Couch surfing

by Segen • Jun 29th, 2008 at 11:46 pm •


Would you like to travel all over the world–meeting locals and staying on their couch–for free? If so, I recommend that you check out “Couch surfing”. The CouchSurfing website allows you to find members across the globe who are interested in meeting travelers. Some couch surfers just want to meet up for coffee–and give you the “local” tour of where you are visiting–and other couch surfers will allow you to crash on their couch/guest bedroom for free for a few days. People can view profiles of couch surfer members to see if they can find someone with similar interests to hang out with while traveling. I highly recommend this website to travelers.

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  1. Comment by Brandon Ruiz on 30 June 2008 at 12:55 am:

    Call me paranoid, but this sounds like the perfect opening plot to a horror movie ala the 70s hitchiker ones…

  2. Comment by Segen on 30 June 2008 at 1:28 am:

    I’m calling you paranoid, Brandon.

  3. Comment by Chris on 30 June 2008 at 6:04 am:

    Yeah, that’s just weird.

  4. Comment by tet on 30 June 2008 at 9:36 am:

    I’ve known a number of folks who have done this and, while you do meet some strange people, it has worked out well for them.

    There have always been urban legends of horrible things happening to hitchhikers, too. Before I hitched cross-country as a teen-ager, they warned me in no uncertain terms that I was going to end up dead.

    In truth, it was a memorable experience. The only movie incident was more like a porn movie when a housewife in Kansas propositioned me and then kicked me out of the car when I refused her advances. (What was I thinking?)

    I’d do it. If I was a lone female, I’d certainly hesitate or look for an escort, but as a male, I see little to worry about.

    Tom Trumpinski

  5. Comment by Billy Joe Mills on 2 July 2008 at 9:09 pm:

    Segen, this looks awesome, thanks for posting about it. I’m probably going to use it once or twice in the next year :)

  6. Comment by Segen on 2 July 2008 at 11:28 pm:

    I joined this couch surfing network. You know my name–find me on there!

    You are always welcome to crash on my couch too–regardless of whether or not you are a “couch surfer”.

    My couch is comfy. Just ask Todd from the blog and fellow Champaign couch surfer! (Hi, Todd!)

  7. Comment by Colin on 5 July 2008 at 4:50 pm:

    I’m one of those people that Tet knows that uses couchsurfing. It really is a great way to meet folks from all walks of life. There are also a couple of other similar websites including:
    hospitalityclub.com
    bewelcome.com

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