With the endless knowledge derived from traveling the unknown, don’t you think Benjamin Franklin would have been eager to use SabbaticalHomes.com? The thought of Benjamin Franklin being a SabbaticalHomes.com member if he were alive today tickled my mind while touring the Benjamin Franklin House during my…
Minds on the Move Around the World with Professors Konrad and Hannelore Jarausch Professors Konrad and Hannelore Jarausch have active academic appointments that bring them across all corners of the globe. They are both on the faculty at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Konrad…
More Than Just a Home Sitter…One member’s story of friendship SabbaticalHomes.com member Debra Deliso enjoys her work as an actor, teacher, director and writer in the greater Los Angeles area. Home Sitting brings her across the vast city and helps inspire her work. When fellow…
Shelley Miller reveals her biggest secret, “With home exchanging you will never say, ‘I wish we could afford to travel.’ Instead you’ll ask, ‘Where should we go next?’.” We were so pleased when this up-and-coming author (Postcards From Home: Exchange the home, save the family)…
Last January, my family spent a month in Vietnam. While we were away, a family from Christchurch, New Zealand, had their own holiday in our home. They weren’t friends or relatives; in fact, we’d never met them until the day they collected the key. The…
Sur SabbaticalHomes , des milliers de personnes viennent chercher une maison ou un appartement à échanger ou à louer à l’autre bout du monde, le temps d’un déplacement professionnel – d’une année sabbatique souvent. En lançant ce site, il y a une douzaine d’année, alors…
Being Retired Needn’t Mean Living in the Past Rosie Millard investigates de-cluttering one’s home in retirement. Besides enjoying a fresh and tidy space, earning extra income through newly available room(s) is an added bonus. Millard mentions, “…worth checking out is www.sabbaticalhomes.com, which advertises rooms to…
The Guardian’s Jill Papworth explores nearly a dozen ways to earn extra money. One of her ideas is to rent out an extra room in your place. She describes the idea in detail, noting, “Californian-based website Sabbaticalhomes.com, which is run primarily for academics and teachers…
Inside Higher Ed author Dana Campbell discusses harmonizing academics and parenthood in her clever Mama PhD column. In Settling Families Into Sabbaticals, she narrates the world of the family sabbatical. She is also a SabbaticalHomes.com member and notes, “…over the years we have used this…
Savvy syndicated travel writer Ellen Creager has placed SabbaticalHomes.com as her top choice for travel websites…describing the site as a “U.S.-based search site that helps academics, artists, writers and professionals find sabbatical home exchanges, house-sitting opportunities and home rentals.” Check out Ellen Creager’s entire list…
