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House swapping holidays: home comforts in foreign parts
Daily Telegraph, EN - Mar 04, 2010
Member and free lance journalist Ginetta Vendrickas (ID=3839) has written already a number of times about home exchange. This time a new article has been published in the Daily Telegraph. In detail she reports about her own exchange experience with Jenny Gibbs from Boston (ID=7108). 
House Swap Item on STV Show "The Hour"
Read the full story and view the video of their appearance.
Organikal, SU - Jan 28, 2010
Julie Gibbons from Bathgate Scotland (ID=22403) and her family have been asked to appear in the Scottish television programme "The Hour" after their appearance in the the Guardian as 'modern-day-nomads'.Read the full story and view the video of their appearance.
Home for the holidays
The Star Online, MY - Nov 26, 2009
Christina Mackenzie is an aerospace journalist from France and besides this a member of our website. You can view her listing through this link ID=31532. She has written an article about home exchange which has been published in several media around the world. The article addresses many aspects and stories anecdotes about home exchange and also focusses on the increase in popularity of home exchange due to the worldwide economic crisis. 
Home Away From Home - home exchange for beginners
In his latest Worldpress.com blog he has written an article which may be interesting to read for newcomers who have never done a home exchange before.
Worldpress, AU - Oct 26, 2009
Richard Tulloch is an Australian travel journalist, based part of each year in Amsterdam, and member of HomeForExchange.com for about 5 years. It has worked very well for Richard's family and he has written about home exchange before for the Sydney Sun-Herald and other newspapers.In his latest Worldpress.com blog he has written an article which may be interesting to read for newcomers who have never done a home exchange before.
Home exchange on the rise
Blogger.com, EN - Aug 04, 2009
Christine Osborne is not only a member of HomeForExchange.com (ID=29748) but she is a journalist as well. In fact she calls herself an 'independent world traveller and photographer, author, connoiseur or eastern cuisines, French speaker.' On her blog 'Travels with my hat' she wrote this article based on an interview with Ans Lammers and her own home exchange experiences. 
Home Exchange Trading (Vacation) Places
Time Magazine, US - Aug 03, 2009
We were very delighted that a prestigeous magazine as Time Magazine was writing about home exchange and of course we were more than willing to cooperate. We have been interviewed extensively and we believe their article gives a good impression about the home exchange phenomenon and market. 
Trip to Saint-Raphael
Blogger.com, US - Jul 27, 2009
When our member Deborah Toppan from Weston, MA USA (ID=9073) sent out five inquiries one night in early April, who would have imagined the serendity of the eventual swap arranged with Elisabeth Baugier from Saint-Raphael, Var/France (ID=29281)! In an interesting turn of events, their swap goes beyond “6 Degrees of Separation”! Deborah’s blog http://triptosaint-raphael.blogspot.com/ shows you their swap connected far more than these two travelers! 
Canada-Britain house swap gives close-up view of life in southeast England
The Canadian Press, CA - Jul 14, 2009
Paul Woods from Burlington (Ontario/Canada) has written an article about home exchange for The Canadian Press. Paul and his wife Loraine (ID=20315) have exchanged homes through HomeForExchange.com with Alan and Viola Snell (ID=6617) from Burgess Hill (West Sussex/England). This article tells the whole story including some general hints and tips about home exchange. 
Holiday in luxury for £39.50 !
"Desparate for a luxury holiday, but stuck on a budget? It's time to get home swapping! For a small registration fee - from a bargainous £14.95 - you can join a website and swap your humble semi for a Sydney loft apartment or Chamonix chalet. Not only will you arrive to a fully stocked fridge, but you can also drive whatever car's in the garage (Porsche, please!).
News of the world, EN - May 17, 2009
Jess Spiring - well known journalist of the British Sunday paper 'News of the world' has interviewed us a while ago about luxury exchanges. She has written a fantastic article about based on this interview including many photos of listings of our members. Introduction of the article [quote]:"Desparate for a luxury holiday, but stuck on a budget? It's time to get home swapping! For a small registration fee - from a bargainous £14.95 - you can join a website and swap your humble semi for a Sydney loft apartment or Chamonix chalet. Not only will you arrive to a fully stocked fridge, but you can also drive whatever car's in the garage (Porsche, please!).
"Changing Lives" by Dorothy Drane
My Property Review, AU - Apr 17, 2009
'My Property Review' is a weekly publication about real estate in the Sunshine Coast area and Dorothy Drane has written 2 articles about a home exchange between members of HomeForExchange.com: Ria and René Nossin from Nijverdal (Netherlands, ID=20490) and Roslyn and Russell Searles from Buderim (Australia, ID=23888). Read the full story about their home exchange through this link. 
Swapping My House for Yours
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Founded in 1958, AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50 and over improve the quality of their lives. AARP has grown to 40 million members and has offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As the nation's largest membership organization for people 50+, AARP is leading a revolution in the way people view and live life after 50.
AARP.org, US - Apr 01, 2009
Claudia Ferestieri of AARP Magazine has interviewed Ans Lammers for her article about home exchange. Read the full story online which has been published in Spring 2009 in their prestigious magazine.About AARP.org
Founded in 1958, AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50 and over improve the quality of their lives. AARP has grown to 40 million members and has offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As the nation's largest membership organization for people 50+, AARP is leading a revolution in the way people view and live life after 50.
Radio interview with your member Mark Bridges
CBC New Brunswick, CA - Mar 04, 2009
Our member Mark Bridges from Shediac NB (ID=13042) has been interviewed by CBC New Brunswick's radio station. In summary, he was interviewed as a local home exchanger from the greater Moncton area of New Brunswick. Following his successful first yacht for condo exchange he decided to join HomeForExchange.com, and listed his home. To hear the full interview click on the above link. 