Nothing raised the profile of home exchange like the chick flick "The Holiday". It was even a pretty accurate portrait of home exchange. OK, that house in Los Angeles was gigantic and super-swanky but I have stayed in several swap homes that were just that nice.
One exchange home our family used was recently featured in the movie "New Moon". Before that it was in the film "The Martian Child". Now it's for sale, for a cool 3.3 million, though I think that's in Canadian dollars. All over the internet people are gushing about the house where the actor who played vampire X used the faucet! Walked down the hallway! Swam in the pool! But we were there first.
I admit I had a pang of sadness when I saw the house was for sale. The best thing about home exchange is developing a relationship with another family and swapping with them again and again. The chances that the new owners will be home exchangers is probably close to zero.
Home exchange is a parade of amazing opportunities and experiences. We can remember our most wonderful home exchange any time we like by just turning on the TV and watching one of the films starring "our" swap home. Try that with a hotel room. Nothing comes close to home exchange.
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