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  • Barter-nomics

    Marie Claire: Barter-Nomics

    This Marie Claire piece is about traveling without spending a fortune. Think you can’t afford to go abroad? Instead of paying for a pricey hotel, some travelers swap homes to see the world for less. Here is a look at the barter-nomics approach.

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  • House Sitting

    Budget Travel: The Ultimate Guide to Free Travel

    In The Ultimate Guide to Free Travel, Laura MacNeil compiles nine ways to travel for next to nothing. One is house sitting, where Sophie Alexander recommends ironing out the details, asking questions, and reaching an arrangement that works for everyone.

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  • Home Away from Home

    McGill News: Home Away From Home

    Five years ago, Nadege Conger and her husband, former McGill management professor Jay Conger, began traveling regularly from near Los Angeles to London, where Jay held joint appointments. Their experience abroad became the seed of SabbaticalHomes.

    • Stories & Spotlights
  • Fugitive Denim

    Notable Member: Journalist Rachel Snyder

    When SabbaticalHomes first featured Rachel Louise Snyder, she was an international journalist researching stories around the world. Today, the longtime member is an award-winning author, professor and journalist whose acclaimed books include No Visible Bruises and Women We Buried, Women We Burned.

    • Stories & Spotlights
  • Mary Jane Baxter

    Notable Member: Mary Jane Baxter Releases First Book

    SabbaticalHomes member Mary Jane Baxter combined her passions for journalism, fashion and making to forge a creative career. The former BBC journalist became an author with Chic on a Shoestring, sharing inventive ideas for transforming everyday and vintage finds into stylish creations.

    • Stories & Spotlights
  • Art Pays the Rent

    Notable Member: Artist Katherine Dolgy

    Artist and SabbaticalHomes member Katherine Dolgy Ludwig found a creative way to combine her international art practice with extended stays around the world: exchanging original paintings for housing and forming lasting friendships along the way.

    • Stories & Spotlights
  • Australia

    Notable Member: Adventurer Lorna Hendry

    When Lorna Hendry and her family grew tired of balancing work and family pressures, they gave up city life for a year camping across Australia and a year in a remote Aboriginal community in the Kimberley. This is the story of their outback adventure.

    • Stories & Spotlights
  • Home Rental Los Angeles

    Notable Member: Writer Chris Keane

    Screenwriter and Harvard lecturer Chris Keane, author of Romancing the A-list, shares his experience renting through SabbaticalHomes and his advice on writing a screenplay that sells.

    • Stories & Spotlights
  • Mo Fini

    Notable Member: Photographer, Musician, Traveler Mo Fini

    Photographer, author, and founder of the Latin music label Tumi Music, Mo Fini has spent more than four decades exploring the arts, crafts, and culture of Latin America. We revisit the remarkable journey of one of our most well-traveled notable members.

    • Stories & Spotlights
  • A dozen reasons to love SabbaticalHomes.com!

    A Dozen Reasons to Love Sabbatical Homes!

    In 2012, SabbaticalHomes celebrates its twelfth anniversary. For finding or offering a home to rent, exchange, sit, or share, the academic community has counted on the site since 2000. In that spirit, here are a dozen reasons to love Sabbatical Homes.

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Member Spotlights

Brian Thompson

Notable Member: Earthen Vessels Founder Brian Thompson

Founded in 1980 by SabbaticalHomes member Brian Thompson and Marie-Claude Thompson, EVkids has grown into a thriving Boston nonprofit supporting young people through tutoring, mentoring, college guidance and summer camp.

  • Stories & Spotlights