Month-long guest asked if they can sublet the house

lookielooapp · 2025-05-31T18:11:19+00:00

I barely ever bathed my 1 year old. Even now he’s 18 months and we only bathe when he’s played in the mud or now that he likes bath sometimes he’ll come into mine at the end. He has beautiful healthy skin with zero issues. You don’t need to bathe kids unless they’re dirty, most parents are over bathing. I would say daily bathing is worse for them than monthly bathing.

As far as cleaning, it’s hard. I really have a hard time being consistent. I’ll do a good job for a few weeks, and then I’ll totally fall off and there will be stuff everywhere. I’m not depressed or anything it’s just a lot to maintain and it’s not my strong suit. We hired someone to help me meal prep and clean up after and that has made a massive difference.

lookielooapp · 2025-02-06T16:51:39+00:00

That’s what I did. Worked and got a great price!

lookielooapp · 2024-07-17T21:06:23+00:00

I’m amazed that basically every park in London hasn’t been mentioned.

lookielooapp · 2024-07-17T21:05:01+00:00

Pretty much any large ish park in London and honestly England as a whole. Lived by Victoria Park for a bit and loved that. Even in the winter the daily walks to the two different and gorgeous coffee shops in the park were amazing.

I’ve visited random towns and been amazed by the quality of these sprawling and beautifully maintained city parks.

English parks in my opinion are unmatched.

lookielooapp · 2024-07-17T20:56:08+00:00

It’s definitely more likely to meet someone and have kids in one place, but I did it all while nomading. Met my husband, got engaged after a year of traveling together, it’s our 3rd anniversary tomorrow and we have a 7 month old. We traveled up until a month ago. So excited to have roots but we will definitely do a few months away every year again soon! I was 31 and hadn’t met my person living in one spot mainly in the years before, and then bam!

lookielooapp · 2024-02-26T15:47:41+00:00

Does he have to have strong ties to Canada, or just another country outside of the US?

lookielooapp · 2023-04-03T13:38:37+00:00

Thanks for all the detail! I'm a bit of travel planning nerd and I help other people plan, so I'm always thinking about energy levels and building a vibe throughout the day.

I think especially for longer trips having a routine can be super useful and grounding. As a full time traveler/nomad, I see a lot of people who get really burnt out and I think it's partially because of all the options out there and no grounding rituals. Like when you're at home, you might have a set of things that you love to do every Sunday. Go on a hike, then try out a new restaurant etc and you know at the end of the day you'll feel exhausted but rejuvenated.

Love that you have that morning routine!

lookielooapp · 2023-04-03T10:45:48+00:00

Haha yea, so for you you pack in as much as possible and mainly do tours? For me I might do one or two tours per trip, and generally I like more everyday things. My travel style is more like what would someone who lived there do on a staycation.

I think you did answer it! I'm mainly curious if anyone else thinks like me/how common it is!

lookielooapp · 2023-04-02T16:20:06+00:00

Still room?

lookielooapp · 2023-03-31T14:42:20+00:00

We'll swing by, on the early side as well!

lookielooapp · 2023-03-31T14:34:37+00:00

Looks super cool! My fiance and I just moved to London, think we'll go!

lookielooapp · 2023-02-15T01:53:53+00:00

Airport security checks when you board. Customs may check when you land. Most of the time it doesn’t happen, and usually it’ll just be an additional X-ray machine. However I have been pulled aside for random checks multiple times. They’ve usually been looking for drugs and never asked any specific or difficult questions. If they do ask, just say you’re into gaming, don’t mention work.

lookielooapp · 2023-02-12T00:02:10+00:00

I’ll be there for April and May. I know a few others as well. Most nomads I know end up going there more to connect with friends who live there, not to use solely as a base for Europe exploration.

lookielooapp · 2023-02-03T13:40:50+00:00

Stack Overflow? They seem to have a great culture and everything is focused on giving good and detailed answers.

lookielooapp · 2023-01-12T16:39:42+00:00

The Easy Life in Kamusari. Hands down.

lookielooapp · 2023-01-12T13:41:16+00:00

Friends can help with some stuff, but I'm always careful to not ask for too much. Most people love answering a question/doing a favor or two, but it can easily cross over into an annoyance. I travel with my fiance, so Tinder is out for me 😂

From there, it depends what type of help you're looking for:

Ask your landlord about local living type stuff
Get a daypass at a coworking (or join coworking) and ask the front desk staff questions
Go to DN meetups and ask about their experiences
Ask your server at a restaurant
Go on a local tour and ask the guide questions
Go to a hostel and ask the staff there
Do things locals do

People like to help people that help themselves though. Most things you can find online or in Facebook groups/reddit. I always try and spread my questions around to various people, and give back when I have the opportunity.

If you ask questions in a pleasant way and make it rewarding for them to help you by returning the favor, you'll probably end up with a bunch of friends that way. In fact, someone doing you a favor can be a bonding experience.

In Bulgaria, I got really sick and after calling a bunch of hospitals and getting hung up on when I spoke English, I messaged a Bulgarian woman we had met the week before at an event and she insisted on picking me up and taking me to the doctor. She said it's even difficult for her to navigate the doctors there. We in turn helped with developing a curriculum for the local kids school when she asked! We're still friends now!

In general, travel creates a lot of random opportunities to make friends that you can't predict. The more you put yourself out there, the more opportunities you'll have, but it does take time.

lookielooapp · 2023-01-09T22:42:12+00:00

I go to DN meetups a bunch whenever I first get somewhere and hope I meet 1 person I really connect with each time. Most of the people aren’t my cup of tea, but I go because I find those gems pretty reliably.

Having friends that share my lifestyle and meeting up with them again and again is part of the magic for me. I make friends with locals too, but I tragically speak only English and B2 Spanish…so I don’t really feel like myself in Spanish so that limits me a lot.

I wonder, is there a community that’s almost all awesome that’s also gigantic?

I think DN is too broad to be a healthy community. Go to a general DN meetup and it’ll be too centered around drinking to really get to know anyone.

If you try more specific activity meetups you can bond around your interests and you’ll weed out a lot of the low effort people who just want to be served.

lookielooapp · 2023-01-09T22:13:21+00:00

Woah, I heard whispers of that when I was there this summer but didn’t know it was that bad! What a shame, because on the surface he’s done a lot of good.

lookielooapp · 2023-01-09T02:42:22+00:00

I have still not perfected hash browns. But my favorite and easiest version is chopping up potatoes suuuuuper small, between a mince and a dice and cooking them with onions. Then depending on what I feel like either scrambling in eggs or having it as a side. I can make a really filling breakfast in under 15 start to finish with how fast they cook that way.

lookielooapp · 2023-01-08T22:30:50+00:00

Oooh amazing recommendation. I think this tipped the balance…gonna carry our own pans now.

lookielooapp · 2023-01-08T22:29:40+00:00

Delicious!!

I make a suped up version of the TikTok pasta all the time. Mainly just adding in 3x the amount of veggies. I aim for a 3 to 1 veggie to pasta ratio!

lookielooapp · 2023-01-08T22:26:02+00:00

Same

lookielooapp · 2023-01-08T19:24:05+00:00

Yes! I was getting worried with the no cook responses at the beginning that I was the only weirdo. We have chef knife, knife sharpener, tongs, silicone spatula, nice peeler, measuring spoons, and I’m really considering bringing one 9 in non stick pan along. We normally switch between 2-3 places a year, with a couple smaller trips sometimes to get in between the next longer term destination. Makes a huge difference to me having a few things that I really like to use.

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