Comments on: Couchsurfing killed the youth hostel? http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/ Magazine of the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A_o_shaughnessy http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/comment-page-1/#comment-548 A_o_shaughnessy Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:34:00 +0000 http://www.reportageonline.com/?p=2750#comment-548 I recently couchsurfed for the first time and it is safe to say I will never coouchsurf again. The guy I stayed with had 100% reviews so I thought I would be ok. He took me to what I can only describe as a sex club and kept coming onto me. I contacted a friend to get me somewhere to aty whilst I went for a walk to get away from him and when I went back he came onto me again, when I sid no he asked me what was wrong and if I was married. I have never been so petrified in my life and will never put myself into this position again and trust me this write up is nice in comparison to what went on! I recently couchsurfed for the first time and it is safe to say I will never coouchsurf again. The guy I stayed with had 100% reviews so I thought I would be ok. He took me to what I can only describe as a sex club and kept coming onto me. I contacted a friend to get me somewhere to aty whilst I went for a walk to get away from him and when I went back he came onto me again, when I sid no he asked me what was wrong and if I was married. I have never been so petrified in my life and will never put myself into this position again and trust me this write up is nice in comparison to what went on!

]]> By: Lucien Alperstein http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/comment-page-1/#comment-541 Lucien Alperstein Sun, 09 May 2010 12:23:10 +0000 http://www.reportageonline.com/?p=2750#comment-541 Hi Lauren, I hadn't couch surfed before this trip, I was told by a friend a few months before I left. I was a little nervous but pretty confident it was going to be alright, and my first was a great experience too and looking back on it definitely won me over. Regarding the article Jack posted, there's a lot I didn't know about, and some I did. I do agree with a lot of the criticisms the author has but they're largely criticisms of the people who run the Couchsurfing website, and cases of individual dissatisfaction. For me, and for everyone I met and stayed with who was somehow affiliated with the website, nothing raised in the article was a problem or even an issue, the Couchsurfing website enabled us to meet, have a good time and a be a part of an experience we preferred over staying in hostels. Hi Lauren,

I hadn’t couch surfed before this trip, I was told by a friend a few months before I left. I was a little nervous but pretty confident it was going to be alright, and my first was a great experience too and looking back on it definitely won me over.

Regarding the article Jack posted, there’s a lot I didn’t know about, and some I did. I do agree with a lot of the criticisms the author has but they’re largely criticisms of the people who run the Couchsurfing website, and cases of individual dissatisfaction. For me, and for everyone I met and stayed with who was somehow affiliated with the website, nothing raised in the article was a problem or even an issue, the Couchsurfing website enabled us to meet, have a good time and a be a part of an experience we preferred over staying in hostels.

]]> By: Lucien Alperstein http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Lucien Alperstein Sun, 09 May 2010 12:23:00 +0000 http://www.reportageonline.com/?p=2750#comment-547 Hi Lauren, I hadn't couch surfed before this trip, I was told by a friend a few months before I left. I was a little nervous but pretty confident it was going to be alright, and my first was a great experience too and looking back on it definitely won me over. Regarding the article Jack posted, there's a lot I didn't know about, and some I did. I do agree with a lot of the criticisms the author has but they're largely criticisms of the people who run the Couchsurfing website, and cases of individual dissatisfaction. For me, and for everyone I met and stayed with who was somehow affiliated with the website, nothing raised in the article was a problem or even an issue, the Couchsurfing website enabled us to meet, have a good time and a be a part of an experience we preferred over staying in hostels. Hi Lauren,

I hadn’t couch surfed before this trip, I was told by a friend a few months before I left. I was a little nervous but pretty confident it was going to be alright, and my first was a great experience too and looking back on it definitely won me over.

Regarding the article Jack posted, there’s a lot I didn’t know about, and some I did. I do agree with a lot of the criticisms the author has but they’re largely criticisms of the people who run the Couchsurfing website, and cases of individual dissatisfaction. For me, and for everyone I met and stayed with who was somehow affiliated with the website, nothing raised in the article was a problem or even an issue, the Couchsurfing website enabled us to meet, have a good time and a be a part of an experience we preferred over staying in hostels.

]]> By: Playstation 3 (PS3) Wireless Keypad Review http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Playstation 3 (PS3) Wireless Keypad Review Wed, 05 May 2010 12:31:53 +0000 http://www.reportageonline.com/?p=2750#comment-540 [...] Couchsurfing killed the youth hostel? | Reportage [...] [...] Couchsurfing killed the youth hostel? | Reportage [...]

]]> By: Lauren Moorhouse http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Lauren Moorhouse Tue, 04 May 2010 21:57:35 +0000 http://www.reportageonline.com/?p=2750#comment-539 Interesting link Jack. Illustrates quite clearly that we shouldn't take everything at face value and whilst it might look good, be careful and alert. Interesting link Jack. Illustrates quite clearly that we shouldn’t take everything at face value and whilst it might look good, be careful and alert.

]]> By: Lauren Moorhouse http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Lauren Moorhouse Tue, 04 May 2010 21:57:00 +0000 http://www.reportageonline.com/?p=2750#comment-546 Interesting link Jack. Illustrates quite clearly that we shouldn't take everything at face value and whilst it might look good, be careful and alert. Interesting link Jack. Illustrates quite clearly that we shouldn’t take everything at face value and whilst it might look good, be careful and alert.

]]> By: Jack http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Jack Tue, 04 May 2010 07:16:54 +0000 http://www.reportageonline.com/?p=2750#comment-538 CouchSurfing is not all that it seems.... http://allthatiswrong.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/a-criticism-of-couchsurfing-and-review-of-alternatives/ CouchSurfing is not all that it seems….

http://allthatiswrong.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/a-criticism-of-couchsurfing-and-review-of-alternatives/

]]> By: Jack http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Jack Tue, 04 May 2010 07:16:00 +0000 http://www.reportageonline.com/?p=2750#comment-545 CouchSurfing is not all that it seems.... http://allthatiswrong.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/a-criticism-of-couchsurfing-and-review-of-alternatives/ CouchSurfing is not all that it seems….

http://allthatiswrong.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/a-criticism-of-couchsurfing-and-review-of-alternatives/

]]> By: limewire http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/comment-page-1/#comment-537 limewire Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:31:06 +0000 http://www.reportageonline.com/?p=2750#comment-537 wow sweet stuff man. wow sweet stuff man.

]]> By: limewire http://www.reportageonline.com/2010/04/couchsurfing-killed-the-youth-hostel/comment-page-1/#comment-544 limewire Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:31:00 +0000 http://www.reportageonline.com/?p=2750#comment-544 wow sweet stuff man. wow sweet stuff man.

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