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My HomeExchange Story: The Island of Martinique

Discover long-time Member, Carmen, story of exchanging homes in Martinique.

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HomeExchange Reviews

My HomeExchange story: Three months in Europe on a budget

Follow along as Cathy, a long-time member of HomeExchange, spends 3 months discovering the pleasures of Europe on a budget.

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HomeExchange Reviews

My HomeExchange Story: Europe

Long-time Member, Cathy, shares her story of exploring Europe on home exchange.

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Travel Inspiration and Tips

Expatriates Share Home Swap Stories From Around the World

Around the world, these expatriate members of HomeExchange choose to exchange their homes and travel differently.

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Guide to home exchange

Take the challenge: Can you increase your response rate?

Response rates are an important part of the HomeExchange community.  Learn how to manage yours to increase your chances of finding a home swap.

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Travel Inspiration and Tips

5 Tips to make your holiday unique!

5 tips that will let you travel differently and enjoy your destination in a unique way! Tip # 1: Consider public transportation to discover a place in a totally new way Driving your own

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HomeExchange Reviews

My HomeExchange Story: Rome, Italy

John and Jane share their story of visiting Rome on home exchange.

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HomeExchange News

Introducing the HomeExchange App!

It is a question that comes up almost daily through our Happiness Support Team or via the Members-only Facebook Groups: “When will there be an app for HomeExchange?” Well, as you may have

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Guide to home exchange

Talk to Someone Who Has Done a Home Exchange

Do you have questions or need a second opinion about doing a home exchange? Ask questions and receive feedback from some of our most trusted and experienced members, the HomeExchange Chat Ambassadors. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Travel Inspiration and Tips

Plan a European Road Trip with Home Exchange

> Exploration awaits you. Load up your car, grab some family and friends and hit the open road. With HomeExchange, the adventure doesn’t cost much more than the supplies to keep you

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HomeExchange Reviews

Discover Where the HomeExchange Members Go

Melissa shares her family's story of where they chose to go on a home exchange.

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HomeExchange Reviews

My HomeExchange Story: Vietnam and Cambodia

Discover home exchange stories from our members. In the Loire region, Lucette proposes an exchange with her beautiful, ecological home made of wood. She has already organized 12 exchanges, reciprocal and with GuestPoints.

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HomeExchange Reviews

Home Exchange Story: Padua, Italy

Discover home exchange stories from our members. Another story brought to us by John and Jan, while on home exchange in Padua. Let’s see what they have been doing on their latest

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HomeExchange Reviews

Home Exchange Story: Salzburg, Austria

Discover home exchange stories from our members. This one is brought to us by John and Jan, while on home exchange in Salzburg. Let’s see what they have been doing on their

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Guide to home exchange

Pet-Friendly Travel Experiences

Unleash your expectations of traveling with pets. With HomeExchange, you can forget about kennels, finding a pet-sitter, convincing a friend to check on them or the crazy fees to board your animal-family member

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Travel Inspiration and Tips

St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in Ireland

Celebrated the world over, the 17th of March marks St. Patrick’s Day which honors the Patron Saint of Ireland. And with that comes a host of events throughout the “Emerald Isle.” >

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HomeExchange Reviews

Home Exchange Story: Lyon, France

Discover home exchange stories from our members. ***This one is brought to us by John and Jan, while on home exchange in Lyon. Let’s see what they have been doing on their

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Guide to home exchange

Your Long-Term Exchanges Planning Guide

To live in another city or a different country is a dream for many people. It offers the opportunity to experience another culture or to explore in ways that a shorter trip doesn’

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HomeExchange Reviews

Home Exchange Story: Malaga, Spain

Discover home exchange stories from our members. Yvonne and Mike, are back in the skies and headed to Malaga! Once again they were kind enough to share their experience while on an exchange.

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HomeExchange News

5 tips on how to contact members for an exchange request

> Imagine you were sitting down having dinner when you heard someone knocking on the door. You get up to see who it is and before you open it an inch, a voice

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HomeExchange News

4 Tips to make your home listing attractive and personable

> When looking for an exchange, what do you look at on a Listing first? For some, it may be the headline. For others, it might be all about the photos. Or maybe

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Guide to home exchange

5 Tips to find a last-minute home exchange

We get it; time is a limited commodity. The clock keeps ticking and all of a sudden your last Exchange feels like it was forever ago. That might be because it was. Project:

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Travel Inspiration and Tips

Go on a Home Exchange This Valentine's Day

Whether or not you have Valentine’s Day spirit, home exchange is the perfect way to spend February14th Let's get creative! Celebrating Valentine’s Day is not lame or overrated. What

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HomeExchange News

Your Guide to Balloon Exchanges

One of the questions we tend to hear the most through our Happiness Support Team and Member-only Facebook Groups (if you haven’t joined any, now’s your chance!), it is regarding the

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Guide to home exchange

Travel Dreams Do Come True — Home Exchange and Find Out

Here are some tips on how you can maximize the potential of a truly extraordinary home exchange.

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