couchsurfing – revolutionizing travel

I’ve always been a fan of solo travel, but wow, this new online community I’ve discovered is just rocking my boat and really getting me all roared up for another adventure! What a way to travel (and live overseas)!

First heard of Couchsurfing years ago–knew someone who used it to travel around Germany alone. Knocking on strangers’ doors and sleeping on their couches seemed too much of an adventure to me, so didn’t give the idea much thought.

Last month, was told by another friend that you could register on couchsurfing and offer your time (instead of a warm bed or “couch”)…meaning you agree to meet up for drinks, coffee, whatnots. This is exactly what I loved about Madrid before–that it was an open city, and it was easy to meet new people ALL THE TIME. Never figured such a facility already existed in Manila–and in nearly every city or country on my travel list for that matter!

Check out these very active group pages:
Couchsurfing Manila
Couchsurfing Philippines

The whole CS community exists on a premise of TRUST. And for an online group, this is just amazing! To be able to use the scope advantage of the internet without losing the personal touch of real-life encounters, this is quite a gift! It gives us traveljunkies more reason to go out there and explore, even our own backyard.

Imagine being able to narrow down your local contacts in any country to specifics relevant to you: artists, indie music fans, etc.!

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