For extended trips overseas, consider participating in a "house
exchange" with someone from the other country. There are many
organizations that facilitate house exchanges. Your professional
association, church, rotary club or travel club might be able to help
you find
a suitable match. There are also businesses that specialize in
coordinating house exchanges.
In addition to exchanging homes, you might also wish to exchange
vehicles during the exchange period. Should you do so, you need to
make sure that you have appropriate automobile insurance.
By eliminating accommodation costs and possibly automobile rental
charges,
one can significantly reduce the
price of your overseas vacation. House exchanges work particularly
well for vacationing families.
