An online service and community (couchsurfing.com) based on hosts offering their couch to surfers (i.e. travellers) to use as a bed. Similar to Hospitality Club or GlobalFreeloaders.
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Presents for Japanese couchsurfer hosts
I was evaluating doing couchsurfing during my next trip in Japan and this question: What does a couchsurfing host expect from their guests? makes me want to ask if there is a sort of "etiquette" I ...
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What does a couchsurfing host expect from their guests?
Just that. I've never do couch surfing and I'd like to start couchsurfing in my next trip, but I don't know what the host "expects". Do I have to take something in exchange for his/her offer? Or it's ...
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What can I take as the gift from Poland for the host, which is small and light?
I'm from Poland and I'd like to try some couchsurfing after the trip in the mountains. I'd have to carry all things on my back, so this should be small and very light. A normally proposed souvenir ...
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How long is a typical CouchSurfing stay?
When you are staying with a CouchSurfing host, what is a typical stay duration?
Is CS intended for short (1- or 2-night) trips, or is it not unusual to stay for a whole week or longer?
If I am ...
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Are hospitality-exchange services reasonably safe to use in first-world countries?
Are hospitality-exchange services like CouchSurfing and warmshowers.org reasonably safe to use? I mean both for hosts and for guests, and both for men and women, in first-world countries.
What ...
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How do I verify my location in a country that has unreliable mail?
I'm trying to complete the final step of verification on couchsurfing.org and the country where I live (Dominican Republic) essentially doesn't have public mail. I've heard services like DHL can ...
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What's a good gift to bring from Sweden for people I couchsurf with?
I will be leaving on a 22-day trip around Europe pretty soon and will be visiting the homes of 6-7 couchsurfers. I want to bring them a small gift or souvenir from Sweden as a return for their ...
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Is there a feasible way to combine hitchhiking and couch surfing?
On my previous trip I tried hitchhiking for the first time and became addicted so this year I'm spending six to twelve months traveling in East Asia and Eastern Europe.
I also tried couch surfing for ...
