TRAVEL MADE EASY
LINKS AND TIPS
1/ COUCHSURFING
A good way to befriend people all over the world - just post an offer to have a cup of coffee or a meal with foreigners, show them around your town or put them up if you have a couch.
I recently put up a woman writer from la Dominique and one her friend from Arkansas. We've been in touch and I hope to visit very soon.
I'm going to Egypt at the end of October and have contacted an Egyptian teacher of French, Fatma. We'll meet up in Cairo.
Brush up on your languages or learn a new one by contacting people willing to teach you their language.
I learned some Arabic when I went to Jordan thanks to a Palestinian living in Texas. I've been in touch with a young woman in Iran for quite a while now.
3/ TRAIN PASSES
Ever heard of the "carte SNCF Inter-rail"? No? Well, visit their pages. 4 years ago, I did a tour of eastern Europe on a train pass.