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Top 5 Travel the Home Exchange Way blog posts of 2021

During 2021, as travel restrictions started to ease, it was so nice to see so many Home Base Holidays members again arranging home swap holidays. In particular, we saw a big boom in members enjoying home swaps within their own country. However, during these strange times, we've continued to support members that have had to cancel or postpone their travel plans.

 

At the beginning of a new year, when we can hopefully start to look forward to better times (and home swaps) ahead, it's time to reflect on the past year. Following below is a list of the most read blog posts published on Travel the Home Exchange Way during 2021. 

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Top 5 home swap blog posts of 2021: 1. Working from home and thinking of swapping the city for the country? (22nd Jan 2021) If you're considering a move to the country but are nervous about taking the plunge, arranging a home exchange holiday can be an excellent way to dip your toe into country living before committing to a permanent move. View this blog post 2. Tips from an experienced home swapper (12th Mar 2021) Home Base Holidays member and very experienced home swapper (over 30 swaps!), Tim Robbins, shares useful tips on how to arrange a home exchange holiday. View this blog post 3. Preparing for a summer home exchange holiday (1st May 2021) Home swapping is a great way to enjoy a fabulous summer holiday but at a fraction of the cost. This blog post has tips on how to find your ideal summer home swap staycation. View this blog post 4. Covid & travel: putting home swap membership ‘on hold’ (31st Aug 2021) Helping Home Base Holidays members who have had to cancel or postpone their travel plans due to Covid. This blog post includes a member's question about their cancelled / postponed swaps. View this blog post 5. Winning photo: home swap photography competition (3rd Dec 2021) We loved the natural joy in Home Base Holidays member, Sarah's winning photo which was taken during her family's first home exchange holiday. View this blog post

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Join Home Base Holidays: start home swapping Looking for a much needed getaway in 2022? Arrange free holiday accommodation by choosing to swap homes rather than book hotels or holiday rentals. View the latest home exchange vacation offers then sign up to Home Base Holidays.

Merry Christmas & happy home swap holidays in 2022!

Christmassy cottage in Norfolk (click image to view offer)

Merry Christmas from everyone here at the Travel the Home Exchange Way blog and Home Base Holidays. We hope you have a fantastic holiday season with friends and family.

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Home swap holidays for 2022  Cut the cost of your 2022 getaways by choosing to swap homes rather than book hotels or holiday rentals. Whether you're looking to arrange a staycation or planning a trip abroad, you'll find thousands of tempting home swap offers available through Home Base Holidays. Enjoy free accommodation plus all the space and convenience of a home from home. Search home swap offers

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Home Base Holidays: join for free and start home swapping Sign up to Home Base Holidays two-week free trial or select a full membership (6-month membership is just £29 and 1-year at £49). Search the latest home exchange holiday offers Home swap guarantee: second year free if you do not arrange a swap during your membership.

Home Swappers newsletter: holiday home swaps for 2022

Start planning your home swap holidays for 2022

Now is a good time to start penciling in your home swap holiday plans for 2022. Whether you're looking for a staycation or planning a trip abroad, you will find thousands of tempting home exchange travel offers available through Home Base Holidays.

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• Check out the latest issue of the Home Swappers travel newsletter

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This issue of the Home Swappers newsletter:

• Featured home swap: thatched cottage in Shaftesbury, Dorset along the famous Gold Hill.
• Winning photo: Home Base Holidays member, Sarah's winning photo from her family's wonderful home swap in the New Forest. 
• Latest home swap holiday offers for 2022.
• Travel restrictions? Get in touch if you've had to cancel or postpone your home swap plans.

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Join Home Base Holidays: start planning your holidays for 2022 Whether you're looking for another staycation or starting to plan a holiday overseas, by arranging a home exchange through Home Base Holidays, you can cut the cost of your getaways by up to 90%. View the latest home swap holiday offers and Join for free.

Winning photo: home swap photography competition

Winning photo: Sarah's photo from her family's first home swap holiday

A BIG thank you to everyone who sent in their photos to our home swap photography competition. We received over 150 photos, making it extremely hard to select a winner.

We loved seeing your photos - after such a tough couple of years it was just soooo nice to see members again enjoying their home swap holidays! We received everything from fun selfies, photos from members' summer swaps, as well as several very impressive photos from professional travel photographers. However, we loved the natural joy in Sarah's winning photo (above) which was taken during her family's first home exchange holiday, a summer staycation in the New Forest. As the winner of the photo competition, Sarah has been sent a Kindle Paperwhite!

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Sarah's family home swap holiday in the New Forest: "The travel photo competition has come at the perfect time as we have just returned from our first home exchange holiday! We had a wonderful week staycation in the New Forest with our two girls (8 and 4). We swapped our home in Newquay, Cornwall with a family with similar aged children.  Whilst in the New Forest we went to Paultons Park, cycled around Burley and Brockenhurst and explored Winchester. We had such a great time.    Thank you so much for making the holiday possible!" - Sarah (Cornwall, England)

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In addition to the winning photo, Sarah sent in several equally excellent photos from her family's home swap; we felt they were so lovely that we've included them below (click to view full size). 

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Meet the member:    Sarah is English, her husband is a Kiwi, one daughter was born in Canada, the other in Cornwall. They love travelling and surfing, are extremely active and enjoy the outdoors in any capacity. View Sarah's home swap offer in Newquay, Cornwall

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Runner up photos: we will be publishing the excellent runner up images / home swap descriptions here on the Travel the Home Exchange Way blog. The runners ups each receive a one-year Home Base Holidays membership (worth £49 each).