I had to leave my Airbnb -(

After a week, he cleans the Airbnb, packs everything, strips the bed, and leaves the key in the letterbox. The £30-a-night room is a stark downgrade: tiny, cold, unheated, and lacking a kettle and basic facilities. He notices no passport check, cannot cook or make coffee, has only bananas, and must buy food during continued rain.

The move from Airbnb to cheap lodging trades comfort and self-sufficiency for scarcity and uncertainty.