Singles Home Exchange Singles
Apartment Swap
The concept of trading homes for
vacations is a great idea for single travelers. There is a
romantic movie about two singles swapping homes. "The
Holiday" . Of course not all singles
traveling on an exchange are searching for romance. Most
exchangers are open to exploring new frontiers, enjoying a beach,
being near relatives or just welcoming a change of pace. All
single travelers on an exchange enjoy the savings with free
accommodations.
Although many singles own homes, most
own or rent apartments or condos. These apartments make for a
great home base for a home exchange.
Travel the world or across your own
country with a home swap. In preparing for a home exchange:
Describe your home honestly. No
unpleasant surprises re pets, appliances on the verge of needing repair,
roommates.
Leave your home clean and reasonably
organized.
Clear away enough of your personal
belongings to leave space on shelves, in closets, and drawers so that
guests can unpack and feel at home.
Leave two sets of clean sheets and
towels.
Compile a clear, useful guide to your
home and surroundings, including tourist information, directions to
nearest public transport, hospital, pharmacy, grocery store, notices
about the use of electrical appliances, pet and plant care, trash
pick-up, and emergency phone numbers (doctor, neighbor, nearby family
member).
Clarify who pays what in terms of
telephone, computer use and Internet access, electric bills, gas
consumption, insurance franchise in case of accidents, and staple foods.
Leave a small welcome gift: a bottle
of wine or local specialty.
Whenever possible arrange for a
family member, neighbor, or friend to come by and welcome your exchange
partner(s).
At the end of your stay, before
leaving your exchange home, don't forget to put things back where you
found them and leave the house organized and clean.
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