CouchSurfing into Storage

CouchSurfing is a social networking site which is on a completely different level compared to Facebook and Twitter.

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This site allows people to interact and meet from all corners of the globe allowing people from different walks of life to come together.  It is a diverse community with over 1 million members, from over 69,000 different cities: members practice over 300 unique languages. The founders of CouchSurfing have a track record of creating inspiring experiences since its creation in 2004 with over 1.7 million successful CouchSurfing stays being recorded. Nearly 2 million new friendships have been formed through and over 120,000 of these are described as being “close” friendships.

Over 1 million members mean a lot of couches to choose from, in a lot of different locations ranging from cities, to the countryside.  But what happens when a couch surfer stays in your home when you aren’t there? Maybe you have to work, or are called away to a family emergency, creating a situation where a perfect stranger is left in your house or flat on their own.

The most convenient and cost effective solution for this type of situation is self storage.  Utilising a local self storage facility will allow you to keep your personal possessions safe and secure, as well as free-up some space in your home. After all, it’s not just a couch surfer which turns up on your doorstep: inevitably they have, at the very least, a large backpack too.  The free space created by putting your own items into self storage will very quickly become occupied with your traveller friend’s stuff.  Using storage also ensures peace of mind knowing all your precious items are locked away from potential sticky fingers!



If you have a chance to try CouchSurfing, give it a go.  You meet a fantastic range of like-minded people, not to mention its one of the cheapest ways to travel as you don’t need to pay for hotels or hostels!

Happy surfing!