Backpacking as a Coffee Addict

Do you go to sleep dreaming of your first cup of coffee in the morning? Have…

6 Amazing Places in The Middle East For Solo Travelers

The Middle East is a fascinating mix of cultures, sights, smells, and sounds. Unfortunately it’s often…

10 Backpacker Styles That Should Stay On The Road

by Mike Joy, Community Manager at Couchsurfing When you’re backpacking, style goes out the window. You…

Deja Surfing?

Déjà vu…..we’ve all had it happen: all of a sudden you feel like you’ve experienced the…

6 Places in Asia For Vegan Travelers

If the old saying is true that we are what we eat, travel can occasionally refine…

Couchsurfing Through The Years: My Experience

I have used Couchsurfing since 2013, and have slept on over 100 couches in North, Central…

10 Travel Hacks to Travel Smarter

We’ve all heard the advice to “work smarter, not harder,” but what about traveling smarter? We…

10 Places to Find The Best Whitewater Rafting Around The World

You can learn a lot about a place by understanding its relationship to water. From geology…

A Love Letter to the Couchsurfing Community

I always knew Couchsurfing was a community that was full of people that felt like distant…

The Perfect Day: Kigali, Rwanda

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