Michelle Slade

Six months ago, my husband and I (both copywriting and web development freelancers, both British expats) moved to New York for six months. We’d both been loads of times before, but this time we wanted to experience as much of the city as possible.

So we made the slightly crazy decision to move every few weeks. (If you need help with packing suitcases, we’re your people.) 

All in all, we lived in EIGHT different neighborhoods. Here’s what we observed about these areas -- in the order that we did them. 

My husband and I recently spent six months living in 11 consecutive Airbnb.com apartments — eight of them in NYC — and through our experiences we really nailed the dos and don’ts of 'guestiquette.'