CouchSurfing and WWOOFing, instructions

Hotels had better watch out! For besides fashionable guest rooms, which affects more and more cities, alternative forms of accommodation are increasing.

An Anglo-Saxon concept

The suffix "ing" reflects the Anglo-Saxon origin of Couchsurfing and Wwoofing. Anglos our friends are precursors effect of these initiatives that see the world with a focus on meeting and maintaining his wallet. But what is it?

Couchsurfing: sofas and cultural exchanges

Far from being a new winter sport - couchsurfing can be literally translated as "couch surfing" - the "Couchsurfing" is to place an ad to have it hosted, for free, in the destination of their choice. Internet is the backbone of this trend that finds followers around the world, as evidenced by the couchsurfing.com website.

Philosophy

We also discover that the "couch surfers," mostly young, claim to be a community and do not lack ideals. Beyond the simple loan sofa to spend the night, the body (initially non-profit, commercial business now) behind the system is indeed on a mission to create an international network to promote educational exchanges and collective awareness  facilitate cultural understanding. Extensive and commendable program that, again according to the site, found followers in 232 countries and nearly 60,000 cities worldwide. There are "hosts" to Mongolia.

How

Practically, how does one become couch surfing? Just register on the site, create their profile, and then, once ready to go, to contact members in the finish and wait their proposals city. Since the site has become very popular, we must increasingly look after its entry: Customize the most of your email, depending on who you face, and the popularity of your destination. Do not be too high for comfort expectations and understand that this is before any exchange.

Security

All this is safe? The founders of the organization say take a maximum guarantees. Network members are trading online reviews and bad bedfellows not quickly find more couches ready for them. There have been very few stories of mishaps since the birth of the concept.

Wwoofing: room and board bios Two W, two O.

This is a concept that marks its different. Kesako ? Literally, WWOOF means "World Wide Opportunities in Organic Farming" (International Opportunities organic farms). The idea is to offer young volunteers to work a few hours a day on farms practicing organic farming in exchange for room and board. Beyond the work (usually in the morning), the volunteer has time to learn the language of the country visited and do some sightseeing. Again, the project proponents emphasize the ideals attached to it.

City dwellers to the countryside

The Wwoofing, according to its website www.wwoofinternational.org thus promises to be a means to understand the ins and outs of the organic movement and to open the debate by providing a way to discover urban agriculture in everyday life. Its designers also insist that "no person shall receive money for the purpose of WWOOF is to enrich human relationships, discover and learn in an atmosphere 'green' only ', can we read on the website of the French branch www.wwoof.fr .

Launch

Want to become a WWOOF? Nothing very difficult. Just go online to become a member of the association (€ 15/20 to 1/2 in France) and then contact the hosts within the network, present in forty countries.

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Ahmed Khalidi

My name is Ahmed, I'm 23 and I'm passionate about travel. I try to travel regularly while continuing my study. I created this blog to share my travels, my tips and my travel tips. Feel free to comment on my articles or contact me if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer you. Follow and join us in Fb : fb.com/traver24trip in Google+ : +AhmedKhalidi1 .

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