We have had many excellent home exchanges over the years - over 30 with different exchange organisations. We are now both semi-retired, so are able to find enough time for our work and also to explore the world!
Besides exchanges in the UK to Brighton, Devon, Worcestershire, Bath and Skye, we have had numerous successful exchanges abroad.
We have visited New Orleans, and had 2 exchange breaks in New York over the past few years.
We have had holidays in Canada - spending a month in Vancouver and at Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast, and also a holiday in Toronto. Canadian totem poles
We love Paris, and have visited different parts of the city on several occasions. We have had great holidays in Estepona in Spain, and in the South of France at Cannes, Nice, and near the Alps.
We’ve also visited Mexico, and had a fabulous exchange with Hawaii.
Polynesian Culural Centre, Hawaii
Italy has been a particular favourite of ours, with exchange holidays in Rome, Umbria, Sardinia, on the shores of Lake Garda and to Cortina in the Dolomites.
Chalet near Cortina d’Ampezzo
In 2011 we had exchanges to Australia covering almost 3 months.
Sydney Opera House and bridge
2012 was busy in London, with the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, but we still fitted in 2 lovely exchanges to Paris and one to Bruges in Belgium. The following year we exchanged in Paris, Malta, San Diego and Washington.
We have also had exchanges in Spain, Malta and Majorca, and we spent 6 weeks exchanging in the north and south islands of New Zealand. More recently, we have had lovely exchanges to Barcelona, Venice and Cape Cod.