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Home Exchange Vacationing: Your Guide to Free Accommodations
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| Swap houses and see the world! Want to stay in an English country cottage, a fashionable Paris flat, a Colorado ski cabin, or a beach house in the South Pacific? In this book you'll discover how home exchange vacationing works, how to make arrangements, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to deal with unexpected problems. Home exchanging offers the opportunity for experiences unlike anything you'll have in a hotel! |
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 An in-depth look at home exchanging for vacations. |
| Review Date: January 22, 1998 |
| Reviewer: , |
| Answers all of those concerns and questions about having strangers in your own home. This is a wonderful way to travel that is still mostly undiscovered by many Americans. I highly recommend the book and the idea of home exchanging. |
This book was a disappointment -- not enough useful info.
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| Review Date: December 31, 1998 |
| Reviewer: holt@prodigy.net, Florida |
| While home exchange sounds like a great idea, this book gives very little practical information on how to arrange it. If the information is buried within the numerous, rambling accounts by previous home exchangers, I missed it - probably because I was too bored and irritated to read every word of their very personal and detailed accounts of their vacations. Good grief, I just wanted to know the legal protections, if any, tips on finding suitable matches, etc. I believe this author has enough expertise to craft a quality book on the subject of home exchange. |
Very general overview. Lots of anecdotes, little info.
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| Review Date: October 8, 1998 |
| Reviewer: H. Yellen, San Francisco |
| I got the book before my 1st home exchange (which was GREAT!). I found it to be very shallow. Lots of little stories, but little useful info. Sorry, but not recommended. |
Not a good guide but rather a company promotion
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| Review Date: October 5, 2003 |
| Reviewer: , |
| I read this book some time ago (I don't even know if it's still available but presume so if still on your lists) and I have to agree with the other reviewers that it is not all that useful, particularly now when most people must be using the internet to arrange exchanges, the information (such as it is) will be very out of date. What no one else has mentioned that really astounded me was why the publisher wouldn't have questionned the research methods used by the authors. They blatantly promote one home exchange agency which, although around for a long time, I wouldn't think is the best for everyone, certainly not now when there are so many alternatives (most much cheaper) on the internet. I hope that other writers with a knowledge of the subject will take on the challenge to write a good book on home exchange as I'm sure there is the interest and this one is not worth buying. |
Stating the Obvious
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| Review Date: September 3, 2001 |
| Reviewer: , |
| I excitedly ordered this book in anticipation of a home exchange vacation. I was disappointed to find that it contained only what I perceived to be obvious, self-explanatory information. I rarely consider a book purchase a waste of money, although I definitely did so in this case. |
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This is my initial visit to your blog and I’m happy that I came across it. You make several very good points. My home exchange organization ExchangeHomes.com has been helping travelers since 1986 and we have a faithful membership, some of whom have supported us for 10+ years.<p>Home Swapping is a wonderful way to holiday because it represents a substantial savings. I hope your supporters will also visit the Home Exchange headquarters. Everyone is welcome!