Couchsurfing Tips for Newbie Backpacker as a "SURFER"

SURFI NGSURFI NG

TI PS FOR TI PS FOR NEWBI E NEWBI E BACKPACKERBACKPACKER

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WHERE

DID I TRAVEL?

USA THAILAND MALAYSIA SINGAPORE CANADA FRANCE

ITALY

GERMANY

NETHERLANDINDIACAMBODIALAOSVIETNAM

2010 – 201413 NEGARA

& INDONESIA

WHERE

DID I “SURF?”

THAILAND MALAYSIA SINGAPORE GERMANY

NETHERLANDINDIACAMBODIALAOSVIETNAM

9 COUNTRIES11 HOSTIN 11 CITIES

MY FIRSTCOUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

IN PHUKET, MARCH 2011

THAT LEAD TO OTHER EXCITING COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCES!

ANTON - BANGKOK ELMA - KL ADILLA - SINGAPORE

YULIA - BERLIN ANNE - HOLLAND ASISH - VARANASI ZOE - HANOI

JAVED ALI - AGRARAM - DHARAMSALA

NAOME – SIEM REAP

SURF TIPS #1

MAKE YOUR COUCHSURFING

PROFILEALIVE!

SURF TIPS #2COLLECT REFERENCES FROM YOUR FRIENDS, HOSTS / GUESTS

SURF TIPS #3SURF IN ADVANCE – AT LEAST 1 MONTH BEFORE YOUR ARRIVAL

SURF TIPS #4

CHOOSE PEOPLE THAT WILL

MATCH WITH

YOU

SURF TIPS #5PERSONALIZE YOUR REQUEST, BE SPECIFIC, GET TO KNOW THE HOST!

READ THE REFERENCE IS IMPORTANT!

SURF TIPS #5

OFFER SOMETHING INTERESTING

ABOUT YOU IN

THE REQUEST!

TIPS WHEN

YOU ARRIVETO YOUR

HOST

TIPS #1 :SMALL

GIFTS ORACT OF

KINDNESS

TIPS #2 :ALWAYS TRYTO PAY YOUROWN FOODOR TREAT

YOUR HOST

TIPS #3 :MAKE EFFORT

TO BUILDRELATIONSHIP& KNOW YOUR

HOST

TIPS #4 :LEAVE NO

TRASH BEHIND

TIPS #5 :LEAVE GOOD

FEEDBACK& WRITE

REFERENCESAT THEIR PROFILE

TIPS #6 :BE

INDEPENDENTAND DONT

DISTURBYOUR HOST

TIPS #7 :OFFER YOUR

HOST TO VISIT YOUR

PLACE!

TIPS #7 :STAY IN TOUCH

WITH YOUR HOST ONCEYOU BACK!

“WHEREVER YOU GO, BE A GOOD ONES”Happy Couchsurfing!