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==Hospitality exchange networks== | ==Hospitality exchange networks== | ||
| − | Hospitality exchange networks require a bit more planning. | + | Hospitality exchange networks require a bit more planning, but are '''very''' valuable tools for traveling. Sometimes there are [http://couchsurfing.com/meetings.html gatherings] of tens, or even hundreds of hospitality exchange members. If you go there you'll surely get a place to sleep! |
| − | * [http://couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing], | + | * [http://couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing], 60000+ members, slightly North American-centric but growing rapidly. |
| − | * [http://hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club], | + | * [http://hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club], 120000+ members, slightly Euro-centric because it was started there. (Don't mention other websites, such as CouchSurfing, in your message or it might be censored.) |
| − | * http://globalfreeloaders.com doesn't have a fancy website, but it's easy to send out a lot of messages at once, and members contact you directly over email, which makes it a lot faster to use, probably convenient for finding last-minute places. | + | * [http://globalfreeloaders.com Global Freeloaders] doesn't have a fancy website, but it's easy to send out a lot of messages at once, and members contact you directly over email, which makes it a lot faster to use, probably convenient for finding last-minute places. |
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Revision as of 20:10, 7 April 2006
Finding accomodation is usually easy if you don't mind spending a lot of money. But most hitchhikers don't have a lot of money, so then there are several other options:
Tent
You can bring your tent and sleeping bag and you'll basically be free to sleep anywhere. Beware that in most countries it's not legal to put up your tent anywhere. It's legal in Scandinavia and Ireland though.
Your driver
It can happen that your driver offers you a place at his or her house to put up your tent. It can also happen that you get a place offered inside.
Hospitality exchange networks
Hospitality exchange networks require a bit more planning, but are very valuable tools for traveling. Sometimes there are gatherings of tens, or even hundreds of hospitality exchange members. If you go there you'll surely get a place to sleep!
- CouchSurfing, 60000+ members, slightly North American-centric but growing rapidly.
- Hospitality Club, 120000+ members, slightly Euro-centric because it was started there. (Don't mention other websites, such as CouchSurfing, in your message or it might be censored.)
- Global Freeloaders doesn't have a fancy website, but it's easy to send out a lot of messages at once, and members contact you directly over email, which makes it a lot faster to use, probably convenient for finding last-minute places.
