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01.07.2002

Home Exchanges with Intervac

Doing a Home-Exchange, does this mean anything to you? The system is rather simple: you exchange your apartment / your house with someone else during your vacation: you live at this person’s place and your exchange partner comes to stay at your place in the meantime. There are many advantages in doing this: (1) You pay nothing for accommodation during your vacation and enjoy a nice apartment or a beautiful, comfortable house. (2) You do not have to eat out three times a day, and usually you exchange cars. How does it...[more]

Category: France, Turkey, Canada, United States, Poland
30.08.2004

East & South of France

We started visiting Strasbourg and the “Route des Vins” in Alsace, where we enjoyed very much the local gastronomy and white wines. Then we drove to the heart of the Bourgogne, where we relaxed for a few days at the summer home of one of Gilles´ family. The next step in our trip was a meeting of the whole family Barbier in the Gorges du Tarn, a very scenic canyon in the center of France. We also visited the astonishing cave of “Aven Arman” with the highest density of stalactites in the world. We finally moved to...[more]

Category: France
30.08.2006

3 weeks in the Provence

After several exhausting trips through three continents and a busy schedule, we decided to retreat for our summer holiday to a less hectic place and exchanged homes with a family in Carnoux en Provence, five kilometers away from busy Cassis on the Cote d´Azure. After visiting this famous holiday destination once, we were just happy to be able to go back home to a quiet, grand home where we enjoyed our tasty meals on the terrace overlooking the sea away from the crowds and heat. This spacious home with a gorgeous swimming pool was...[more]

Category: France