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surfers from Nimes, France

August 5, 2014

I have discovered the great joy of hosting people. When I was in Europe, I did a lot of couchsurfing to save on accommodation and made many new friends who were able to show me their city from a local’s perspective. Coming back to Singapore, I wanted to pay it forward and continue to meet …
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Constanţa, coastal town along the Black sea

August 3, 2014

Constanţa is Romania’s largest and most important port city on the Black Sea; in summer, it’s also the gateway to the country’s seaside resorts. Accommodation here is cheaper than in Mamaia and maxi taxis cover the journey in about 15 minutes, so it may be worthwhile to consider basing yourself here even if you’re only …
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Only Lyon

September 6, 2013

My first couchsurfing experience was superb I must say. At first I was quite worried because I emailed the person to confirm that I was coming but she did not reply. Also I did not have Internet nor a French number and had to depend on infrequent wifi, so it was quite hard to confirm …
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