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A bedroom in one of Cama e Café's 19th-century homes in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. (Alex Robinson)
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Looking down the hallway toward a bedroom in one of Cama e Café's art nouveau houses in Santa Teresa. (Alex Robinson)
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Breakfast at the home of an artist who hosts guests through Cama e Café in Rio. (Alex Robinson)
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The House of Clay outside Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. (Alex Robinson)
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A family living room complete with Louis XIV chairs in a Parisian homestay. (Courtesy Homestay in Paris)
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The Plaza de Armas in Cuzco, Peru. (Alex Robinson)
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Quechua indigenous people in the streets of Cuzco, Peru. (Alex Robinson)
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The Aagman family home in Kerala state, India. (Courtesy Mahindra Homestays)
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The dining room in the Aagman family home in Kerala. (Courtesy Mahindra Homestays)
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A host family outside the Casa de Morada Portuguese-colonial home in Goa, India. (Courtesy Mahindra Homestays)
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The main guest bedroom at the Casa de Morada home in Goa. (Courtesy Mahindra Homestays)
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A rural home in the heart of Belarus. (Courtesy Green Belarus)
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Community rice and corn fields outside a Lahu village in Northern Thailand. (Alex Robinson)
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The family hearth in a Lahu village in Northern Thailand. (Alex Robinson)
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Breakfast in a London home. (Courtesy At Home in London)
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A private bathroom in a London home. (Courtesy At Home in London)
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A traditional Mayan home in southern Belize. (Courtesy Toucan Trail)
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Dinner in a Japanese home. (Courtesy Homestay in Japan)
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Learning calligraphy with a host family in Japan. (Courtesy Homestay in Japan)
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