Couch Surfing

Want to go backpack but have a low budget?
Run out of money but need a place for the night?

The best place for you to go is www.couchsurfing.com

Couch Surfing Project is a Non Profit Organization founded by Casey Fenton,Sebastien Giao Le, Tuan Daniel M. Hoffer and Leonardo Bassani da Silveira.

This project is simple. You can register as their member at their website, get connected with the members in the place where you are traveling. With their permission, you can just sleep on their couch for the duration of your travel. What's more, they mostly would also offer to be your tour guide. That's the best idea I have seen in these few years.

It will be great if you could join in and grow the numbers of couches available every night for fellow backpackers and travelers.

How did it started?

Well, the idea solidified when founder, Casey Fenton, got a cheap ticket to Iceland for a long weekend one April. With his ticket in hand, there was one problem: he had no place to stay and no desire to rot in a hotel all weekend and play Mr. Tourist. So, he came up with the 'brilliant' idea of spamming over 1500 Icelandic students in Reykjavik and asking them if he could crash on one of their couches. After exchanging emails with many of the students, he had several groups of friends offer to show him 'their' Reykjavik. So, after spending an amazing, crazy weekend just south of the Arctic Circle, Casey decided he would never again get trapped in a hotel and tourist marathon while traveling. From that point onward, it was all about crashing on exotic couches and cultural exchange. And, thus, the CouchSurfing Project was born.

For further understanding of the project, please visit their FAQ

What are you waiting for??? Let's COUCH.. SURFING!!!