Anyone travel with kitchen utensils? lol. I know it sounds ridiculous but I stay in each spot for 6 months, get a local apartment and eat as healthy as possible so cooking is important.
What I have been doing is just buying what’s missing each time, usually around $200-300. Blender, spatula, knife sharpener, non aluminum fry pan, food storage containers, 2 large plastic cups for my smoothies (I make 2 days at a time), stuff like that.
But I also make my own desserts, to avoid white processed sugar and feed my addiction, and this gets a little more complicated. Today I bought 2 metal bowls, measuring spoons/cups and I want to buy a food scale and an oven thermostat. 😁
I usually donate the stuff to friends or the apartment owner when I leave.
But lately I have been thinking out might be easier/better to just bring another bag with me like a rolling suitcase and pack a small but complete kitchen so I don’t have to buy every time. I think an extra bag was $35 each way.
It’s an enormous amount of time finding all these things in a new place as well, although it helps me figure where to get supplies quickly.
Any other people out there living similar and encountering the same struggle?
I like to have full kitchens when I travel but the best way to do it I’ve found is by house sitting instead of renting. Real people live in the homes and so they usually have everything I need.
Any recommendations for finding suitable house-sitting gigs? I haven’t looked into it much but hear that there are Facebook groups where people are looking for a sitter?
I use TrustedHousesitters which also includes insurance for damages, replacement accommodations with cancelations and airport lounge passes.
I’ve used it to house sit in 5 countries so far and I prefer it to the previous airbnb situation.
Thanks!