I had a great time with all of my hosts, whether I had met them previously, or through Couchsurfing. I highly recommend this social network. Before my trip, I hosted two people and wrote a 3-part piece about the experience. It has remained one of the most popular articles on the blog the whole time!
I would like to recognize the following hosts for being so generous with their time, and often money:
Sam – Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Beni – Brisbane, Australia
Michael and Anne – Trinity Beach, Australia (the uncle of my friend Michele)
Bonnie – Syndey, Australia
Ian – Singapore
Charlie – Chengdu, China (friend from home, and longest couchsurf at 2 weeks)
Hannes – Cape Town, South Africa
Cristal – Cape Town, South Africa (met on the plane from Doha, and she invited me to stay with her)
Megan – Cairo, Egypt
Geraldine – Brussels, Belgium
Laura – Paris, France
Stefan – Bern, Switzerland
Calen – Geneva, Switzerland
Magali and Sebastien – Biganos, France
Yair – Madrid, Spain
Laura – Bogota, Colombia
Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He’s been to 66 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Read the full story of how he became a travel blogger.
Planning a trip? Go Backpacking recommends:
- G Adventures for small group tours.
- Hostelworld for booking hostels.
slowmoves
Thursday 2nd of April 2009
Hi!
Wow - you are one experienced couchsurfer! I write a blog about slow travel called slowmoves and just posted an article about the wonders of couchsurfing:
http://slowmovesblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/couchsurfing-your-way-around-world.html
Would love to hear more about your couchsurfing adventures - let me know if you ever want to write something for our blog.
Cheers,
Slowmoves
slowmoves
Thursday 2nd of April 2009
Hi!
Wow - you are one experienced couchsurfer! I write a blog about slow travel called slowmoves and just posted an article about the wonders of couchsurfing:
http://slowmovesblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/couchsurfing-your-way-around-world.html
Would love to hear more about your couchsurfing adventures - let me know if you ever want to write something for our blog.
Cheers,
Slowmoves