Comments on: Is Couchsurfing Still Right For Us? https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/ Do Cruising Right and Be Happy Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:47:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Pablo Podhorzer https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/#comment-28637 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:47:09 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=6127#comment-28637 I will never understand how any upper-middle class American makes money with low-level blogs about their “White People Travels”. My trips are a lot less Lonely Planetsy than most SoCal bloggers, but I never even entertained the idea of making money from them. Going around Burmese refugee camps delivering mail? Check. No electricity, no vodka-buckets, only travelers´ islands? Check. Sunflower mountains visited only by locals and yours truly? Check. My blog? A few comments for family and friends.

A month ago there was a SoCal girl with her “Oh So Special Travel Blog” still discussing with me that a “guesthouse” is the same than a “hostel” in Thailand. Please.

This says nothing about your blog in particular. I am hard to please. Even Travelfish feels pedestrian some times.

]]> By: Streets of Stockholm | A Photo Essay - A Cruising Couple https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/#comment-16409 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:14:52 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=6127#comment-16409 […] we did AirB&B, stayed at the longest running Inn in Sweden (full review coming soon), and couchsurfed. Each accommodation was in a very different area of town, providing us with great new perspectives […]

]]> By: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica | Experiencing Community and Karma at Om - A Cruising Couple https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/#comment-15013 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:43:44 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=6127#comment-15013 […] stay at hostels, and we certainly don’t go to bars looking to meet people. Sure, there’s Couchsurfing, and we have been fortunate that our blog has introduced us to many fellow travelers when our paths […]

]]> By: Tips for Traveling Couples - 10 Ways to Keep the Love Alive on the Road - A Cruising Couple https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/#comment-14551 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:33:31 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=6127#comment-14551 […] is almost always the people you meet along the way. Be friendly. Smile. Use resources like Couchsurfing to find locals to grab a drink with. Don’t close the world […]

]]> By: A Cruising Couple https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/#comment-9351 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 01:15:10 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=6127#comment-9351 In reply to Mike.

We have never felt unsafe while Couchsurfing and we do a lot of research before contacting a potential host. It is a pretty awesome network for travelers and we use it pretty often. Don’t be put off by your age though. We’ve met surfers of all ages on our travels :-)

]]> By: Mike https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/#comment-9346 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:45:27 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=6127#comment-9346 How ironic as I hear the word “couchsurfing” for the very first time only a week ago! I’m probably a bit past that at this point in life but I’m fascinated reading great posts about like you two wrote here. I was immediately curious as to the safety of both when you’re staying at a place. And for those are hosts for couchsurfers. Best of luck to you on your travels and happy, safe couchsurfing! :)

]]> By: A Cruising Couple https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/#comment-9326 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:25:45 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=6127#comment-9326 In reply to nicole.

Everyone we’ve meet through Couchsurfing has been really fun to hang out with. And they’re locals who know all the ins and outs of where your at!

]]> By: A Cruising Couple https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/#comment-9324 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:19:03 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=6127#comment-9324 In reply to TammyOnTheMove.

Couchsurfing has given us some amazing memories with people from all over the globe, but it can be tough being a guest day in and day out. Especially in SE Asia where accommodation is so affordable.

]]> By: nicole https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/#comment-9271 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:22:57 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=6127#comment-9271 We haven’t tried it. We know people who have and LOVED it. And I’m sure the friends you meet would be totally worth it.

]]> By: TammyOnTheMove https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/09/is-couchsurfing-still-right-for-us/#comment-9234 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:44:03 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=6127#comment-9234 I have never tried couchsurfing. I think in expensive countries (i.e. in Europe or the US) it is a good idea, but as you said in Asia or South America I think accommodation is so cheap that it is probably worth spending a bit more money to have complete freedom and privacy. I think I would be worried about not being able to do what I want (i.e. watch TV, have a shower when I want to, getting changed or come home when I want to). I might try it out though just to see what it is like.

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