute (read small) but more than adequate condo place that smelled great as soon as we entered the door.  We were on the 30th floor with a balcony that faced Makati. In spite of being so high up, the street sounds could still be heard. In fact, at least one Rooster crowed consistently in the early a.m. hours. However, no sound from the condominiums above nor below us, and the neighbors on either side did not utter a peep.  This place's location was safe and excellent for a variety of restaurants, malls, and other popular spots.

Came complete with a kitchen plus a washer/dryer combo.  Also, 2 A/C units that we had on at the same time at one point -- and blew a fuse!  After that, we found one a/c more than enough to cool the entire place. 

A garbage call occurred almost daily. Someone came down the hallway to collect it. How convenient!

 Overall, a sincere thumbs up for this lovely, clean,  convenient place that we may rent again in the future, God willing.

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AIRBNB: Massive 6 Unit Black Container Home Tour

 Unique! Home's black exterior and large windows got me; and the 1600+ square foot interior is pretty awesome too! ❤😍👍😎 ❤ If I were ever to be going through Ohio, I may consider renting this interesting place. 

AIRBNB: Shipping Container Home

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AIRBNB: Our Berlin, Germany Apartment

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A historic and beautiful 3-bedroom/2 bath apartment on the ground floor level.

 Plenty of room for the 7 of us ( 4 adults, 3 kids).  Our young grandkids could run around, yell, and cry and not likely disturb anyone.  It was a cloudy and rainy week, though, but it was enjoyable in many other ways.

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Open Concept

View from the front entrance

beautiful front door

our bedroom

play area

bathroom #2

beautiful, large bathroom window

bedroom #2

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AIRBNB: Darmstadt, Germany

 Throw Back Tuesday Time!   This may have been the occasion that further promoted my love for skylights, large windows, and free-standing bathtubs  😀😁😃

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Our very first rental though AIRBNB! We arrived safely from Chi-town, and this gem was our destination for our first 2 nights. We rented a whole apartment located on the 3rd floor. 

Frankfurt

The apartment itself had 3 levels of living space. There were enough beds to house 4 guests. Complete with kitchen, full bath, wifi, cable, and plenty of windows to let the sunshine in.  Its real appeal to me was its modern vibe and airiness; along with its reasonable rental cost. The whole building is owned and designed by a friendly architect married to a hairdresser wife (her shop was in the basement). They also happen to live in the same building, one floor down. 

Front of building facing the street.  

That's our bedroom and balcony on the third level.

Metal stairs to the apartment's  upper level and catwalk. 

Entry/Front door on left

Upper level kitchen

Upper level sitting area; same level as the kitchen. 

 Rooms connected by catwalk

Steps to loft area, uppermost level.

 View is facing catwalk to the kitchen from upper-level sitting area.

Bedroom (ours), lower level 

Another view of the bedroom; balcony, mirror, floor-to-ceiling window.  Faces the main street.

Bathroom's bathtub area, lower level

Outdoor view from kitchen, upper level

Looking down at the backyard from the same kitchen. 

We saw a cat "fishing" at the little pond

Flower pot in garden

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LIST: Top 20 Travel Destinations per AIRBNB

Surprisingly, Paris, France did not make it on this list for either Yr 2019 nor Yr 2020.  Surely people are missing-out on a fabulous city; one that remains the travel destination for many from around the globe.  But then, the Parisian visitors may not be using AIRBNB??

I am also very surprised at who got the #1 spot; but further reading gave the explanation.  BTW, years ago, I worked with a gal whose parents went to this town on their honeymoon.  She was so embarrassed on their behalf 'coz  in her estimation it was low on the totem-pole of exciting cities to visit, LoL. 
Personally, #5, #8, #17 and #18 are on my bucket list. May the Lord God make it possible!

20 for 2020: Airbnb Reveals the 20 Destinations to Visit Next Year (w/ links) :

1. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

2. Bilbao, Spain

3. Buriram, Thailand

4. Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

5. Romania

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6. Xi'an, China

7. Eugene, Oregon, USA

8. Luxembourg

9.  Guadalajara, Mexico

10.  Vanuatu

11.  Cali, Colombia

12.  Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

13.  Aberdeen, Scotland

14.  Courtenay, BC, Canada

15.  Ubatuba, Brazil

16.  Les Contamines-Montjoie, France

17.  Tokyo, Japan

18. Kerala, India

19.  Malindi, Kenya

20.  Maastricht, Netherlands

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

James 4:14-15

Airbnb's Trend Predictions are In for 2020

Millennial Travel Destination 2019

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AIRBNB: Gemany

Our very first rental though AIRBNB! We arrived safely from Chi-town, and this gem was our destination for our first 2 nights. We rented a whole apartment located on the 3rd floor. 

Frankfurt

The apartment itself had 3 levels of living space. There were enough beds to house 4 guests. Complete with kitchen, full bath, wifi, cable, and plenty of windows to let the sunshine in.  Its real appeal to me was its modern vibe and airiness; along with its reasonable rental cost. The whole building is owned and designed by a friendly architect married to a hairdresser wife (her shop was in the basement). They also happen to live in the same building, one floor down. 

Front of building facing the street.  

That's our bedroom and balcony on the third level.

Metal stairs to the apartment's  upper level and catwalk

Upper level kitchen

Upper level sitting area; same level as the kitchen. 

 Rooms connected by catwalk

View of the loft area, uppermost level, from the sitting area. 

 Facing catwalk to the kitchen

Bedroom, lower level 

Another view of the bedroom; balcony, mirror, floor-to-ceiling window

Bathroom's bathtub area, lower level

View from kitchen, upper level

Looking down at the backyard from the same kitchen. 

We saw a cat "fishing" at the little pond

Flower pot in garden

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