We are always looking for wonderful places to stay, while traveling. I eschew hotels for the most part, and prefer homes in which we can relax (and have a yard, if possible), especially if we are to be gone for long periods of time. I…
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A sabbatical, by definition, is an extended leave from one’s career. It is sometimes offered as an employee benefit, especially in the academic world, and occasionally in the corporate world. Sabbaticals can be paid or unpaid time off, and the length of the sabbatical varies….
Budget travelers are informed about popular house swapping websites in this article on the AARP website. They mention SabbaticalHomes.com as, “A site that posts several hundred availabilities worldwide for academics on sabbatical.” Read the entire article on the AARP website…
SabbaticalHomes.com, the leading internet-based directory for sabbatical home exchanges, home rentals and house sitting opportunities, celebrates its seventh anniversary of helping academics worldwide with their housing needs. Founded by Nadege Conger, an experienced sabbatical traveler (her husband is a professor), SabbaticalHomes.com has experienced exponential growth…
Although Evanston residents can log onto Web sites to try and temporarily exchange houses, like Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz’s characters did in the film “The Holiday,” the possibility of finding someone who wants to visit Evanston is slim. Instead of hunting for a temporary…
Traveling for research is a part of any historian’s job description, and arranging housing for an extended research stay can be a hassle. Since 2000, the web site SabbaticalHomes.com has been connecting academics around the world in all disciplines in an effort to make arranging…
The ideal length of a home exchange varies by country. Europeans get a lot more vacation time than Americans do, and are much more likely to use it. There is no legal right to vacation time in the United States. In Europe, the law ensures…
This article appeared in Marie Claire and is about how to travel without spending excess money. Here’s an excerpt: “SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE: A NEW GETAWAY …Think you can’t afford to go abroad? Rather than shell out for a pricey hotel room, some pleasure-seekers swap…
Laura MacNeil compiled nine ways to travel for next-to-nothing in her article The Ultimate Guide to Free Travel. One of her secrets is house sitting (written by Sophie Alexander). Alexander recommends ironing out agreement details, asking questions, and coming to a mutually beneficial arrangement for…
Five years ago Nadege Conger, MBA’90, and her husband, former McGill management professor Jay Conger, began traveling regularly to London, England, from their home near Los Angeles. Jay had joint appointments at the University of Southern California and the London Business School, and the Congers…