I&#x27;m glad to have read this, as I&#x27;ve had the same notion of living locally during world tours.<p>I am curious about a couple of things...<p>All of these experiences were in New York. How would it have been different in Athens, Tokyo, or Sydney, in terms of misrepresentation?<p>Also, using average apartment cost to gauge the amount to spend on the AirBnb unit is probably not apples-to-apples (for similar reasons that a regular full time salary is likely going to be significantly less than a contractor rates for the same position). I would have used hotel rates instead, which would have been much higher than $100&#x2F;night in New York. It might be that had they stayed in higher priced lodging, they&#x27;d have had a better experience.