CouchSurfing October 28, 2008
Posted by Martin in : CouchSurfing , trackback
Tik and I joined up with Couchsurfing as a way of making contacts when we travel to Japan in April 09.
The concept behind the site is to connect traveler with hosts. As a host you make your couch (or bed) available to interesting people and, as a traveler you get the benefit of arriving in a town worldwide and immediately having a friend, a room and perhaps a tour guide to help you out.
f you’re not that way inclined then Couchsurfing is also great to ask questions to residents of places you’ll be traveling to, and there’s a large social community worldwide where you can meet up without the obligation of sparing a room.
A few friends of ours find the idea of inviting strangers to stay quite worrying, but Tik and I are positive people who assume the best in everybody. Networks like this can only work when every participant reciprocates a level of trust and respect. We’re confident we’ll attract the right kind of guests.
Even before we’d added our profile we started getting inundated with requests to stay with us and we are averaging about 3 requests per day.
Click this link for our Couchsurfing profile page.
If you love to meet people and / or to travel then visit their website here. Remember it’s free – and great fun.
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