Couchsurfing, A great way to explore the World…

When i look at past, i see it clearly that Couchsurfing is one of the best things that happened in my life.

I think it is one of greatest invention after the invention of internet, a true way to real cultural exchange, a road to the world peace…

Well, i become a member of Couchsurfing after i read a great article about it somewhere on the web. Bu i guess, i didint have time to discover it, and didnt really understant it what really was. Staying at somebody else’s house in foreign lands? Wow, might be great, but also dangerous, and also who accept somebody to his/her house for free stay anyway? These was one of the toughts that came to my mind after i heard Couchsurfings mission. I can easily say that, i was too skeptical about it.

I started using it again right after a close friend of mine, told me how great it is, and introduce me some of his Couchsurfers. After this experience all of my silly doubts about the Couchsurfing project disappeared!

After helping some Couchsurfers explore Istanbul, i sent my first couchrequest to Toom in Bangkok! Toom turned out to be is one of the greatest person that i met. He immediately accepted my couchsurfing request, and told me very clearly how to get his home after landing to airport. When i went there, there were already 5 other amazing Couchsurfers at Tooms house! 5 different people from 4 nations! One day our Spanish friends were cooking Spanish food, next day, Toom and his great brothers were cooking Thai food, there were lots of travelling stories from all over the world, and the atmosphere  was amazing! I didn’t have any similar feeling when i stayed at hotels, and my first impression was so impressive that i never missed any chance to join a city meeting, or help somebody on his questions about my city Istanbul.