Top Ten Reasons Why I love Couch Surfing

I can tell you, from personal experience, that Couch Surfing is one of the best and coolest ideas ever.
Couch Surfing is a Social Networking website dedicated to travelers and inspired on the idea of "crashing of someone's couch".
Being a seasoned member myself since 2008, I have met people from Australia, Poland, Germany, England, Canada, Mexico and all around the US. 


CS is favorite travel website for the following reasons:
1) You can stay at a host's "couch" (can be any type of comfortable surface, really) virtually for free.

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I say virtually because some hosts might want some kind of contribution, but so far I haven't met anyone who demands it.
2) Friends can give you feedback
3) Hosts and "surfers" can give you feedback.
4)You can specify what the sleeping, staying, eating arrangements are before hand.
5)You can brag about your trips around the world.
6) You can meet people from around the world, even if you can't host them. Via parties, having coffe or giving a tour of the city.
7) You can choose a destination and browse through the large directory of thousands of CSrs (now, 3 million around the world!) and choose the host you might have a good connection with.
8)You can find groups inside CS with similar interests as you to hang out with.
9) You can get traveling on a budget tips all throughout the CS community, including ride sharing and more.
10) It's FREE to join!


These are some of the top reasons that make CS so spacial, there are some other cool ways to be part of this fast-growing community.
Entrepreneur Magazine has a whole page article on the newly renovated CS this month (Dec. 2011), I highly recommended read.


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