I agree. It is the best way to go. I have a full kitchen, washing machine, helpful neighbors, a dinner invitation from locals and the comfort of a home, plus when we take side trips for a couple of days, we only need to pack a small suitcase like we do at home.

Just to link up the current (overlapping?) threads on this topic, one of which has the links for the home exchange websites I used (since someone asked about this above):

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...=home+exchange

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...=home+exchange

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