Our patio and garden in Buenos Aires, Argentina
I’ll be the first to tell you that I’m not a master at this. Not in the way that I’m a master at selling all of our possessions, or annoying our dog, or drinking six people’s coffee intake on a daily basis, or being angry if the sun gets up before I do. But, I have traveled a lot and lived many places, and have been forced to find living spaces on all of these occasions, be they short- or long-term.
I’m always the guy who gets stuck with the booking. Always. It doesn’t matter if I’m traveling with friends, family, my better half, or imaginary friends. No one ever wants to do this. Never! And since I’m known around many parts as the research nerd, this glorious task is more often than not – read: always – bestowed upon me. I like to think it’s because I’m well-traveled, or that I speak multiple languages. But in reality, I’m just the nerd who can (or has the patience to) sift through Internet crap and find what we need. [Edit: Angela reminded me that she booked our hotel for a trip to Dallas a few years ago. Credit where credit is due!]
That said, I’d like to give you an amateur’s perspective on how we go about looking for furnished places during our stays in various cities, countries, and distant planets. (That last one is a lie – I’m afraid of space travel.)
