STV

I’m no stranger to staying with friends of friends while I’m travelling, or even with brand new acquaintances I met on the plane, but the unifying feature of the three crashspaces above is that I found them all on CouchSurfing.com. Like the spirit of Freecycle.org (“Changing the world, one gift at a time”), CS aims to “create a better world, one couch at a time.” The idea behind it is not simply about providing free places to stay; more than this, it’s hoped that deep and meaningful connections will be forged between nationalities and cultures.