One of the largest expenses while traveling, aside from a plane ticket, can be

hotels. They're costly, sometimes cramped, and not exactly cozy. You know the

vibe that I'm talking about. A typical hotel room might have boring,

unoffending eggshell white walls, a sort of sterile feel in an uncomfortable, strangely shaped couch.

There's often no living room where you can unwind and no kitchen where you can cook.

The bathroom is stark white, just a bit too cold for comfort, with a light up mirror that shows

your face in alarming detail.

Now, for plenty of folks, this isn't a problem if you intend on spending all your time

outside of the hotel and eating out then you probably don't mind the lack of space it's

just a place to sleep you try not to think about the number of clips you've seen showing

hotel mattresses under blue lights and you might consider buying your own pillowcase

and curl up under the blankets that somehow feel made of cardboard. And that's fine

it's just a place to sleep, right?

Well, plenty of people were sick and tired of this experience, and thus a new alternative to hotels emerged, Airbnb.

Look out at the world.

Isn't it wonderful?

And see all the places we call home stay in anyone you like.

All for a price that suits you. It's simple. Just enter where you want to go, the dates you want to be there.

When it was created in 2008, Airbnb was seen as a solution to all of these problems. You get to stay with the local of the place you're

traveling to, and since you're probably in a house or apartment, there's more living space available.

Finally, you want to make a delicious home-cooked meal at the end of the day, and you've got it.

You get access to your new hotel owner personally.

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