Swapping your home for another has become an increasingly more popular way to vacation.

Try some of these sites:

• Home for Swap
• Home Exchange
• House Swap

Or try couch surfing!

CouchSurfing.com: "As a community we strive to do our individual and collective parts to make the world a better place, and we believe that the surfing of couches is a means to accomplish this goal. CouchSurfing isn't about the furniture- it's not just about finding free accommodations around the world- it's about participating in creating a better world."