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Thanks for coming! Now, is mid-lockdown a pertinent or non-pertinent time to birth a newsletter stuffed full of bait for escapists? Let’s go with the former, for we’re inside, but our heads are wayyyy outside. Our heads have packed the car full of fizzy wine, taleggio and snuggly knitted clothing and are heading upstream to a house completely unlike our own. We wanna stay in someone’s cute granny flat! We wanna rent your refurbished barn! We want outdoor baths! We want to pretend we live in our alternate real estate fantasies! Let us be freeeeeeee.
Now, I heart hotels. I LOVE hotels. It pleases me to be at an age where I can snack openly from the minibar without asking anyone’s permission. I like a stiff top sheet, a turndown and a daily stack of fresh mini towels to wash my face. But there’s a certain kind of smug joy that bubbles up when you land the perfect Airbnb. When you’ve combed the site, traipsed…