Central Ohio Relocalization Effort (CORE), Columbus, Ohio

Great article from CNN at a time our economy seems to be . . . not so good.

Excerpt:
Brown has always wanted to visit Cape Cod, but when she recently began to plan a trip and found out she would have to pay $200 or more a night for lodging, her dream vacation seemed out of reach.

Miriam Brown and her husband bartered their services for room and board on Cape Cod.

Brown, who lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, is an accountant. Her husband is a home renovations contractor.

Like many people dealing with a soft real estate market and high food and gas prices, they just don't have that kind of extra cash for a trip.

Full article:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/02/bartering.rise/index.html

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