The Euro hasn't been this low against the dollar for a year and a half. While it still costs a relatively high $1.35 to buy a single Euro, that's a bargain compared to last June's rate of about $1.58. It's the same story with the British pound, which has hit a low of $1.77. A year ago it cost more than $2 to buy just one pound.
On the other hand, a dollar will get you 12.5 Mexican pesos.
Sorry, we're sticking with domestic travel for now. Our next exchange will take place during the week between Christmas and New Year's. We will be using our half of a non-simultaneous swap near our children's grandparents' home.
It will be two more months before we swap again and I realize that's too long. I like to do one long weekend home swap every month. We listed our home as available during our Thanksgiving period which is the last week in November.
We are a five minutes walk from Macy's department store, which sponsors the amazing Thanksgiving Day Parade. We have never met a home swapper who didn't want to see that iconic parade at least once, but so far the only exchange offers we have had for that time are from Europeans. Perhaps they are eager to get here before the Euro sinks lower and they can't snap up so many bargains.
We only have five days to travel over Thanksgiving, so we are looking for something within a three hour drive of New York City. Home swappers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, upstate New York, coastal New Jersey or rural Pennsylvania, get in touch. I can guaranty you a great swap in a perfect location -- my house!
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