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People mistake this awesome travel community for simply free accommodation…

My obsession with traveling began like most others.  I was in the midst of my first big trip to a far-away land (in my case it was China) and I found myself experiencing these feelings that I never wanted to go away.  They were feelings such as wanderlust, excitement, and amazement, but most importantly I felt [...]

Post by new contributor Lindsay Clark of Nomadderwhere.
The first mission of the day was to make it to the city, as the locals do, wandering up weaving lames and jumping garbage heaps until Entebbe road appeared, in all its smoggy splendor. On the way, I began to re-experience the wonder of being a walking [...]

…my drive from the airport got me closer to the real Uganda…

Stepping out of the cool bus Friday morning, I was immediately greeted with the heat and humidity of the Caribbean coast. The sun was shining and there was not a cloud in the sky. Lonely Planet and the few travel blog entries I´d read about Barranquilla, describe it as something of a big [...]

I met Milena from Couchsurfing at the Juan Valdez Cafe in Parque Lleras. We walked across the street to Thaico for dinner and drinks. Like many of the restaurants in the Zona Rosa, special deals were available. Two for one entrees, and three for one cocktails were available most of the day [...]

I arranged to meet Jesusa from Couchsurfing downtown one afternoon. She was going to take me on a walk past some of the sights I hadn’t seen my first few days. I was late because the taxi driver didn’t understand where I wanted to go. As we speeded past the city center, [...]

I arrived in Madrid after a tiring 8 hour bus ride. We stopped every 2 hours for toilets and food though. Snow covered the ground 2 hours outside Madrid. I took the metro to meet Yair, my couchsurfing host in Madrid. As we chatted, he effortlessly cooked up a great ravioli [...]