I don't think couchsurfing is going to make your trip more safe.

The festival has a special couchsurfing programm for international visitors.

One idea as well is to check Couchsurfing.

Should be interesting couchsurfing there, here people's stories.

In September 2012 Couchsurfing updated its terms of use.

In August 2011, Couchsurfing announced its change of status to a for-profit corporation.

The announcement that Couchsurfing had become a for-profit corporation created a backlash from the core members.

CouchSurfing, a hospitality exchange network.

The group members see Couchsurfing's source code and user database as community-created and say that they should not be used for profits.

In 2004, Casey Fenton started CouchSurfing, now the largest hospitality exchange organization.

I personally hosted a French couple, through Couchsurfing, last year who crossed into Pakistan overland and did not feel anything threatening.

Other collaborative consumption sites include Etsy, CouchSurfing and Kickstarter.

CouchSurfing, however, lets them bring the travel home, as the hosts for touring rock bands, teenage Canadian motorcyclists and other frugal travelers.

This is from one guy,just did this : It is from CouchSurfing,maybe it helps .

He also embarked on an acoustic living room tour, where he was invited through the website couchsurfing- to perform an intimate solo show in the houses of fans.

Though social accommodation has been with us for a few years, 2011 was the year many people tried staying in someone's home with the help of Couchsurfing, Airbnb and other sites.

Still, neither apartment owners who stand to make money from these sites, nor the growing numbers of travelers looking for a middle ground between Couchsurfing and a traditional B&B or hotel are likely to be deterred.

As of October 2011, CouchSurfing has over 3 million active and inactive members (Fenton states the number of active members is approximately one million) and is the most popular free accommodation site.

In August 2012, Couchsurfing closed $15 million in funding from lead investor General Catalyst Partners, with participation by Menlo Ventures and existing investors Benchmark Capital and Omidyar Network.

Social networking first significantly influenced the world of travel in 1999 with the start of Couchsurfing, a service in which members offer a spare couch - or bed, or floor space - to fellow Couchsurfers, at no charge.

The film tells the stories of the online mass collaboration projects such as Mumsnet, CouchSurfing, Slice the Pie and My Football Club whose self-organising structures may "threaten to change the fabric of government."

At Benchmark, Cohler has backed the firm's investments in Dropbox, Asana, Quora, Domo, Edmodo, ResearchGate, 1stdibs, Peixe Urbano, Couchsurfing, Baixing, and Zendesk.

An optional credit card verification system, allowing members to "lock in" their name and mailing address by making a credit card payment under any name and entering a code that Couchsurfing mails to an address of their choice.

Other lodging alternatives to hotels include Homelink.org and HomeExchange.com that offer home swaps, BeWelcome, Couchsurfing, Hospitality Club, Airbnb, 9flats, Travelmob, Uproost, and Wimdu.com which offer rooms or space in homes to travelers, Hosteling International which offers dorm-style accommodations.

Some users felt that Couchsurfing, as a for-profit company, would no longer uphold the open culture of hospitality exchange and decided to join BeWelcome, a non profit European website, either exclusively or in addition to being a member of Couchsurfing.