<begin vent/frustrated rant> Happy New Year everyone, Yesterday I spent way too long on the computer, still researching my North African trip; partly because I know so little about it, partly because the media says its very dangerous at the moment, and party because I’m terrified about what could happen to me. But, I’ve trolled [...]

New Years Eve for me was HUGE! I’d just spent 11 days on tour with BusAbout and New Years Eve in Prague was the big finale. If you follow me, you know I’ve done a few tours, and generally don’t like that style of travel. During the Festive Season though, I think it’s nice to relax [...]

Usually I’m the first to brag about how wonderful the world of CouchSurfing is, but today I had one of my few negative experiences. I was fuming mad. But after some time to cool down, and having backup plans, I am calm and collected and ready to relay the story, as well as tips on [...]

Will Peach is one of the site editors over at Gap Daemon, the gap year travel website for backpackers and young travellers. You can also catch him writing on My Spanish Adventure about what to see in Spain while learning the language and living on the cheap.   Is Spanish hard to learn? That’s the [...]

I simply had to share this story. I managed to get a last-minute host in Krakow before my Christmas Festive Trek started, after having a negative CouchSurfing experience. My hosts were a couple, the girl Polish, the guy Mexican. They met through CouchSurfing, he was her surfer, she was his host; both avid travellers, and [...]