Do you sleep? Help No proposal moved here of course, but a little adventure in London. Not the history of holidays, or just planning an experiment. The CouchSurfing
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London is great as a destination, but little hiccup at the sight of my accounts is quickly resolved, airplane + shuttle + metro + dodo's going to be just, and there, big revelation Couchsurfing.
What Couchsurfing? Wait till I come. Some of you may already know but you have already passed the mark?
Little explanation:
CouchSurfing is an international nonprofit organization that connects travelers and residents of 230 countries. Since 2004, its members use this system to come together for cultural exchange, friendship. Today, more than a million people can offer and receive hospitality and get to know beyond any cultural barriers.
The goal as an organization is to create meaningful experiences: intercultural encounters fun, exciting and participatory. The purpose of CouchSurfing is primarily to accommodate travelers and stay homestay as a guest. To go beyond that of simple accommodation is an invitation to the meeting.
explanation is fine but it quickly raises more practical questions. How do you know the person with whom one is relationship is not a psychopath or a grandmother who tries to steal your organs for their retirement? There is the certification system and grant, so you can see if the person participates in the life of the Couchsurfing website and the opinions of previous visitors are there to reassure you finish.
What I learned from my experience that can serve, is good questions in advance about the organization once you arrive. It is recommended that hostels are located nearby in case your host changes his mind at the last moment. Well ask the real name of the person (the nickname used on the site and it can lead to misunderstandings). The day we arrived in London we went with our host, knock, wait, hits ... nothing while Maneki (pseudo our host) had assured us that one of his roommates will be there but nothing. After twenty minutes a rider arrives, it presents itself, he explains the reason for our presence outside his door, that we are here to Maneki, the man assures that nobody has that name here. We are good, we asked if we could use her phone and after several minutes of explanation we understand that not called Maneki Maneki that roommates are not aware of our arrival and it not get back before midnight. We just have to excuse us, ask our business and return at midnight.
Balance Sheet, except the little annoyances of the first day it was quite good. We shared his room (slept on a mattress deflated) for four nights. The kings and modest comfort abstain. But it allowed me to meet someone interesting and his friends to stay in the center, to attend concerts with cross bar in a very nice name. It certainly would not have had without this experience interesting.
ps: the site is free.
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