Top 15 home swap blog posts of 2020:
1. Thank you to our NHS / healthcare staff #MyTravelPledge (21st April 2020)
Home Base Holidays teamed up with the #MyTravelPledge campaign to provide free accommodation to NHS staff / healthworkers / frontline workers. View this blog post
2. Australian bushfires & home swap travel advice (9th January 2020)
We have lots of Australian Home Base Holidays members and the terrible bushfires at the beginning of 2020 was a really worrying start to the year. View this blog post
3. Neighbourly love: heartwarming photos from Italy (14th April 2020)
We were sent these two lovely photos from Home Base Holidays member, Valeri Walsh, from her home in the Medieval hillside village of Ceriana, Italy. View this blog post
4. Winning photo: home swap photography competition (20th August 2020)
Thanks to everyone that sent in their fabulous photos in our recent home swap travel photography competition. View this blog post
5. Coronavirus and home swap travel (17th March 2020)
Do get in contact if the current travel restrictions have meant you’ve had to delay or cancel your exchange plans. View this blog post
6. Lockdown stories: send us your 'home base' experiences (25th March 2020)
With much of the world now on lockdown and travel plans postponed, we are all having to adapt and find ways to keep our spirits up. View this blog post
7. Home swaps postponed? Take a virtual vacation (1st April 2020)
Check out this blog post for some of our favourite virtual travel tours and wildlife cams around the world. View this blog post
8. Lockdown stories from a Home Base Holidays member (26th May 2020)
We were delighted to receive this post from long-time Home Base Holidays member, Judith Stafford. View this blog post
9. Try a staycation home exchange holiday (18th June 2020)
After the first lockdown eased, we saw a big increase in staycation home swaps being arranged for the summer months as people looked for a much needed break. View this blog post
10. Cleaning tips for holiday home swaps during COVID-19 (2nd July 2020)
To help make sure you and your home exchange guests are safe, we published these clear and simple cleaning guidelines. View this blog post
11. Offering variations on a home exchange vacation (6th August 2020)
Having flexibility in the type of home swap you do can increase your holiday options. View this blog post
12. Cabin fever from working from home? Try a 'working' swap (13th September 2020)
By arranging a staycation home exchange you could potentially continue to work while enjoy a much needed break. View this blog post
13. Be a tourist in your own town + add local home swap tips (30th October 2020)
Going for a walk or bike ride is a great way to lift your spirits, get some exercise and also take in some of the nearby sights. View this blog post
14. 5 reasons to arrange a home swap holiday in 2021 (2nd December 2020)
The exciting announcement that the UK has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for widespread use has given a huge boost for travel to return to some semblance of normality soon. View this blog post
15. Trip reports: members' UK home exchange staycations (18th December 2020)
It's been so nice to see that many Home Base Holidays members have, when the travel restrictions have allowed, still been able to enjoy a much needed home exchange getaway. View this blog post
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