Category: Travel Tips

Stories

2017 in Scary Moments and What I Learned From Them

February 10, 2018
Charleen

2017 was a scary year. From getting an IUD, to traveling solo to 3 countries for…

Advice

Couchsurfing great even for seniors

February 5, 2018
Manuel L. Knight

A word to seniors who may be pondering joining Couchsurfing and wondering about its value. I…

Community Updates Stories

Hosting from the backroads of the American Deep South

February 1, 2018
Becca Levine

“I always remember a country by its people, so we want to surf to meet ‘The…

Events Stories

National meetings in Mexico

January 24, 2018
Eva Aguado

Couchsurfing is not only a community for travelers who host and “surf”, In Mexico we also…

Stories

A Blind Traveller’s Couchsurfing Experiences

January 19, 2018
Tony Giles

I’ve been travelling the world for 20 years and been Couchsurfing since 2008, having been in…

Community Updates Stories

Couchsurfing on a Feather Duvet

January 12, 2018
Paul Miniato

From https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/08/16/couchsurfing-on-a-feather-duvet/ When we told our senior friends we were going Couchsurfing in Provence, many of…

Stories

Drawn to the Dark: Explorations in Scare Tourism around the World

October 18, 2017
Chris Kullstroem

Couchsurfing has given me the ultimate Halloween adventure. As a life-long horror and monster fan, I spent a year traveling…

Travel Tips

A Couchsurfer’s Guide to San Francisco

August 17, 2017
Couchsurfing

San Francisco is a city known for many great things. Rice-a-roni, cable cars, The San Francisco…

Advice Community Updates

Community Post: How to be a Good Couchsurfing Guest and Host

July 26, 2017
Couchsurfing

Last updated: August 7, 2026 Below is a blog post written by Francis Tapon. Francis is…

Travel Tips

A Couchsurfer’s Guide to Detroit

May 24, 2017
Couchsurfing

Detroit, Michigan is well known for being the automotive capital of the world and for being…