A key like this can be copied in 5 minutes.

A key like this can be copied in 5 minutes.

I travel 365 days a year and mostly live out of hotel rooms. But I try to stay away from Airbnb and this is why.

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When booking hotel rooms in Portugal, using booking sites, such as Agoda. booking and hotels.com. I have come across something that I think is a bit of a problem. Especially in Portugal and maybe also in other countries and I thought I would share it with you.

My so called guest house in Lisbon.

My so called guest house in Lisbon.

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Special price for you my friend.

Dealing with hustlers is something you are likely to encounter when you travel. It can be very annoying and tiresome. So I thought I would give you some advice, as I used to work as a hustler in my younger years.

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This is not comfortable. Don't wear your daypack on the front.

This is not comfortable. Don’t wear your daypack on the front.

I travel with a backpack and a daypack more than 300 days a year. And I will never exchange my backpack for a suitcase. But I see so many people carrying their bags in a way where I think that they might just start dragging around a massive suitcase, the size of a fridge instead.

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Press the EUR 200 on the bottom left in this case. The other one will cost you an additional 9 EUR.

To avoid the ATM scam, press the EUR 200 on the button left in this case. The other one will cost you an additional 9 EUR.

In recent months I have noticed that banks are trying to get you to pay them extra fees when you draw out money on an ATM. This ATM scam is spreading like wildfire. And I see it all over the world. So watch out when you draw cash from an ATM. It’s perfectly legal. But it’s still a scam. So watch out.

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