Monthly Archives: January 2013
Love Home Swap Triples Its Membership
International vacation home exchange company, Love Home Swap has acquired its former competitor 1st Home Exchange. What’s interesting is that last year, Love Home Swap had 7,500 members in 105 countries and 1st Home Exchange had 19,500 members in 150 countries. It appears that the small fishy ate the big fishy! Now a few months … Continue reading
3 Secrets for a Successful Home Exchange
Home exchange vacation has been a way of life for my family since the year 2000. We’ve traveled to eight countries and enjoyed 14 home swaps. When I talk about home swap, and I love talking about home swap, I find that there are three secrets that people appreciate most, so I thought I’d share them with … Continue reading
The Dordogne; Domme, France; and A Contest!
Recently I was asked, “What’s your favorite off-the-beaten-path destination?” Immediately I recalled a fortified village or bastide in southwestern France named Domme. When my husband and our two children stepped through the 13thcentury arched gateway of rock wall it felt like we’d entered another time. Narrow cobbled streets cleaned by a summer rain, cozy honey-hued … Continue reading
7 Useful Travel Resolutions For A Better Vacation
Any sentence that contains the word travel gets my attention; I immediately think vacation or home exchange, and I especially think fun! But today I’m using the word travel to address my weaknesses, er, my challenges—the aspects of travel that I need to improve upon. So I share with you my 2013 travel resolutions in … Continue reading
