An adventurous family-of-six who have lived in 25 different countries in just eight years say they have saved £100,000 and holidayed non-stop for free by swapping their home with stunning chalets and villas across the globe.
Daniel Prince, 46, and his wife, Clair, 46, both originally from Essex, had moved abroad to Singapore for Daniel’s work – but by 2014, he found himself tied constantly to his desk while she juggled four young children at home and they knew they needed a dramatic life change.
Selling their family home and most of their belongings, the couple gambled everything for a nomadic life, swapping their holiday home in Thailand for glamorous properties in locations including America, Canada, Australia and Europe.
Dan Prince with his four kids in the French Alps in 2018 (Collect/PA Real Life)
While home-schooling their four children, Kaitlyn, now 17, Sophia, 14, and twins Lauren and Samuel, 11, the family ticked off an incredible 80 properties across the globe before settling in France for a few years, including during the pandemic.
Now raring to travel again through house-swapping, Clair said: “Eight years ago, we thought, this can’t be what life is meant to be.
“Daniel was constantly working and I was here, there and everywhere looking after four children.”
All of the homes were so peaceful and comfortable and we were able to live on a reasonable budget.
Clair Prince
She added: “We just thought, life has to be more fun than this. And we have done exactly that – we made life fun.
“We could never have travelled the world like this with such a big family without house swapping, which has saved us so much money and allowed us to travel in a luxurious way without compromise.
“It has been amazing – and it doesn’t need to stop yet.”
Dan and Clair Prince in Dodogne, France, in 2020 (Collect/PA Real Life)
Moving to Singapore in 1999 for Daniel’s work in foreign exchange, the couple enjoyed travelling around Asia, before settling down with the kids.
But they found themselves stuck in a frustrating cycle.
Clair said: “The cost of childcare was so expensive that it was cheaper for me to look after the kids.”
Kaitlyn, Sophia, Lauren and Sorrel in Montreux, Switzerland, in July 2020 (Collect/PA Real Life)
She continued: “I was at home with the four kids, trying to keep up with the Joneses, while travelling here, there and everywhere for the kids’ ballet and music and school.
“Meanwhile, Daniel was working 24/7 to get food on the…
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