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For purposes of home exchanges, what is a home?
A home can be a single family home; condominium, rentalapartment; yacht or sailboat; motor home; or houseboat.
How do you exchange homes?
Once you find out if you are a good home exchange candidate, youcan begin the home exchange process. To do that you will have todecide: Where you want to go; who you want to travel with andwhen; how much money you can spend finding an exchange and onthe trip; and what you are willing to offer prospectiveexchangers.
How do you find home exchangers?
You can place an ad in a newspaper of the city or country youwant to visit; talk with other exchangers for referrals. A moreefficient and faster way is to visit and join one or more homeexchange organization websites.
Car Exchanges
Some exchangers include their cars in the home exchangeagreement. That means they drive each other's cars while theystay at each other's homes. Top ten benefits of home exchanging
1. Staying free! 2. Living like the locals during your stay 3.Gaining an understanding of how people in other places live 4.Being able to stay in locations where there are no hotels orother accommodations 5. Meeting new people, making new friends6. Your home is taken care of while you travel 7. Being able tosample local foods 8. More privacy 9. Save money by cooking yourown meals 10. You have more space than at a hotel
Who exchanges homes?
All kinds of people exchange homes. There are teachers,journalists, doctors, archeologists, psychologists, realtors,homemakers, and many other occupations and professionsrepresented among home exchangers. Many home exchangers areadults over 40 and retirees. There are offers of modest homesand luxurious estates. Home swappers tend to be educated,reliable, respectful of other's things and interested in travel.
Whether you are planning a vacation to Hawaii, an extended leavein New York or a business trip to London, home exchanging couldbe what you are looking for. Before you let a stranger stay inyour home and before you hop on a plane on your way to a homeswap, there are some things you need to know. Make sure you asklots of questions and know what you are doing before you agreeto an exchange.
M.T. Simon is co-author of a popular how-to guide on homeexchanging, The Home Exchange Guide (Poyeen Publishing, $19.95).For information on home swapping and a list of organizationsvisit http://www.freehomeawayfromhome.com
About the author:
M.T. Simon is co-author is of The Home Exchange Guide How toFind Your Free Home Away from Home (Poyeen Publishing, $19.95).An avid traveler, M.T. has visited 46 countries and numerousterritories and has participated in more than 12 home exchangesacross the globe including: North America, Europe, Far East andIndian Ocean.
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