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I've been wanting to go to France for years.  But the Euro just kills it for me.  Just why oh why does the dollar have to diminish our buying power as much as it has?  For travelers like me, a weak dollar means I go to places where I get more for my money - the Caribbean, Mexico, and places where...

I came across this vacation rental for a several hundred year old chataeu 12,000 square feet in the Loire Valley in France - the "Chateau de Bussiere."    I have always romanticized about the notion of living like royalty for a week.  Remember - the fairy tales that we all read and loved when we ...

You may be thinking.....a massage therapist for my cat?  Well....what about humans?  Its amazing the professions I come across through social networking!  I came across a lady tonight in one of my LinkedIn groups for house swapping, and she is a professional massage therapist for humans and anima...

OK.  I live in Washington DC.  And I know millions upon millions of people flowed into DC to witness history on the National Mall.  But I.  I preferred to watch it all on TV, getting the best view in the warmth and comfort of my home. Barack Obama's speech seemed so smooth and flowing, full of co...

This is a video about vacation rental entrepreneurs - an explosive trend around the world.