For anyone interested in getting out of the rat-race and who has some mobility in just being able to go somewhere new without a lot to tie them down, I would urge you to look at the Caretaker's Gazzette. We've just subscribed and, while most of the jobs are in the US, there are still several in Canada and Europe. It is amazing what pops up in there, anything from a B&B in the UK, to an herb farm in the Adirondacks, to a nsowed in restored ranch house in Idaho to places in Belize and the Bahamas. Lots of people wanting to do house exchanges and even one professional couple (the rest of us are all amatuers, do'cha know?:-) who are willing to pay up to $100,000 PLUS for a Househole Manager! Almost all of the positions offer separate housing, some are long-term, some for only a few months. It is a good way to find that there really are alternatives to the usual work-a-day world.

Good luck, all!

kat