Helping academics, scholars, writers, artists, and friends find home matches across the globe is our goal. Whether it’s for sabbaticals, academic research, writing retreats, or time off travel—we provide low-fee listings for people to find, or offer, homes around the world. We feel it’s important…
Manhattan Beach, CA (February 15, 2011) – SabbaticalHomes.com is enjoying its 11th year of operation and is making more connections than ever before in the academic community. With over 56 countries represented and nearly 7,000 listings, members can find homes away from home nearly anywhere…
Living happily every after with the help of SabbaticalHomes.com Perhaps you believe in love at first sight, but what about love at first rental? SabbaticalHomes.com has learned that an owner and a tenant who met via SabbaticalHomes.com have become engaged and plan to marry in…
Connections that result in long-lasting friendships People meeting by chance who happen to be from the same city is interesting but not all that uncommon. Two people meeting who spent time in the same tribal area along the Niger River in West Africa is certainly…
Barbara Kolber attended a festival in Cartagena Columbia two years ago and heard author Monica Ali speak about her immigration experience. Ali’s book, Brick Lane, was made into a movie in her Bangladeshi community in London. Kolber found her to be a modest and eloquent…
We get wonderful stories from our members about unique connections. One of these comes from a member from Illinois, Kathleen Adams. She and her husband were toying with the idea of moving to a new house in their neighborhood when they got a SabbaticalHome.com inquiry…
The Guardian UK author Martha Holmes-Watkins explores academic sabbatical opportunities in her article titled Time Out. She details considerations one should take into account when asking for sabbatical leave and emphasizes relaying the importance of how your sabbatical will benefit the school. Read the entire…
Building “green” houses is a growing trend in construction but certainly not a new one. One of our SabbaticalHomes.com members, Jennifer Siegal, has designed and built her own green home and it is one of the first of its kind available on SabbaticalHomes.com. In addition…
SabbaticalHomes.com has launched a new feature this year, the House Share. Sam Hickey, one of our members, is the first to have experienced this option for travel and it was a huge success. “This was a pleasant and good match for me. My housemates were…
SabbaticalHomes.com members make their homes available for a variety of reasons but one of the most unique might just come from Ian Johnson and his partner Ien Ang. They are living in two countries, Australia and France. When they are away from one of their…
