Review: Reduce Traveling Costs with Couchsurfing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2013
Couchsurfing—hosting a home for the benefit of travelers where “cultural exchange” is the only payment—hardly a concept I thought from reading the title. This book presents a noble trait of hospitality and the art of giving, which runs opposite direction of society these days.This is a short-read (46 pages). Bill Sadler provides statistics of this growing community, sharing stories and refering interested readers to the couchsurfing.org site. Host or traveler, which one is you?As host, homeowners open their doors to travelers from all parts of the globe. As traveler, you seek out hosts who open their doors to travelers. This is all done through the couchsurfing.org site. It’s free to sign up and works as a hub for hosts and travelers.I like the idea as the cost of traveling is surely cut in half. My only concern is safety. Does couchsurfing.org site perform background checks on hosts and travelers? What recourse is there if travelers break something or damage the house? These are valid questions to ask before diving into this traveling option. Nevertheless, a viable traveling option for the frugal traveler.