Oporto: The unexpected
What to expect from a place like Portugal? It’s simply not a country that gets too much coverage or advertises itself for tourism too greatly, at…
Salamanca: A frustrating beauty
It’s interesting to observe how the architecture changes not just from one country to another, but from within the country itself. The arrival in Spain came…
Márcio, Paolo, Cássio, Giovanna & Ricardo, Madrid
There exists many levels of dedication to Couchsurfing. It’s one of the great strengths of the system – the individuality of it and that everybody participates…
Madrid: A challenge begins
Welcome to Spain. First stop, Madrid. The capital, ideally located smack bang in the center of the country built on the Rio Manzanares. The country of…
Geoffrey, Montpellier
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. That’s the philosophy that I like to try and subscribe to during my travels. And to do this…
Montpellier: A refreshing modernity
One of the great advantages and incentive to visit Europe and it’s countries is the history. The age of the place and it’s civilisations makes for…
Michel, Martigues
Most travel and touring occurs in major cities. It makes sense. These are usually the places where there are many local sights to see, history to…
Learning a language, Part I
As I’ve mentioned many times before in previous articles, my main aim of this journey is to learn more about the world through different cultures and…
Florian, Marseille
There needs to be a fair bit of luck when traveling. Particularly when traveling for a long period of time, even the most organised of traveler…
Couch to couch 