Mary Cate Long

Three Airbnbs You’ve Seen on the Big Screen

By Mary Cate Long | February 8, 2022 | Comments Off on Three Airbnbs You’ve Seen on the Big Screen

Ready to take off for the big screen? Here are some destinations all over North America where you can enjoy a weekend of role-playing your favorite scenes or just a regular weekend. Which film backdrop is the spot you’d prefer to make your debut? Idyllic Lakeside Cabin from Maid $201/night In Netflix’s hit series Maid,…

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Book an Extended Stay at These Remote Worker-Friendly Airbnbs

By Mary Cate Long | January 31, 2022 | Comments Off on Book an Extended Stay at These Remote Worker-Friendly Airbnbs

Remote work isn’t going anywhere and it’s revolutionizing how people are incorporating travel into their daily lives. According to fascinating new data from Airbnb, one out of every five nights booked in their third quarter were stays of 28 days or longer. Many went for even more ambitious stays with 100,000 Airbnb users booking stays…

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4 Reasons to Buy a Second Home in Mendocino, California

By Mary Cate Long | January 26, 2022 |

You never can go wrong with a sophisticated wine weekend in Napa Valley. But if you’re looking to walk a bit on the wild side (or simply looking to accommodate a more affordable budget!), Mendocino is the way to go. About a three hour drive north of San Francisco, Mendocino stretches from the dramatic coastal…

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Lubbock’s Most Interesting House May Soon Be an Airbnb

By Mary Cate Long | January 20, 2022 | Comments Off on Lubbock’s Most Interesting House May Soon Be an Airbnb

Lubbock, Texas, was the unlikely scene where one man spent over nearly 35 years creating a house that was intended far more to be sculpture than livable. Robert Bruno built the entire thing himself out of Corten steel.  The house is all organic shape and rusty, red metal, defying gravity on four comparatively thin legs.…

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Splurge vs. Steal: Ventura Hillside Homes

By Mary Cate Long | January 18, 2022 | Comments Off on Splurge vs. Steal: Ventura Hillside Homes

Ventura is one of the few remaining pockets of the Southern California coast that is still somewhat affordable. Not for long, though. Home to plenty of families and young professionals, the beach town is steadily growing. The town boasts a generally laid-back vibe with lots of coffee shops, parks, and several good surf spots. Ventura…

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Join The Austin Artists Flocking to Historic Bastrop, Texas

By Mary Cate Long | January 11, 2022 | Comments Off on Join The Austin Artists Flocking to Historic Bastrop, Texas

As people from across the country (ahem, California) flee sky-high rent and congested traffic by moving to Texas, many of the major cities are finding that the incoming crowds are ironically bringing in the very things the new residents were running from. That is certainly true for Austin, where the booming growth of residents and…

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