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That sounds like a fantastic trip! > Irkutsk (first CouchSurfing experience!) If you are going to do it again, would you still use CouchSurfing? We had a grea
by gurkendoktor 6y ago
That sounds like a fantastic trip!
> Irkutsk (first CouchSurfing experience!)
If you are going to do it again, would you still use CouchSurfing? We had a great experience surfing on all of our stops from Warsaw to Vladivostok in 2013, but I'm not sure if that's still a thing, or if it is all Airbnb now. I wonder if it still has the same vibe.
Asking because I'd also love to take the Transsiberian again. Vladivostok was great, but I'd love to see Mongolia this time.
- peterburkimsher 6y agoI stayed active on CouchSurfing from then on, and was also able to host in Japan and Taiwan! It's a great community, with meetups as well if you're not travelling but still want to hang out with interesting people. In May 2020 though, CouchSurfing started charging subscription fees. The community is outraged, and most people are moving to BeWelcome.org and Trustroots. BeWelcome has some online meetups as well, if you feel like coming and chatting. So yes - I am still doing hospitality exchange, and would certainly try to do so on a trip like this.