Amy Lively loves to tell people just how much her European vacation cost her and her husband. That’s because they spent US$1,460 (RM5,796) on accommodations for the 31-day trip.
The couple, from Nathrop, Colorado, were celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary. They didn’t manage to pay an average of under US$50 (RM198) a night by rooming in hostels – they stayed in a mix of tastefully designed homes in England, France and Italy, where they slept in an 18th century villa.
“It was nuts,” said Lively, 56. Since the lodging was so affordable, the couple shopped, dined and booked activities without guilt.
But there was a catch: While the Livelys were eating pastries and admiring the view from a quintessential French apartment, strangers were staying in their Colorado home.
Lively planned the trip through Kindred, a home-swapping platform that operates in more than 60 countri
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