“I spent a very enjoyable 3 weeks in August at Carys & Jake's home in Canton, Cardiff in Wales. Their lovely, comfortable, well equipped terraced home is ideally located - close to public transport (bus), but less than 30 minutes walk (bus 10 minute) to Cardiff Castle and down-town Cardiff, close to beautiful parks and gardens, 20 minutes walk to the famous Llandaff Cathedral and with easy access to many of the other historical and special highlights of the city. Canton has lots of character as an inner Cardiff suburb with a diverse, interesting array of craft, food and charity shops, friendly neighbourhood pubs and a wide variety of good restaurants and coffee shops. Turner Street is typical of the local area with terraced homes and a neighbourly atmosphere. There's even a 'village' community centre close by with good food, theatres and a laid-back, friendly surrounding. I was warmly welcomed (and spoilt) by my next door neighbours who were just lovely and close friendships have evolved. Carys & Jake could not have been more helpful with the arrangements both before and during the house/car exchange. Their communications were excellent. They arranged for both a relative and family friend to meet me on arrival, their house guide was comprehensive and thorough and they provided lots of helpful information on unique and interesting things to do and see in the area. When they heard I was interested in metal detecting and antique fairs/flea markets, Carys even provided me with a contact in a local metal detecting club and provided information on local antique/collectible markets and auctions. Our car swap worked well and allowed easy access to local shopping and area site seeing, etc. Carys/Jake and family took good care of my property in Sydney... it was spotless on my return... thank you! This was a very successful exchange from my perspective. An exchange with Carys & Jake comes with my warmest recommendation. John Shuey/Sydney ”
