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CA2864

Barrie, Canada

Platinum

Member since

2010

Open for exchange

Exchange dates	Duration
December 20, 2024 - December 18, 2026	3 weeks
We’re open to considering options at any time. We are semi-retired and can work remotely. For overseas travel, 2 weeks minimum please….or up to 3 months could also be possible (as long as we have good Internet to work remotely.) We’ve listed a few places of interest but we are totally open to offers…some of our best exchanges have been to locations we’d not considered previously. Also open to exchanges in Canada!
April 19, 2025 - June 08, 2025	3 weeks
We’re open for suggestions for a spring exchange in 2025, ideally between 2-4 weeks.
September 06, 2025 - October 31, 2025	3 weeks
We are open to offers for a fall exchange in 2025, ideally 3 to 4 weeks.

Heritage Home close to the Lake

We are fortunate to live in a beautiful heritage home in the “Old Allandale” neighborhood of Barrie. Just an 800m walk to the south shore of Lake Simcoe, we are close to the beach, walking/cycling paths, and commuter train to Toronto.

Our home was built in 1890, and like us, the previous homeowners have made sure to maintain the heritage aspects of the house. The house sits on a half acre lot, backing on to the forested area of a huge park. The park has a playground for children, as well as sports fields and community gardens.

On the ground floor we have a kitchen, formal dining and living rooms, a den/lounge, a small bathroom, a big covered porch, and backyard patio. Upstairs, we have a large bedroom with a queen size bed, full bathroom, laundry room, as well as two offices with a double bed and single bed respectively. On the third floor, we have our secluded master suite with queen bed, spa-like bathroom, and walk-out deck in the treetops. (We also have an unfinished basement, used only for storage.)

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2 Adults
0 Children
12 Exchanges made

Occupation

Consultant
Journalist

Our Home

House Type: House
Floor: 0
Environment: In the city
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Sleeping Capacity: 7
Living Area: 320 m2
Total Area: 2020 m2

References

In my house

Pets - Not allowed
Small children - Not allowed

Exchange Types

Home exchange

Indoor

Free internet access
Computer available
Air conditioning
Central heating
Washing machine
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Television

Outdoor

Garden
Terrace or deck
Balcony
Park / playground
BBQ
Garage / private parking
Bicycles: 3

Facilities

Non-smoking house
Use/Exchange of car
Seclusion/Privacy

Our Destination Wish List

Open to any destination
Croatia
United States
Canada
Portugal
Azores, Portugal
Caribbean
Faroe Islands
Latvia
Estonia
Italy
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Netherlands
France
United Kingdom
Ireland
Scotland, UK
Finland
Sweden
Iceland
Norway

Spoken Languages

English
Français
Português

Occupation

Consultant
Journalist

Children

We do not have children.

Pets

We do not have pets.

This member has completed 12 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:

Wien, Austria

AT52019

Seekirchen, Austria

AT97206

Feedback:

Tara ist eine sehr entgegenkommenden, hilfsbereite und unkomplizierte Tauschpartnerin. Wir habenuns in ihrem Haus sehr wohl gefühlt, konnten jederzeit und sehr gut kommunizieren. Auch die Vereinbarungen waren ohne Probleme getroffen worden.

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Montréal, Canada

CA119

Hlavní město Praha, Czech Republic

CZ1009605

Feedback:

Tara and Ricardo are very nice people, warm and helpful. Tara supported us with a lot of useful recomendation during our stay (places to see). Their house is really spacious, very well equiped, reality corresponds with the photos on their profile. The house was prepared for us, including linens, extra linens, towels and some food for the first moments.
We appreciated very detailed instructions, prepared on the table as well as the basket with the "first aid" (cosmetics, vitamins etc.)
I can definitely recommend these exchange partners.

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