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Way to Go...Alternative Travel Options

Home exchange visitor If you say the word “travel,” to someone, the image the word conveys to them is as varied as the people hearing the word. For my sister Mitzi, travel means only flying first class and staying at top-notch hotels, even if she has to save a long time to do it. To my brother-in-law’s family, travel means camping. At BoomVoyage, we like variety in our travel. If you’ve been thinking about exploring some new ways to travel, here are a few different ways to go that we like.

Through a home exchange program, like HomeExchange.com, you list your home for an annual fee. You then search for homes in vacation destinations you want to see, and you and the other homeowner agree to house swap for a pre-arranged period. The savings on hotels means that the service more than pays for itself after one night. Most people who try the experience say that the real benefit, however, is experiencing a destination the way a local does. Members can choose to exchange cars, offering further savings, and homes can sometimes be exchanged for alternative accommodations, such as yachts or RVs.

Longing for even more immersion in a distant culture? Try couch surfing or Servas International.

couchsurfing groupCouchsurfing is a non-profit, free, membership organization that lists people willing to host a traveler on their couch or meet them for a drink and a tour of their city.

Swiss village for home exchangeServas International is also non-profit and is a UN-recognized NGO. Servas, which means serve in Esperanto, is an organization dedicated to furthering peace through cultural exchange. Members can be travelers or hosts or both. Hosts provide accommodation and evening meals for two nights to member travelers. There are also day hosts that will meet a traveler for a conversation. Both of these organizations allow you to meet and exchange information with people of different cultures, to experience a travel destination the way the locals do, and to make new friends.



Contact Info:

HomeExchange Inc.
PO Box 787
Hermosa Beach CA, 90254
Tel: 310.798.3864 or Toll Free: 800.877.8723 Fax: 310.798.3865

CouchSurfing International Inc.
PO Box 787
Conway , NH 03818

US Servas Office
1125 16th Street, Suite 201
Arcata, CA 95521-5585
Tel: 707) 825-1714

International Servas Website

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