If you haven't heard about it or or if you have only toyed with the idea why not try a Home Swap? Some friends of ours did this recently with great success and had a wonderful time.
M & K (names protected to save the innocent...that's you!) have a house in our Spanish village near Malaga and swapped with a couple from Vancouver, Canada. One of the great advantages apart from the cost of your accommodation, is that you get a local insight.
Imagine, once you have your flight sorted out, you arrive at your arranged house swap and everything is there for you. Home from home as it were. M & K left a whole list of places to visit, where to shop and suchlike that you just wouldn't find or even hear about unless you were a local.
For people with pets, large or small, this can be a great boon too. You simply link up with other folks who either have pets themselves or are willing to look after your and that's another worry out of the way. Amazing how simple life can be sometimes when you know how!
So if it has never crossed your mind have a think about a house swap holiday for your next getaway.
Ed
8.12.07
Saturday Morning...wonderful day again
Waking up to sunshine everyday certainly has advantages.
You feel as good as the weather and those chores are not so laborious.
If you live in one of those countries with grey skies to greet you all too
often then you have our sympathy...we remember what it was like.
And for those of you with snow, that can be great fun but having to put on
and take off all those layers when you go in and out of doors: how boring is that?
The place to be right now is in the southern hemisphere with long warm evenings
to enjoy after a long hot day doing whatever it is you enjoy doing. Right now the idea
of planning a safari in South Africa for January or February is what appeals the most.
But meanwhile back to those chores and some Christmas preparations before it gets too late.
You feel as good as the weather and those chores are not so laborious.
If you live in one of those countries with grey skies to greet you all too
often then you have our sympathy...we remember what it was like.
And for those of you with snow, that can be great fun but having to put on
and take off all those layers when you go in and out of doors: how boring is that?
The place to be right now is in the southern hemisphere with long warm evenings
to enjoy after a long hot day doing whatever it is you enjoy doing. Right now the idea
of planning a safari in South Africa for January or February is what appeals the most.
But meanwhile back to those chores and some Christmas preparations before it gets too late.
6.12.07
Getting There at Last
Well, we eventually got the hang of this blogging malarky sorted. It's easy really isn't it?
All we needed was a little time and a decent internet connection.
Let me explain. We live up in the mountains only about 8km inland from the coast in Southern Spain. You may think "WoW" that's cool and it is, except there are some practical details. For example, folk from northern Europe and many parts of the world would take for granted, things we do not have...like a phone service and until recently internet!
We have been here for several years so if there is anything you want to know about the practicalities of living in Spain that your mother, best friend or anyone else won't tell you leave a post. If we don't know (we don't know everything believe me) we probably know someone who does. They don't write everything in those glossy brochures you know!
That is not to say it isn't a great place to be, so don't think that for one minute.
Til next time
Adios
All we needed was a little time and a decent internet connection.
Let me explain. We live up in the mountains only about 8km inland from the coast in Southern Spain. You may think "WoW" that's cool and it is, except there are some practical details. For example, folk from northern Europe and many parts of the world would take for granted, things we do not have...like a phone service and until recently internet!
We have been here for several years so if there is anything you want to know about the practicalities of living in Spain that your mother, best friend or anyone else won't tell you leave a post. If we don't know (we don't know everything believe me) we probably know someone who does. They don't write everything in those glossy brochures you know!
That is not to say it isn't a great place to be, so don't think that for one minute.
Til next time
Adios
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