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By: Article three « STEPH VERSUS WORLD

Article three « STEPH VERSUS WORLD — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:45:32 +0000

[...] 7, 2009 at 8:05 am (Hungary, Travel writings) Brave New Traveler has published my article. I actually get paid for this one, so people don’t have to click on any ads. Wow, this is the [...]

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By: Melvin

Melvin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:52:20 +0000

I love the idea of couchsurfing! We’ve done it with globalfreeloaders, which is the same. In the past the couchsurfing site was really bad and the globalfreeloaders was better. But it’s nice to see that couchsurfing had worked on that.

I haven’t met a single person yet, who made a bad experience. The people who do this are very open minded and so you just meet these people and it’s quite easy to get friends. Fantastic! And you also get a very good inside look about country & culture. That’s what I love and what my site/blog is about.

Couchsurfing & similar sites are all about helping each other, meeting new people and discover new countries & cultures! Great! I love it & can recommend it!

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By: Migration Mark

Migration Mark — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:14:19 +0000

I have been couchsurfing now for about 2 months straight and have had some very similar experiences.
I often try to surf with local hosts rather than expats, in order to experience the local culture more.
I have reaped fabulous benefits and had amazing times and experiences that I would not trade for anything.

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By: Bennett

Bennett — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:44:20 +0000

Hi my name is Bennett and I am a CS addict~
Surfing around Europe was the best experience of my entire life. I was able to experience things I never would have had the chance to if I had merely been traveling as a tourist. The people I met while surfing were often the most interesting part about the places that I stayed. Couchsurfing is definitely something everyone should give a shot if they have the chance.
Rock on Stephanie, keep on surfing 365!

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By: VoteAudrey

VoteAudrey — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:09:34 +0000

Cheers on your fabulous journey! I’m looking to embark on something amazing myself this summer, and have just gotten into the couchsurfing community. Very inspiring, many thanks!

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By: Travellohr

Travellohr — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:46:37 +0000

Hmm, you make this sound pretty desirable. I would love the extra immersion it would bring. I'm going to think about it.

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By: Turner

Turner — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:43:19 +0000

I don't know if there's a record for consecutive days of Couchsurfing, but 105 sounds pretty big. Keep it up!

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By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:34:47 +0000

Thanks for reading my article and the positive support. As of today it is my 160th day of couchsurfing and am currently CS-ing with my 28th host. I'm almost done with my European travels and will look forward to hosting people back in sunny Sydney later this year. But for now, rocking on in Snowy Stockholm!

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By: VagabonderZ

VagabonderZ — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:19:14 +0000

Hi…yep, plenty of us out there! We've hosted and surfed ourselves and met great people who we still keep in contact with. Don't limit yourselves to CouchSurfing.com…HospitatlityClub is worth a check. The interface is not as pretty and user-friendly as CS but depending what country you are traveling in, you might find more hosts with HC. Check out this page for stats on CS vs. HC: ” target=”_blank”>http://meeting.hospitalityclub.org/stats_hc_vs_cs If you need some tips about setting up your profile before you surf, check out my article! ” target=”_blank”>http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-impress-your-ho...

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By: Adrian Nqld

Adrian Nqld — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:48:35 +0000

Ive hosted 80+ Couchsurfers in Brisbane Australia, totally safe if u know what your doing. to play it totally safe, only stay with people with lots of Positive references. Surfed in Hawaii, Prague, Budapest and Vienna. About to travel Middle East and all Europe with it. It is taking off globally, there are just about a million profiles, however really there are more like 100,000 real couchsurfers. Real Couchsurfers CS love it and keep doing it. A lot of people, IE. gap yrs, short term travels sign up, use it for a couple of months, get back to there family home and stop. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.couchsurfing.org/” target=”_blank”>http://www.couchsurfing.com/ Me Adriannqld Here is a tip. Travel with a CS bag or get the CS Logo on your pack or shirt. Advertise your in it, you never know when u might pass a fellow surfer. I saw a post at 10.30pm last night. A chick fm Finland just made a post saying she was flying in at 10pm and needed somewhere to stay. I was 1700km away but called up to chk if she was ok and she already had a couch at a fellow CS house. CS is not based on free accomodation although its a big bonus. Its about meeting, researching, sharing, networking with travellers and locals. Good Surfing guys, if u join, message me

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