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**TimmyJames1976** · 03-31-2005, 05:58 PM

Well, I am heading out on my first overseas venture soon, and I am doing the hostel things, but I have a strong feeling the travel bug will hit and stick hard, so I was checking out those crash for freetype places online for possible future use....i found another one along those lines - TravelRoomers - Any1 ever had any luck staying with any1 on sites like these? Accomadation fees add up fast and I would like to spend plan a nice long trip and this type of stay would be SUPER handy, but of course I am a bit scepitcal of this stuff....so any experiences would be great.

**MeTurk** · 04-01-2005, 04:02 AM

I've been looking at sites like that too, but that one has a fee, these two are free from the looks of things

Globalfreeloaders.com
hospitalityclub.org

**TimmyJames1976** · 04-01-2005, 05:47 AM

yeah, i noticed that too, but i was figuring whats $20 bux a year for a 3rd source of free accomadation, but i havn't really even used the free ones yet so i dunno

**MeTurk** · 04-01-2005, 07:19 AM

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but i was figuring whats $20 bux a year for a 3rd source of free accomadation

When you look at it like that you've nothing to lose. Look's like you may have to be the guinie pig, while you being a guinnie pig I have some unmarked medication lieing around, it's ok it's ether asprin or mdma.

**TimmyJames1976** · 04-01-2005, 07:25 AM

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Originally posted by MeTurk@Apr 1 2005, 08:18 AM

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but i was figuring whats $20 bux a year for a 3rd source of free accomadation

When you look at it like that you've nothing to lose. Look's like you may have to be the guinie pig, while you being a guinnie pig I have some unmarked medication lieing around, it's ok it's ether asprin or mdma.

i knew a guy at my college that would try anything....he was a little strange...wonder if it was from all the "i'll try it" experiments

**U2fan** · 04-03-2005, 08:08 AM

try www.couchsurfing.com; it's free

starpiste · 04-03-2005, 02:34 PM

Just wanted to weigh in here and say I've hosted people twice who found me on Global freeeloaders, and been hosted by people I found on couchsurfing. All the experiences were great and I will continue to use the sites when I can.

**MeTurk** · 04-05-2005, 08:08 AM

They where talking about freeloaders on the radio this morning when I woke up. The presenter said the person that stayed with him just took advantage. He then went to someone in Barcelona and said the room was a tip. But I don't think he's really getting into the spirit of it all, he's a Dublin 4 toff from the sounds of it.

They did get alot of people sending in messages saying the service was great afterwards tough.