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"What if your holiday accommodation cost nothing?"
There is something quietly brilliant about waking up in a stranger's kitchen in Dingle, making tea in their mismatched mugs, and realising your accommodation cost you absolutely nothing. House swapping forces you to trust people and be trustworthy in return, which tells you a fair bit about yourself. You get a real home, not a hotel room — a sofa to sprawl on, a local supermarket, neighbours who nod at you. It turns a holiday into something that actually feels lived-in, and the planning itself becomes half the adventure.
Fionn (36), Galway — works in marine surveying, keeps a half-finished kayak in the shed
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