Retirement Musings and Everyday Delights
Last year, we did a home exchange to a chalet near Bromont in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Our longtime friends, Tim and Pamela joined us and we explored the area by bike. So, when we received a request for an exchange in Magog, about 50 kms east of Bromont, we thought we'd try to do a … Continue reading Hot, Humid, Home Exchange
Ray and I completed another successful home exchange, spending a few nights in a century home in Niagara Falls. The main draw was the Niagara River Recreational Trail, a cycle path that goes from Fort Erie to Niagara-on-the-Lake. We did the portion from Niagara Falls to Niagara-on-the-Lake and back (50 kms). On the return journey, … Continue reading A Cycling Tour and Juno’s New Job
We've been members of a home exchange site for two years now and we receive fairly regular requests for exchanges. This spring, we've had requests from France, Kentucky, the Montreal area (4), and the Quebec City area (3). The number of requests from Montreal would undoubtedly be higher if our profile didn't specifically state that … Continue reading Thinking About a Home Exchange?
When we registered on the home exchange site two years ago, we were allotted guest points that we could use to stay somewhere without doing an exchange. Ray and I could have accumulated extra guest points by letting people stay in our home when we were away, but we haven't chosen to do that. The … Continue reading Calabogie Home Exchange
Last summer, we were surprised by how many home exchange requests we received from Montreal. Almost none from Toronto or Ottawa, but plenty from Montreal and a few from Quebec City. At the time we had little interest in visiting Montreal, but this year, with Nick and Megan living there, we took advantage of the … Continue reading Montreal Home Exchange
We had our first home exchange this weekend with a couple who live in the Thousand Islands near Gananoque. Because our homes are only an hour and a half apart, we overlapped the front end of our exchange and spent a bit of time getting to know Dan and Maureen - a lovely retired couple … Continue reading Home Sweet (someone else’s) Home
A headline in last week's Toronto Star read, "EVERYONE I KNOW IS BLUE. EVERYONE." It sounded a bit extreme, but it's probably a fair assessment. One line that hit home for me referred to "a tendency to states of longing, poignancy and sorrow, an acute awareness of the passing of time...the recognition that light and … Continue reading Trading Places? Exploring home exchanges
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