Do you think couch surfing is safe?

[sexy-kitten]

If it's safe and you heard nothing but good reviews then give it a try at least once. Just make sure you don't fall a victim to the prostitution rings! That's a billion dollar business!

[Keyblade]

Some girls are into being raped and tortured or whateva, aslong as it's done by arab and spanish men. they call it Ultimate Vacation!

Wtf is wrong with you? That's sick and completely unnecessary, get out.

I don't see u exactly wanting to backpack across congo and Uganda, what gives? but u sure want to go from Libya to Algeria etc.


look me in the eyes and say it aint so

female logic in action once again

[Cherine]

Wow you learn something new everyday. I will not tell you what to do, but I would definitely go for it.

[Aasli]

Some girls are into being raped and tortured or whateva, aslong as it's done by arab and spanish men. they call it Ultimate Vacation!

Wtf is wrong with you? That's sick and completely unnecessary, get out.

I don't see u exactly wanting to backpack across congo and Uganda, what gives? but u sure want to go from Libya to Algeria etc.


look me in the eyes and say it aint so

Do you think this is the first time I've traveled? I've already been to several sub saharan African countries, I don't need to go to them again. I'm focusing on the north now because I've only been to one country there and I want to see more.

[Aasli]

Wow you learn something new everyday. I will not tell you what to do, but I would definitely go for it.

Thank you, It's nice to know at least a few people on this thread aren't paranoid and close minded.

[Colonel]

What's wrong with these girls...don't they have parents?

2 xalimos gon get raped in NA, my Berber brothers gonna have themselves some fun

[gurey25]

I have been a couchsurfer and a member of couchsurfing.com.
I stopped participating after i got married, so i can concentrate on matrimonial bliss


but yes it is safe, it depends on the website you use, i would only recommend couchsurfing.com
I have made allot of good friends and had excellent experiences from Australia,Netherlands, Belguim,UAE, Thailand,Malaysia,Philipines and Tokyo
I have hosted people from Portugal, Australia, Canada, and Turkey.

I have met allot of weird and wonderful people including some crazy people, and i had the time of my life.
Sometimes i would not plan crash at someones couch but have my own hotel room, but after meeting up with the local couch surfing community at their local hangouts or events i would change plans and end up on someones couch in some other random city that i did not plan for.
This happened to me in Amsterdam a couple of years ago, i was there for 3 days and then after checking the calender there i discovered their was a get together down the street i was staying in. Met some crazy characters, partied hard and even narrowly escaped getting raped in the toilet by a fat turkish women that was very into me.
Long story short, a group of couchsurfers and local amsterdamers were heading to Bruges in Belguim the next day, so i cancelled my hotel room and joined them for an interesting time in Bruges.

[Aasli]

I have been a couchsurfer and a member of couchsurfing.com.
I stopped participating after i got married, so i can concentrate on matrimonial bliss

but yes it is safe, it depends on the website you use, i would only recommend couchsurfing.com
I have made allot of good friends and had excellent experiences from Australia,Netherlands, Belguim,UAE, Thailand,Malaysia,Philipines and Tokyo
I have hosted people from Portugal, Australia, Canada, and Turkey.
I have met allot of weird and wonderful people including some crazy people, and i had the time of my life.
Sometimes i would not plan crash at someones couch but have my own hotel room, but after meeting up with the local couch surfing community at their local hangouts or events i would change plans and end up on someones couch in some other random city that i did not plan for.
This happened to me in Amsterdam a couple of years ago, i was there for 3 days and then after checking the calender there i discovered their was a get together down the street i was staying in. Met some crazy characters, partied hard and even narrowly escaped getting raped in the toilet by a fat turkish women that was very into me.
Long story short, a group of couchsurfers and local amsterdamers were heading to Bruges in Belguim the next day, so i cancelled my hotel room and joined them for an interesting time in Bruges.

Wow you have an awesome life. And yeah couchsurfing.com is the website we're using, I can't wait for summer it's going to be an increadible experience. Wish you the best of luck with your own travels.

[The-Screw]

it's mostly safe, yes. i had memberships on couchsurf/travbuddy few years ago, networked through meetups etc etc. for the most part they are people with just similar interests in travel, adventure and whatever.