ARE U a member of "couchsurfing"?
By Leocen
@Leocen (178)
China
January 2, 2012 1:36am CST
have U been a menber of couchurfing? it's said that if you're a frequent travler,this may help you save a lot of hotel fee~
is it safe to live in a house of a person that you don't know?
what's the good and bad thing about this?
4 responses
@doggydimon (1369)
• Philippines
3 Jan 12
Brilliant idea. I forgot about this. Thank you for reminding me of this option for my accommodation. Now, I joined the site and searching for a kind host for my next travel. hahaha... I have been planning a trip to Labuan, Malaysia and I have a hard time reserving my hotel rooms there because almost all hotels there have no website or email address. Hopefully, I can find one to accommodate me and will tell you bout my experience.
@doggydimon (1369)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
Yup... I went there last 2010. The next time I visit China, it will be in the south. Which would be nice, Guangzhou, Xiamen or Shanghai?
@Leocen (178)
• China
11 Jan 12
well,in the southwest,Yunnan province,Dali,Lijiang and Shangelila are wonderful places to travel;Guangxi province,Guilin would be the very great one;Guangzhou is one of the famous cities in china,it's worth visiting but it's not very big,two days enough,you can visit cities nearby,or go on a high-speed train to Wuhan(the biggest city in mid-china,i live here~),it only takes 3 hours or four~ then move to east,in Anhui province,there's most beautiful mountain in china called Huangshan,worth climbing~ then,hangzhou,suzhou ,nanjing ,last shanghai·~~
i've been to these cities i just mentioned~ if you want more details, message me ~
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
2 Jan 12
I saw a documentary about a lady that tried going throw rubbish bags to find food to eat. Then she hitched up to Norfolk where she did some couch surfing for one night. The couple were friendly and gave her a meal as well as a place to spend the night for free. She was a single person and for one it is easy to find a couch to surf on. I travel with my four year old disabled son and my two year old daughter. So with three people we wouldn't fit on a couch. We need a room with three single beds, one double bed plus a single bed or two double beds. I am visiting Argentina and staying in an apartment for one week or half a week is cheaper than staying in a guest house.
A person could travel around the world using couch surfing. Some countries would have loads of couches to choose from. If the route was London to Bangkok overland to Bali to Sydney to Auckland to Santiago overland to Lima to San Jose to London couches would be needed in many different countries. These would be Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru and Costa Rica. I imagine there wouldn't be any couches to surf in some of these off the beaten track countries. For backpacking across North America couch surfing would be 100% effective. I think it is safe. I know one night would not be enough and I like two days to a week depending on the destination. The lounge might be small so the person wouldn't be able to bring too much luggage.
@Leocen (178)
• China
3 Jan 12
thank you for your suggestions~ i planned to go to western america for 7 days or more~ For me ,it may hard to get a visa of European countries,but after i have experience of us travel,it'll be a little easier to get a european visa~ and i'm also expecting a further trip to europe~
ps: your two year old daughter? i feel she is two young to travel with you,can she remember the sceneries? maybe you could let her travel alone or with her friends when she is over 10 or 12 years old~~~
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
2 Jan 12
Yes, I been a member to this website for over 2 years, and I haven't done any travel so far, nor I didn't stay at some stranger's couch before. I heard some people wrote review about this website, and they are told me it was pretty cool, and they met some really cool people from it. So, if you trust your instinct, go for it. If not, you rather stay in a hotel than some stranger's house.
@Leocen (178)
• China
3 Jan 12
thank you for your response,i'm planning a trip to western america somewhere~ and it's not easy for us single lady to get a visa~ my teacher said she has been rejected for once,because she's single and major english~ oh,i'm worrying about my visa interview,,lol...
