The Perfect Day: Kigali, Rwanda

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”…

10 Tips to Stay Safe When Traveling Solo

It doesn’t take more than three minutes of scrolling Instagram to notice that #wanderlust is a…

8 Festivals Not To Miss This Summer & Fall

Load up your daypacks and dust off your comfy shoes, it’s Festival Season, friends. Whether it…

Location Error

On Sunday afternoon Couchsurfing was notified of an error on the website and we released a…

Featured Ambassador: Matthew Lafontaine of Oslo, Norway

I was on my big backpacking trip in Xi’an in central China. I was surfing with…

Announcing the 2018 Couchsurfing Calendar Contest!

Edit: We’ve extended the submission period until 5pm PST on November 6, 2017 due to a…

Featured Ambassador: Giuseppe, Italian World Traveler and Resident of Groningen, The Netherlands

    Name: Giuseppe Member Since: 2004 Words of Wisdom: “Couchsurfing made me believe in a…

Featured Ambassador: Artu, the chocolate-loving party animal of Uzice, Serbia

“Have you ever wondered how it would be like to be a guest at someone’s home?…

Vote for your favorite “This is How I Couchsurf” Video!!

For the past month, Couchsurfing members from all over the world have been submitting videos to…

Featured Ambassador: Celebrating 10 Years of Couchsurfing with CYBERCHI

Chris, also known by his Couchsurfing username of CYBERCHI, is a Couchsurfing Ambassador, Host, Event Organizer…