Here's why I love Airbnb. I get to meet people like Lindsey and her husband and stay in a place that is just as good as the photos make the place look. It was clean, comfortable, private and in the "Heritage District," a neighborhood of Austin with a co-op, restaurants, coffee and pretty close to downtown.

I use Airbnb for almost all of my travel. Lindsey is one of the best hosts I've had with one of the nicest places I've stayed. I'll be back and hope to get to her place in Phoenicia one of these days, too.