Husband and I have been happily hosting AirBNB guests for six months now, and it's an amazing place to find unusual housing types you might want to try out!
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When you're pregnant AND have a tour booked, about all you can do is get that baby on board and travel the country! Offbeat Mama has the story of The Golden Hearts and how they live with their baby on the road. 
My boyfriend and I have been traveling together for about five years now. We've done hotels, hostels, and even AirBnB — but our favourite way to spend time in a city where we don't know anyone is also the cheapest way: CouchSurfing.org. It's a free network for travellers and hosts for free accommodation, meet-ups, or advice, and it's been around since 2004. Imagine not only sleeping in Bologna for free, but staying with people your own age, with similar interests, who show you around town to the best spots you might otherwise miss. This is CouchSurfing.org. 
I'm leaving to do research in Italy soon, and I want to pack light. I'm learning up on clothes that can multitask, and I'd love to hear any recommendations you have. What I'm REALLY curious about, though, is what other travelers have felt is the number one most important item when you've gone abroad for long periods. Other than my spectacles, wallet, and watch-type stuff, what can't I miss? 
I'm loving this time of year. Here I was, thinking the city went crazy for El Dieciséis, but Day of the Dead is so much more colorful, and soulful. Brightly colored sheets of papel picado hang in store windows. Velvety, crimson terciopelo flowers sit in vases at restaurants. Orange marigolds, the traditional Day of the Dead flower (called cempasúchil in Spanish) have suddenly bloomed in the street medians. 
Gamers, start saving now: China has opened a completely unauthorized Starcraft and World of Warcraft-ripping theme park, and we have the photos. Photos of night elf ladies and Protoss roller coasters. 
A few weeks ago, we got acquainted with Marla and her travel trailer Taco as she led us through Taco's renovation into a cute cross-country machine. Now: part one of Taco and Marla's travels: Marla begins handy-personing her way across the nation. Unfortunately, the expedition has a rocky start… 
Almost a year after its conception, I birthed my half-baked-idea baby: May 2011 was the the maiden voyage of my trusty camper Taco. My tools, a few belongings, my Zulu short spear, and my cat Sophie are with me on an odyssey through as much of the country as we can stand. |
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