Monthly Archives: January 2012
An Offer From Italy
A gift arrived in the middle of the night. It squeezed into our family room while my husband and I slept. We hadn’t asked for it— the best kind of gift. No ribbons or bows, unless you consider coaxil cable ribbon. Quietly it waited until 6 am when my husband, Stan, opened the new … Continue reading
Live In One of the Top Ten, If Only for a Vacation
Internationally known travel writer and publisher, Arthur Frommer, recently announced his ten favorite travel destinations. Three cities were in the U.S. and the others were a diverse assortment from around the globe. I love these kinds of lists. They make the world seem smaller and more accessible. My mind immediately wondered if home exchanges were … Continue reading
Travel Brings Us Home
In April 2000 my husband, Stan, our two children and I found ourselves strolling down Main Street in the village of Schull (pronounced Skull), located on the southwest coast of County Cork, Ireland. As home exchangers we would be staying there for the next three weeks, while our Irish house swap partners lived in our home in … Continue reading
San Diego In Person Event This Saturday
I would love to meet you this weekend. My family and I have completed 11 successful home exchanges over the past decade in locations ranging from Hong Kong to Cape Cod. I am passionate about home exchanging and want to share that passion with you! If you are visiting or live in Southern California and … Continue reading
Travel Book Review: “Running Away to Home” and Reconnecting With Family Roots
When you’ve written a travel book as I have, you enjoy hearing about the success of other travel writers. (OK— full disclosure, sometimes people like me are envious of other travel writers.) You especially enjoy an author’s success when they seem real and approachable. I’ve found that to be the case with Jennifer Wilson, who’s … Continue reading
Home Swap Season
I love to go fishing for travel deals in January. Home exchanging introduced me to a whole new world. So these days, laptop in hand, I burrow into my favorite chair and fish for home swap partners. You want to try it? Assuming you’ve already joined a home swap organization, … Continue reading
