You guys, I get super bummed out when I go for weeks (months) without posting food recipes. It kind of makes me feel like I’m failing at blogging, even though blogging isn’t my job and no one’s expecting me to do it.
So I’ve decided to kind of integrate other stuff in my life into this space. (This is, of course, after years of saying “Why is [Food Blogger X] telling me so much about her LIFE? I’m here for the FOOD!)
I still feel that way, but I’m going to be super hypocritical and start sharing with you guys. OK? OK!
I had my first Air BnB experience last weekend. (For those who don’t know, Air BnB is to hotels what Uber is to taxis. People rent out space in their house or other property for people to stay in, either short or long-term. For those of you who also don’t know, I’m obsessed with Air BnB now.)
I decided last weekend I wanted to go to Gilroy, CA (the garlic capital of the world, if you wondered), and wanted to give Air BnB a shot, since hotel prices were either exorbitant or super cheap, but attached to motels that had 1-star ratings for cleanliness.
The place I found is referred to as the Peace Temple Abode. The listing on Air BnB said “Looking for high adventure? Vertical climb up to semi-private loft & crash on comfy futon with memory foam topper. Privacy cafe curtains strung on rail open to reveal communal hall below.”
Awesome, right?!
Other notes on the listing include that it’s a “new age, yoga, and wellness experience” and that it’s an animal-product-free house. So you can use the kitchen, but don’t think you’re going to be cooking any meat. (Or smoking, or drinking alcohol.)
On our way up, we stopped in San Luis Obisbo (which was so gorgeous, I didn’t do anything to this picture, and it looks like this):
By the time we got there, it was dark, so we drove down this dark, twisty road to the address (which, at this point, I was referring to as Murder House) until we came to the correct place. There were probably 10 cars in the driveway/parking area as well as two RVs. Still not entirely sure what I’d gotten us into, we went in, and were immediately greeted by the host, who showed us around, and pointed us to the loft.
