Comments on: 10 Ways to Improve Your Couchsurfing Odds http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/10-ways-to-improve-your-couchsurfing-odds/ Featuring insider destination guides and how-to articles from the matador travel community. Our focus is sustainable travel, cultural immersion, plus work, study, and volunteer opportunities worldwide. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:45:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rico http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/10-ways-to-improve-your-couchsurfing-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-5211 rico Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:30:12 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=233#comment-5211 Hey boys and girls ! i found a new website for gay hospitality exchange : www.mygayst.com nice website, nice community and very open minded people. i already used it to travel through europe and it works ! i found a code for one year free access (instead of 24€) and i give you the code to register : HNUX8ZN1 hope to see you soon there and meet you everywhere on the earth !! hope it will be useful for you all ! have nice trips ! rico Hey boys and girls !
i found a new website for gay hospitality exchange : http://www.mygayst.com
nice website, nice community and very open minded people. i already used it to travel through europe and it works ! i found a code for one year free access (instead of 24€) and i give you the code to register : HNUX8ZN1
hope to see you soon there and meet you everywhere on the earth !!
hope it will be useful for you all !
have nice trips !
rico

]]> By: scott http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/10-ways-to-improve-your-couchsurfing-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-4157 scott Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:44:39 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=233#comment-4157 These are good tips. My #1 tip would be when sending a request, make sure to mention something personal about the person you're trying to stay with, so they know you actually read their profile. That is far and away the best way to increase your chances of getting a "yes" response. The #2 tip is to send your request out at least a week or two in advance instead of waiting to the last minute. These are good tips.

My #1 tip would be when sending a request, make sure to mention something personal about the person you’re trying to stay with, so they know you actually read their profile. That is far and away the best way to increase your chances of getting a “yes” response.

The #2 tip is to send your request out at least a week or two in advance instead of waiting to the last minute.

]]> By: Mohamed http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/10-ways-to-improve-your-couchsurfing-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-4031 Mohamed Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:16:09 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=233#comment-4031 i tell you what, as soon as i read this Page i went over to my CS account and started to make a small changes that it's mentioned here, more or less i know these , but i havent pay attention well, but i think , yeah! you are right maybe we should do our best. also it's great that beside hosting and surfing you can make friends around the glob which i count it as the best part. i will do my best and i hope this site would be here forever. for a guy like me i havent surf using the site but i will travel just to see how does it goes when someone travel and see the new things coming to me. Thanks AGAin!!!! i tell you what, as soon as i read this Page i went over to my CS account and started to make a small changes that it’s mentioned here, more or less i know these , but i havent pay attention well, but i think , yeah! you are right maybe we should do our best. also it’s great that beside hosting and surfing you can make friends around the glob which i count it as the best part. i will do my best and i hope this site would be here forever. for a guy like me i havent surf using the site but i will travel just to see how does it goes when someone travel and see the new things coming to me. Thanks AGAin!!!!

]]> By: Emm http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/10-ways-to-improve-your-couchsurfing-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-3928 Emm Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:31:12 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=233#comment-3928 I found Couch Surfing to be the most unrewarding experience. I hosted many people and yet when I was trying to find somewhere to stay in New York and Washington for two nights, I felt like that scene in "54" when they are deciding who is cool enough to enter the club. One of the guys in New York even had rules about how it wasn't cool to wear Crocs so you couldn't do so in his house! And unfortunately, he wasn't joking. We need something like Coach Surfing that focuses more on safe environments (I'm referring to the recent sexual assaults) and less on the attitude. I found Couch Surfing to be the most unrewarding experience. I hosted many people and yet when I was trying to find somewhere to stay in New York and Washington for two nights, I felt like that scene in “54″ when they are deciding who is cool enough to enter the club. One of the guys in New York even had rules about how it wasn’t cool to wear Crocs so you couldn’t do so in his house! And unfortunately, he wasn’t joking. We need something like Coach Surfing that focuses more on safe environments (I’m referring to the recent sexual assaults) and less on the attitude.

]]> By: mirmat http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/10-ways-to-improve-your-couchsurfing-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-2875 mirmat Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:07:59 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=233#comment-2875 I only can say good things about couchsurfing: it is like a school where everyone's a student and everyone's a teacher. Surfing isn't just be about a place to sleep. It's about EXCHANGE, KNOWLEDGE. From esoteric knowledge to practical skills, EVERYONE have special knowledge that others will benefit from knowing. I recommend it to EVERYONE and if u don't like to sleep in couches, just go to hostels but join Couchsurfing people because they are doing plenty of things everywhere you go!! Trust-trust relationship for the indecise ones!! Cheers from Barcelona, spain I only can say good things about couchsurfing:
it is like a school where everyone’s a student and everyone’s a teacher. Surfing isn’t just be about a place to sleep. It’s about EXCHANGE, KNOWLEDGE. From esoteric knowledge to practical skills, EVERYONE have special knowledge that others will benefit from knowing.

I recommend it to EVERYONE and if u don’t like to sleep in couches, just go to hostels but join Couchsurfing people because they are doing plenty of things everywhere you go!!

Trust-trust relationship for the indecise ones!!

Cheers from Barcelona, spain

]]> By: TrIstanbul http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/10-ways-to-improve-your-couchsurfing-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-2537 TrIstanbul Thu, 28 May 2009 12:21:47 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=233#comment-2537 You forgot a very important way to improve your odds: go to CouchSurfing meetings. Everywhere I've traveled, I've done my best to make it out to CS get togethers. In this way, not only do I get to know my host, but dozens of other people. Meets usually have a mix of locals and Surfers who are just passing through, giving you the opportunity to meet people from a wide variety of backgrounds, many of whom have good local travel recommendations. There's even the possibility that they may be doing something fun the next day that they'd love to invite you along for. So, even if I am unable to offer a couch, when I'm living abroad I always come out to meet-ups, and I usually end up showing around other travelers. I've also been trying to organize the community in my local city (Morgantown, WV, USA). In this way, even though I've only hosted or surfed a total of 7 or 8 times, I have about 28 references, all from people who know me well. Remember, CouchSurfing is about PEOPLE, about having a greater travel experience and making lifelong friends. The free couch is, and should always be, secondary. You forgot a very important way to improve your odds: go to CouchSurfing meetings. Everywhere I’ve traveled, I’ve done my best to make it out to CS get togethers. In this way, not only do I get to know my host, but dozens of other people.

Meets usually have a mix of locals and Surfers who are just passing through, giving you the opportunity to meet people from a wide variety of backgrounds, many of whom have good local travel recommendations. There’s even the possibility that they may be doing something fun the next day that they’d love to invite you along for.

So, even if I am unable to offer a couch, when I’m living abroad I always come out to meet-ups, and I usually end up showing around other travelers. I’ve also been trying to organize the community in my local city (Morgantown, WV, USA). In this way, even though I’ve only hosted or surfed a total of 7 or 8 times, I have about 28 references, all from people who know me well. Remember, CouchSurfing is about PEOPLE, about having a greater travel experience and making lifelong friends. The free couch is, and should always be, secondary.

]]> By: Shreya http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/10-ways-to-improve-your-couchsurfing-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-2460 Shreya Sat, 23 May 2009 15:20:49 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=233#comment-2460 Thanks for the post -- Csurfing is awesome! Thanks for the post — Csurfing is awesome!

]]> By: Linda http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/10-ways-to-improve-your-couchsurfing-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-2418 Linda Wed, 20 May 2009 16:42:10 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=233#comment-2418 Great info thank you so much! I just joined couch surfing and cannot wait to begin this exciting adventure! With your tips hopefully Ill be a better host and surfer. Great info thank you so much! I just joined couch surfing and cannot wait to begin this exciting adventure! With your tips hopefully Ill be a better host and surfer.

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