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Bergün, Switzerland

Beautiful home with exceptional mountain views.

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Highlands, Scotland

Eco-friendly, architect designed home in Dunnet Brough, Scotland.

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Win a Kindle photo competition winner!

We received many entries and lovely holiday photos, making it very hard to select a winner. However, Hanna White's beautiful photo and evocative description had us dreaming of a sunny beach in France on a very rainy day in London.

Kindle Paperwhite competition winning photo

Hanna's beautiful photo in Ile de Ré

We are delighted to announce Hanna as the winner of the Kindle Paperwhite:

"I took this photo after an afternoon spent lazing on the beach at the Ile de Ré in West France in August this year. We borrowed our house-swap partners' bikes and I think the photo captures the beauty of the French seaside as well as the French love of cycling!" Hanna (London, England)

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Three runners-up in the competition have been informed and have had their memberships extended by an extra year. We will be sharing their photos in the next newsletters as well as some of the other wonderful competition entries we've received.

Trip report peace and quiet of Hampshire

"Our exchange with Su and Rich (our first) was smooth from the start. They were flexible with dates and responded to our message exchanges quickly. We had a two-week stay in their comfortable thatched cottage overlooking a lovely pond at the end of the garden. On our return we found our chalet was left perfectly." Mary & Digby

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