The benefit of blogging is not only to publish relevant up-to-date information on everything home exchange related, but to also include links to websites and related travel blogs that add useful complementary content and resources for readers. One such travel blog that I've been following in the last few months is Going local by freelance journalist, Vicky Baker. I had enjoyed reading Vicky's column in the Guardian last year when she reported each week on her experiences and the people she met while travelling across Central and South America with the aid of travel networking sites.
Vicky now publishes Going local to provide information for independent travellers who prefer alternatives to hotels and organised tours. I was delighted to hear from Vicky that she regularly reads this blog too! In fact, she followed up on my post last week, Swap Homes in Your Own Country and Beat the Credit Crunch, with 'Beat the credit crunch with a home swap on home turf' (read this 17 March post on Going local for another take on the recent trend for swapping homes closer to home).
Home exchangers are adventurous people who enjoy travelling to other countries but also appreciate attractions closer to home too. New Home Base Holidays members, with an apartment to exchange in the seaside resort of Bridlington, in Yorkshire, England, for Australia, New Zealand, and England, put this well:
'We are a married couple in our early sixties. Enjoy travel abroad and in this small but beautifully formed country.'
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