Ken Cooke - 11-23-2010 at 10:08 PM
I saw this on cable - a website called www.couchsurfing.org where people sleep on people's couches for free and don't have to pay for lodging. Pretty interesting concept if you think
about creative ways of adhering to an inexpensive travel budget, IMO.
Have any Nomads heard of this?
-Ken
couchsurfing.org
Mulegena - 11-23-2010 at 10:29 PM
Yes, I've met many fine people who've visited Mulege as couchsurfers.
All friendly, all adventurous, all from different walks of life!
Its good. Its safe.
[Edited on 11-24-2010 by Mulegena]
Curt63 - 11-23-2010 at 11:04 PM
One time we found a piece of plywood and towed it behind the quad to see how long we could stay standing.
Does that qualify?
Baja12valve - 11-24-2010 at 12:46 PM
Our house used to be registered in the Bikecentennial book way back when. Cyclists from all over would come and stay for free. We loved it, met some
great people.
BajaBlanca - 11-24-2010 at 05:11 PM
we met a woman who was traveling down baja towards peru and her whole trip was planned around couch surfing !! this was about 6 months ago and it was
the first time i heard about it.
jeans - 11-26-2010 at 02:18 PM
I think many of us did that before there was a name for it! and a means...the internet!
It goes like this...someone will say, "When you get to Little Rock, look up my friend Jane...you can crash there! Then Jane will say when I call...WHO
sent you? I haven't heard from them in years...Oh well, come on over!
(True story circa 1979)
Mulegena - 11-26-2010 at 04:11 PM
Jean's story rings true and might be a fun way for we Nomads to meet one another.
However, coachsurfers.org is a loose/but tight operation with inherent safeguards in place which protect the surfer and couch-provider.
Everyone must register. There are no "drop-ins" allowed. You work to a somewhat flexible schedule. The visitor solicits housing on-line ahead of time
and is pre-approved and expected by their host.