Our 6 Secret Accommodation Strategies for Long-Term Travel

Do you travel and you want to spend a month in one destination without paying expensive hotel prices? After five years of full-time travel, we've learned that Airbnb is only one of many ways to find comfortable, affordable accommodations for slow travel around the world. In this video, we share 6 strategies we've personally used to find places to stay for a month or more—including what we paid, what worked, and when each strategy makes the most sense. Slow travel is a major part of our full-time travel lifestyle. We want a kitchen, laundry, living space, Wi-Fi, and enough room to feel at home—while keeping our travel costs under control. Our 6 strategies: 1. Airbnb — Landskrona, Sweden How monthly discounts and searching a wider geographic area helped us find an excellent apartment at a great price. 2. Local Property Manager — Riga, Latvia How working directly with a property management company helped us find an affordable monthly rental—even during peak August travel season. 3. Personal Recommendation — Chania, Crete How a Facebook nomad group connected us with a property owner and helped us find a great deal. 4. House Sitting — Australia Our go-to strategy for five months in Australia—exchanging pet and home care for wonderful accommodations. 5. Booking.com + Direct Booking — Fethiye, Turkey How we used Booking.com to find a property and then worked directly with the property manager. 6. Finding a Property in Person — Poros, Greece How viewing properties months in advance allowed us to negotiate a long-term, off-season rental and see the property for ourselves. The biggest money-saving lesson? FLEXIBILITY. 00:00 What is Slow Travel 06:29 How to Save Using AirBnB 10:04 Using a Property Manager to Find Vacation Rentals 12:00 FaceBook Group For Full Time Travel 13:55 HouseSitting Internationally 17:02 Avoid Housing Platforms 21:16 Find Accommodations in Person 24:50 Best Off Season Locations 25:35 Cost for Accommodations Worldwide You can change where you stay, when you travel, how long you stay, and even how you find your accommodation. Sometimes the best way to save money isn't finding a cheaper apartment in a popular destination—it's choosing a different destination altogether. If you're interested in full-time travel, slow travel, retirement travel, budget travel, long-term travel, digital nomad life, or saving money while traveling, you'll find practical strategies here for reducing one of the biggest costs of traveling the world: accommodations. Hey Travelers! We're Chris and Steve, a retired couple traveling full-time around the globe. To keep our nomadic lifestyle going, we rely on some amazing resources and partnerships. We're excited to share them with you, along with some exclusive discounts to fuel your own travels! Please take a look at our favorite products Our Carry-ons: Discover our Osprey Transporter Wheeled 40 https://osprey.pxf.io/ospreywheeled40x Our insurance. We use Mondial and/or Genki https://api.mondialcare.eu/assistant-... https://genki.world/with/eatwalklearn Get Great Cell Phone Data for Cheap: We love Flexiroam, and use it around the world. Get your data plan here. https://flexiroamlimited.sjv.io/EatWa... For a Great Phone/txt plan that you can use anywhere, we use Tello: https://tello.com/account/register?_r... for $10 off. Fuel Your Wanderlust Books: Grab our books, "Two Carry-Ons and a Plan" and “A Nomad Life” for expert tips on minimalist travel https://amzn.to/3IupCEH). Trusted Housesitters: Learn how to house sit with Trusted Housesitters, stay for free around the world, and get 25% off: https://trustedhousesitters.pxf.io/Ea... Booking Made Easy: Find great deals on hotels and long-term stays with Booking.com. Bookmark our link for great deals!: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... Buy Us a Coffee! Support us with a virtual coffee on Paypal: https://paypal.me/eatwalklearn or Venmo @chrisengl Travel on Rewards: Earn travel insurance and points with our recommended credit card, the Chase Sapphire Preferred: https://www.referyourchasecard.com/6j... ► Grab a freebie!: FREE TO DO LIST: The Nomad ToDo List: A Timeline for Everything You Need to Do Before Launching Your Nomad Life: https://eatwalklearn.substack.com/sub... FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: https://eatwalklearn.substack.com/sub... FREE PACKING LIST: https:///www.amazon.com/shop/eatwalklearn We genuinely love these products and services, and hope you find them helpful too. Our videos are not sponsored. Contact Us: For business inquiries, email us at eatwalklearn@gmail.com. Disclaimer: This channel does not promote illegal activities. All content is for educational and entertainment purposes only. We use affiliate links throughout our descriptions. By clicking on our links, we receive a small commission for what you buy, and it doesn’t cost you anything more to use them. You might even get a discount.