Monthly Archives: August 2012
Take Advantage of This Week’s Blue Moon, 5 Simple Steps to Make Home Swap a Reality
It’s coming. The day for you to do something rare; perhaps you’ve thought about it but never had the time/ the money/ the courage. Your chance will arrive on Friday Aug. 31. It will be your once in a blue moon opportunity to get serious about home swap. What will you do with your once … Continue reading
Hospitality Exchange: What It’s Like to Have Two Strangers Living With You
Two Irish lassies, Amy and her friend Rachel, arrived to our home in San Diego on August 7 dragging the largest suitcases I’d even seen. Amy’s mom, Louise, and I had connected via HomeExchange.com last April and worked out a unique plan. (See last week’s blog post for e-mail transcripts.) I was to provide hospitality … Continue reading
Home Swap Vacation Begins With Dream of Ireland (and an e-mail)
Last spring when my daughter, Michele, registered for semester abroad in Oxford, England, I did what any self-respecting parent would do. I began planning a trip for my husband and I to visit her. We dreamed of adding Ireland to the itinerary and since my family has completed 13 home swaps in 12 years, it … Continue reading
Home Exchange Expert, Shelley Miller, Interviewed on Women’s Radio
It’s a simple concept; you temporarily trade your home for a home in a dream location. It could be on the French Riviera or a rural village in Ireland. If you want to travel the world, avoid spending money on accommodations and really experience life in other countries, home exchange is your answer. In this … Continue reading
