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Do people hook up on Couchsurfing?

Do people hook up on Couchsurfing?

“Couchsurfing is not a dating site,” Billock asserts. “However, there are many examples of people who have met through Couchsurfing and formed all kinds of wonderful relationships — friendships, travel companions, married couples.”

What is it like to couch surf?

Couchsurfing is a community website where you can create a profile to tell fellow members about yourself, and then use that to: gain access to free accommodation in a local’s home (traveler), host a traveler in your home (host), or, meet-up with people from around the world (community members).

What to write in Couchsurfing?

When sending a specific Couch Request, you should show your potential host that you’ve read his or her profile and find it interesting. There are reasons you’ve chosen him or her, so let them know! Tell them what you might have in common or what you think you can share with them.

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Is couchsurfing safe for female?

Overall, I’d say I’ve had a largely-positive experience with Couchsurfing. You of course need to be careful and choose your hosts wisely, but it can be perfectly safe for even solo female travelers (like me!).

Is Couchsurfing still alive?

Many of us have seen this coming, but after nearly two decades of helping people travel the world for free, it’s official. Couchsurfing is no longer free.

How do I write a good couchsurfing request?

How to write a good couch request on Couchsurfing?

  1. First of all – read the host’s profile and check if you want to meet this person and if you can get along!
  2. Start with a personal greeting, use the host’s name.
  3. Introduce yourself and all your travel companions.
  4. Tell the host something about your trip.

How do I write a good reference on Couchsurfing?

To leave a reference, follow these steps:

  1. Go to your Dashboard’s To-Do list. If it has been less than 14 days after your Couchrequest ended, you will see a dialogue box that says “How was Sonja’s stay with you?”
  2. Choose whether you would recommend this host or guest.
  3. Choose tags.
  4. Write your reference.
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How popular is Couchsurfing?

Couchsurfing is a global community of 14 million people in more than 200,000 cities who share their life, their world, their journey. Couchsurfing connects travelers with a global network of people willing to share in profound and meaningful ways, making travel a truly social experience.

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How many CouchSurfing experiences have you had?

At 40 Couchsurfing experiences and counting, we consider ourselves very lucky having never had a really negative experience. But when it comes to strange experiences, we’ve had many. In 2011, we travelled from Italy to Georgia by train, Couchsurfing most of the way.

Who was our CouchSurfing host?

Our Couchsurfing host was a young man called Yildiz, a telecommunications engineer. We nicknamed him ‘silent boy,’ because he was always very quiet and didn’t seem to like to engage in conversations.

Where did we go CouchSurfing in Kars?

In 2011, we travelled from Italy to Georgia by train, Couchsurfing most of the way. One of the places we visited was Kars, a Turkish town near the Armenian border. Our Couchsurfing host was a young man called Yildiz, a telecommunications engineer.

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Is couchsurfing a good option when Backpacking Europe in winter 2012?

I’m also a budget traveller, so Couchsurfing seemed to be one of the best accommodation options when backpacking Europe in winter 2012. Unfortunately, my Couchsurfing experience was more like sexsurfing.