Looking for New Vacation Ideas this Year? Try a Home Swap! Just Remember Home Security!

In “The Holiday,” a 2006 film starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, two women from different continents swap homes during the holiday season. Kate Winslet´s character gives up her humble England abode and takes off to Diaz’s character’s LA mansion, and Diaz’s character does the same. The two grow, learn and enjoy during their respective exchange experiences, both finding love and friendship in the process.Though the drama of the two protagonists in “The Holiday” is front and center in the film’s story, the backdrop of this holiday house swap is quite an interesting and thought-provoking idea.The thought of exchanging one’s home for that of another for a few weeks may seem unfathomable to some. However, it is a notion that in recent hears has begun to catch on. With the increasing … [Read more...]