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Ordinary Angels
How a Canadian home exchange became the "Ah!" moment in the middle of the hardest year
Christine
Nov 4, 2026 · 4 min read
Jeanine Wanted to See 50 Countries Before She Turned 50. She's on 52
Meet Jeanine and Joe Toner of Belfast: six years, 43 homecomings, three dogs, and a new target
Drew
Oct 19, 2026 · 4 min read
The People Who Made Perth Feel Like Home
Reflecting on the people, lunches and gorgeous places that made three months in WA unforgettable
Terje
Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Twenty-Two Years, One Open Door
How two decades of home exchange turned a skeptical German village's "why would you?" into our "why wouldn't you?"
Annelies
Sep 30, 2026 · 4 min read
When Your Address Changes, Your Home Exchange Life Doesn't Have To
How one couple nearly gave up on exchanging, until a single phone call to their leasing office changed everything
Ron and Naomi
Sep 22, 2026 · 3 min read
Real Homes, Real Neighbourhoods: How Home Exchange Reshaped the Way We Travel
From quick trips to see the kids to a month in Costa Rica, one PLU member on why home exchange has become her family's way of seeing the world.
Jennifer
Sep 16, 2026 · 3 min read
A Week on the Cliffs: Our Stay at Terje and Anne-Helene's Cabin in Norway
Cliff stairs, forest trails and an outdoor shower with a view — inside a first-time PLU exchange in coastal Norway
Betina
Sep 11, 2026 · 4 min read
It's magic!
How the new Community Feed matched Barbara with five Belgian hosts in hours.
Barbara and Glenn
Sep 3, 2026 · 1 min read
Still Going Places, Just a Little Differently
How PLU gave our family the flexibility we needed to keep travelling after cancer
Astrid
Aug 20, 2026 · 8 min read