I found out about Couchsurfing a few months before I started my travels and was dying to try it out. Kind of. I loved the concept and was excited to meet locals from the places I would be visiting, but I was also a little nervous. I mean, I would be sharing a confined space [...]

For many travel geeks, where they are going to sleep at night is really a minor concern as long as they are out seeing the world; however, my experience has shown me that sometimes a bad hostel, guest house or hotel experience can have a negative impact on one’s opinion of the city or country [...]