Became a member in: 1995
Renewal Date: 30/Sep/2018
Affinities
Golf,
Plants & Gardens,
Watersports,
Skiing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Foodies,
The Arts
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Teachers / Education Professionals
Profession
School teachers
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Weekend Home Exchange
Smoking Not Allowed
No Children Please
Use of Personal Car is possible
Open to all dates | Pyrenees | Alps |
Open to all dates | Open to all destinations |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
We would like exchanges outwith school holidays if possible.
As we are active and like hiking, cycling, diving, swimming, golf etc. we prefer areas like the ocean, mountains, lakes and countryside and would prefer to be close to areas that could offer this such as the Alps, Pyrenees, Provence, Dolomites,North coast of Spain, West coast of Portugal or the island of Madeira. We would consider exchanges to other parts of the world also and would consider Weekend exchanges in the UK or within easy flying /ferry distance.
We would like to exchange like for like properties and possibly a car exchange also. We also prefer non-smokers and no children or pets.
Our home is a comfortable spacious, south facing two floored detached house in a quiet residential no-through road of nine houses.
There are 2 sitting rooms, 2 main bedrooms (1 king, 1 double), study, dining room, kitchen/family room, 2 bathrooms. Gardens to side, front, rear.
Although not directly in the city centre there are excellent public transport services 2 minutes walk from our home including the Airport 100 bus service. Journey time into the city centre takes 10 minutes by bus/car and it is 15 minutes by bus/car to the airport. (If you are fit and active types you can easily walk to Haymarket within 25 minutes or less).
Edinburgh is a beautiful Capital city, home of the Scottish Parliament, July Jazz & Blues Festival, August International Festival/ Fringe Festival /Book Festival / Art Festival. December & January Edinburgh's Christmas & Hogmanay. Castle, Holyrood Palace, Royal Yacht Britannia, Royal Botanic Gardens, museums, art galleries, theatres. 2 minutes from the Zoo.
It takes around 30 mins to travel to the East coast beaches.
The Scottish mountains: Glencoe 2.5 hours, Ben Nevis, Britain's highest peak 3 hours and Royal Deeside with Lochnagar overlooking Balmoral 90 mins.
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
A quiet cul-de-sac yet just a few minutes walk to the main road with a very frequent bus service to the city centre or airport and train stations. Local shops, short walk to the ice rink, rugby stadium and zoo.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
From our house you are close to the ice rink, centre of the city, the zoo, local hotels with bars and restaurants, rugby stadium, park and river walks. We live in a very quiet cul-de-sac with only a total of 9 houses yet we are only 10 minutes from the centre of the city which is very easy to get to from our home as public transport (bus or tram) is very close by and frequent. We are also only 12 minutes by car/bus from Edinburgh airport and the M8 and M9 motorways.
Our favourite restaurants
Cafés & bars
Special places to shop
Leisure and cultural activities
Walks or jogging paths
Health or fitness clubs
Interesting day trips
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
Please note that we are only set up with 2 bedrooms. One with a king bed, the second with a double bed.
We do not allow smoking in our home and would kindly ask exchangers to respect this.
We leave our home and garden clean and tidy and would ask fellow exchangers to leave our home as they found it. (Over 20 years this has always been the case).
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 1995
Renewal Date: 30/Sep/2018
Affinities
Golf,
Plants & Gardens,
Watersports,
Skiing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Foodies,
The Arts
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Teachers / Education Professionals
Profession
School teachers
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