Barrie, Canada
Platinum
Member since
2010| Exchange dates | Duration |
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| September 06, 2025 - March 31, 2026 | 2 weeks |
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We are open to offers for exchanges in Canada, from 4 days to 6 weeks depending on location. |
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| September 01, 2026 - November 15, 2026 | 3 weeks |
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We are planning ahead and considering exchanges for Autumn 2026, ideally in Ireland, Italy, or elsewhere in Europe or the UK. Could be up to 8 weeks. |
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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.)
Our Family
- 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
- 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.
References
This member has completed 12 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Seekirchen, Austria
AT97206Tara 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.
Montréal, Canada
CA119
Hlavní město Praha, Czech Republic
CZ1009605Tara 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.
COURBEVOIE, France
FR100743
Cardiff, Great Britain
GB214129
TRIKALA, Greece
GR120Vey nice house and excellent communication wih the host. Highly recommende!!!
