Travel the Home Exchange Way

Happy 200th birthday, Charles Dickens!

Dickens was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire and spent much of his life in various homes in London and Kent until his death in 1870 at Gads Hill Place in Higham, Kent. To find homes for exchange in these areas, do searches choosing England and counties (one

How to find family friendly home exchange offers

'We're new to home swapping but it sounds a brilliant way to see new places. Our ideal swap would be with another family and our house is all set up for babies and toddlers ...'

Home Swappers, the Home Exchange Newsletter, February 2012

Read articles on home exchange in this issue in full and in previous issues of Home Swappers Newsletter, in the Newsletter Archive.

Home exchange Q & A: Must I live in a super luxurious home to home swap?

.... you do not need to live in a large or grand home to take part in home exchange, certainly not with Home Base Holidays anyway.

Beautiful 17th century thatched cottage (40minutes from London!)

Beautiful 17th century thatched cottage home exchange only 40 minutes to London. Surrounded by a charming and tranquil garden.

Home exchange savings are a good excuse for little treats!

.... because house swapping is so cost effective, you can afford to give yourself a treat while you're away. We've done this ever since we returned from our first foray into this exciting new hobby and realised that, apart from the cost of getting there,

$1 home exchange membership offer - more choice of quality home swap offers

A Home Base Holidays Exclusive: join second home swap club for just $1

Is there insurance to cover house swap cancellations?

Is there an insurance policy to cover a particular eventuality such as one party having to cancel our home swap arrangements after expensive airfares have been purchased?

Hoopoes, lions in the night, opossums and other creatures you might meet on a home exchange

If you are a keen nature lover or bird watcher, you could very well find your perfect home swap home here.

Time to start planning your 2012 London home swap for the Olympics

Now's the time to arrange your home swap to London for the Olympics and Paralympics next summer when the city will be even more buzzing with activity than normal!

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