国外媒体:时尚度假新方式 交换你我住处

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时尚度假新方式 交换你我住处

炎炎夏日就要到了，大家都有度假的计划吧？怎样做到既经济又浪漫呢，交换住处似乎是个明智的选择。

互相交换住处对双方都有利，零支出，却收获了满满的幸福。

Susanne and Clyde Billings are on vacation in Los Angeles, visiting their son and his family.
"We're paying zero, nada." 

Nothing for the use of this two-bedroom condo with a gourmet¹ kitchen and a table big enough for the entire family to gather around.

"Everybody for themselves."

That's because the owners Judy and David are staying at the Billings'home in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 

"We hope they are on the balcony, enjoying a cocktail² or a Pepsi, and just having a grand old time."

Home exchanges are becoming a popular and economical way to travel. "Exchange. What is that? We switch houses, cars, everything. I haven't done it before but friends of mine have." "Where are you?" In the movie The Holiday, Kate Winslet swapped³ her quaint⁴ English cottage for a Hollywood mansion⁵.

"The word is getting out, especially in this economy, that this is the way to vacation like there's no recession."

Here's how it works: You pay a small fee to join a home exchange site, list your home, then search for places you want to visit.

On HomeExchange.com, there are 27,000 listings in 120 countries, homes in Greece and Ireland, Thailand, and the Canary Islands. The Billings are on their seventh home exchange.

"Maybe the first time we were a little bit apprehensive⁶, second time may be a little bit apprehensive, but after that it's… just a regular thing and we don't worry about it any more."

In fact they are already planning their next trip.

Carla Wohl, ABC News, Los Angeles.