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I traded apartments with a stranger for 2 weeks. It made a bucket-list trip possible.

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A stranger stayed in my NYC apartment, and I stayed at her place in Cape Town, South Africa.Hana ElsonLast year, I wanted to escape the New York winter and travel somewhere warm, but couldn't afford it.Instead of paying for a pricey hotel, I traded apartments with someone from Cape Town, South Africa.Swapping homes with a stranger allowed for a bucket-list adventure and gave me a new friend.Last November, fresh out of a relationship and trying t…

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The young New Yorker managed to overcome a sentimental break and organize an international getaway without cost of accommodation thanks to a digital platform and a viral video on social networks

·Madrid, Spain
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Last November, just out of a complicated and determined relationship to rediscover itself, Hana Elson began to dream of a hot escape for New Year's Eve, far from New York. She would have wanted to book a one-way ticket to who knows where, but between flights and accommodation a last-minute trip during the holidays was [...] The article "After a bad story, I exchanged home with a stranger on TikTok and crowned my dream, spend New Year's Eve in Ca…

·Rome, Italy
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An unexpected idea turned a trip that seemed financially impossible into an international adventure. After facing the end of a relationship, Hana Elson decided to exchange her apartment in Brooklyn, New York, with that of an unknown woman who lived in Cape Town, South Africa. The proposal arose at TikTok and quickly won...

·São Paulo, Brazil
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Business Insider broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
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