Category Archives: Home exchange

Discovering Canal Saint Martin in Paris

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’ve come to Paris for a long week-end to celebrate a friend’s 60th birthday, organised by her daughter as a surprise. As usual, we’ve fitted in a few medical appointments, as there is a severe lack of specialists in Blois, … Continue reading →

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Learning a Language with a Home Exchange

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

As you know, I am a keen home exchanger. We have just redeemed three home exchanges in Australia (Coff’s Harbour, Adelaide and Drysdale) and enjoyed hospitality in Melbourne with the home exchangers of French friends in Paris. Jean Michel, less … Continue reading →

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Lost in Australia

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

I can’t believe that we left Blois nearly a month ago! After our first brief stay in Delhi, we have been in Sydney, Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Adelaide and Melbourne. We are now in Kennet River on the Great Ocean Road … Continue reading →

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Secret Venice – Carpaccio and Grande Scuola di San Marco

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

As this is our second time in Venice and we’re (almost) living like locals, the main attractions are not on our list. Our home exchange is in Castello, which is a working class area of Venice. Our host, Pierleone, is … Continue reading →

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Budapest – more accommodation problems

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’re driving along the motorway to Budapest pleased to have our Aschach and Bratislava accommodation experiences behind us. This time, there should be no problems. We have organised a home exchange with an American couple who have a well-located apartment … Continue reading →

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10 Do’s and Don’t’s of Home Exchange

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’re now up to 8 home exchanges and ready for more but I’ve drawn up a little list of do’s and don’t’s. If I have been remiss in any of these areas in the past, I hope that my exchangers … Continue reading →

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Cycling on the Basque Coast #1 – Ups and Downs

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

The first day in our home exchange in Ciboure on the Basque Coast gets off to a good start with breakfast on the terrace overlooking the Pyrenees. There’s so much sun we even have to open up the awning. After … Continue reading →

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Our Home Exchange in Barcelona

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

I didn’t realise when I started looking for a home exchange in Barcelona that Paris might not be a peak time from people used to a warmer climate – particularly since our main motivation for going to Spain in February … Continue reading →

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Red Tape in France part 2

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

Part 1 of the story of how I closed Leonardo’s one-man company ended with the drab tax office in Saint Maur so that leaves only two more places to go. First, the legal publications office, back in Paris, then the commercial … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful World of Home Exchange

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

If you’ve been following my blog recently, you will have noticed that most of the places we stayed in Australia were home exchanges. Our first swap was last February in Madrid. Since then, all our exchanges have been with Australia … Continue reading →

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