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Home exchange vacations are definitely not just for families with children. Over the more than twenty four years that ExchangeHomes has been in existence, we’ve received countless reports from members who have enjoyed home exchanging long after their families have grown up and left.
As one member put it: “Fred (my husband) and I have been [...]

My wife and I just had a fantastic three week vacation if Paris, France and the only way we could have ever done it was because of home exchange and most especially ExchangeHomes.com. I had never heard of it until one of my fellow teachers told me about it. Essentially, it’s when you trade homes [...]

With the present economic environment, I find I am more and more being asked to justify the value of a home exchange vacation. People point out various examples of unbelievable offers being promoted by hotel chains and tour companies and ask how home exchange can continue to compete.
I agree—they have a point. My husband and [...]

This observation was received recently from Wendy, a home exchange member from the UK …
My husband and I have recently arrived home following a home exchange. Actually, it was our first 3-way home exchange, and I thought you might like to receive some feedback.
We live in a fairly remote area of Northern England and to [...]

Ever since our son was small, I have been telling him two bedtime stories each night. These stories are made up as I told them, spur of the moment
thinking. I wish I would have kept track of each story I had made up. Sadly, most have been forgotten. However, one story, will always be remembered.
The [...]

When it comes to vacation accommodation I prefer a home exchange to a hotel. The obvious initial reason is the price, zero accommodation cost with a home exchange. There are many other great reasons for a home swap including the extra space, a yard and kitchen.
Case in point. This February we completed a [...]

Back on July 17th I published a post titled “A Home Exchange Dream Comes True” referenced an emailed account I’d received from long time Member 1688.
At the time I was enchanted by the member’s story, then a few days ago I received another email from the same member and her latest news was bittersweet. I’ll [...]

Recently, when checking one of our home exchange “Lifetime Members” listings, I saw that all the dates covered her now past 2008 requirements, so I emailed her to remind her that she needed to update her information in order to keep her listing online. A day or two later Laura phoned me to explain that [...]

I received this really great email this morning from one of our long time Home Exchange Members – 1688  (Click to visit their listing).
They have been members for a number of years, hence I was amazed to read that they had not, until now, actually participated in a home exchange themselves.

Just a little story to brighten [...]

I received this hilarious email from a member last week and just had to share it with everyone. The member didn’t want me to include her name, so I’m going to refer to her as ‘Susan’.

This wonderful Home Exchange Story was sent to me by a long time member. I need to give full credit to  Travel and Transitions where it was travel story contest participant. It’s a great, heartwarming story.
We had been let down by email at the last minute by our Chicago holiday exchange partners. The only consolation, that [...]

I received this email just the other day and just had to share it with everyone—
My husband and I moved away from England to the USA almost thirty years ago. Although we settled into our new life in San Francisco, there were always certain things I missed from back home. Over the years these memories [...]