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Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

When you sell your house to travel, you give up your own bed and some privacy. But you might gain something else, like new friends or a new perspective. During this year of travel, I’m sure I’ll sleep in houses, hotels, and hostels. However, I also hope to find some unusual sleeping accommodations, like a yurt, or a hammock between palm trees. Maybe a train berth. Hopefully no park benches or airport floors! I’ll add to this gallery as our year of travel goes by.

Good night, sleep tight,
Don’t let the bedbugs bite.
(Please God no)

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Paris Home Rental
Paris Airbnb
Beach Villa, Bandos Resort, Maldives (no free upgrade)
Water villa, Maldives (free upgrade!)
Narita Rest House, Tokyo (accidental extra night in Japan at sub-par airport hotel)
Print all In new window Hotel Nikko Narita, Tokyo. Complimentary nightgown!
Hotel Monterey Asakas, Tokyo. Small room, big mess.
Abraham Hostel, Tel Aviv
Eldan Hotel, Jerusalem
Salzburg hotel with street view
Dorm room, Vienna
Church dorm room, Taipei
Nighttime view from relative's apartment, Taipei
Sunrise from balcony at Farglory Hotel, Hualien, Taiwan
Al Maha Lounge, Doha airport
Friend's 22nd floor apartment, Kuala Lampur
Novotel, Kuala Lumpur. View from bathroom to bedroom to city view
Airbnb, Kuala Lampur. First bad experience with Airbnb!
Loft room, Hotel Sultan, Singapore
View from Shanghai Airbnb window, overlooking the city skyline
Jin Jiang Hotel, Urumqi, China. Nice view!
Chengdu Hyatt. China has tiny beds.
Jue Vu Hotel, Xi'an, China. Yes, Sam and I both slept in that tiny bed. Kid 3 got the other one to himself. Sam's putting together a model bird.
Kashgar hotel, view from the bathroom which overlooks bedroom. Yes, there's a curtain!
Hong Kong apartment
The Hat, Madrid hostel
Hotel Palacio de Monjaraz, Avila, Spain
Red eye, New York to Madrid, Air Europa economy
Airbnb, New York City, room slightly larger than bed, but with private half bath!
Guest Apartment, my sister's retirement home. Comfy, with recliners!
Toledo, Ohio
Chicago, with a view!
Somewhere in Nebraska
View from the bed, Quality Inn, Springdale, Utah
Circus Circus Manor, Las Vegas. I hate Las Vegas.
Friend's House, Reading at 4 am, San Jose CA
Casas de Suenos, Albuquerque NM
Friend's House, Lubbock TX
Friend's Air Mattress, Lubbock TX
Motel 6, Abilene, TX
Great Wolf Lodge, Grapevine, TX, working on blog
Fold-out couch, friend's Airstream, White's City, New Mexico
Riverbed Resort & Spa, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
KOA Cabin, Silver City, New Mexico
Motel 6 , Twentynine Palms, CA. It was 109 outside.
Friend's RV, Modesto CA
My Kids' Couch, New York City, cat included
Relative's House, Fremont CA
Friend's House, Cupertino. King Size!
Friend's House, Cupertino CA