by mr magnolia » 06 Dec 2008, 01:35
Family magnolia joined up with which costs £120/year.
We went away to Burgos, Spain in the summer for our first exchange adventure, combined with a mini break in madrid (we flew there with easyjet) and 4 days on the north coast.
It was great to be away as a family in accommodation that had all the family type stuff in it already, and to be living somewhere that wasn't a standard tourist accommodation zone. Made it feel a little more of an adventure for the big peeps and for the little ones. Saved a whack of money on accommodation (thus allowing some other hotels for our madrid / coastal stays) and we swapped cars also so no car hire fees.
Potential downside: Car insurance - never really got this sorted to my satisfaction as Spanish insurance seems to be largely 3rd party and occupant cover, so we agreed a deal with our swappers that they would pay the first 300euros of any damage to their car and we would split the difference for any further damage. I'm sure the insurance market has a product for me out there and next time we will research that properly.
We are off to London on another one for Hogmanay and fending offers now for next summer.
We were taken by surprise (stupidly, perhaps) at the number of folk keen to come to Edinburgh.
Recommended.