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Sundae 01-18-2011 08:04 AM

Couch Surfing - Where Do Most Dwellars Live?
 
It's a new year, new start, turning over a new leaf and all that and everything.
So as often before my mind turns to plans of travel.
Sometimes I fulfull them (Amsterdam) sometimes I don't (America, Kenya).
So this is just musing.

BUT. Out of interest.
I see New York is the cheapest return destination and Amtrak trains run from there for a reasonable cost. For example one trip I made up as below only came to £93.

Coming to PA by train I would stop in Philadeplhia as I've always wanted to see it. This is where there is the highest concentration of Dwellars, right?
I can then get the train quite easily to Cleveland OH, which I assume is accessible to Shawnee and Bri?
And from Cleveland I can go back to NY via Washington.

I'm thinking of couchsurfing ie staying free at people's homes. There are verified people online who offer this service, or of course I could throw myself on the mercy of the Dwellars. Well, I mean I could ask politely and see if anyone agrees.

Any ideas?

wolf 01-18-2011 11:19 AM

I could clean off the couch ... or, better still, blow up the air mattress for you. I'd even schedule vacation so we could do stuff!

BigV 01-18-2011 12:12 PM

I'm delighted to see Washington on your itinerary!! You are most welcome to stay with me. With a reasonable amount of advance notice, I'd take some time off and squire you about town. I love where I live and I'm definitely in touch with my inner tour guide. You'll have a great time.

limey 01-18-2011 01:24 PM

This is where I say that SG is DEFINITELY in touch with her inner tourist - she is a great guest, interested in everything and very easy to have around :)

Undertoad 01-18-2011 01:25 PM

We Philly people would come pick you up by car in New York.

jimhelm 01-18-2011 01:33 PM

And I have a big empty house... no couch though. lol.

Shawnee123 01-18-2011 01:39 PM

I have nowhere to put you except maybe among the dead hobos, but we'd work something out, somehow.

Cleveland is about as far away from us that you can get and still be in Ohio, but it's a do-able drive (4-5 hours depending on where in Cleveland.)

Thanks to Kasich we can forget about that high speed rail that could've brought you to Columbus or Cincinnati in two shakes of a lamb's tail.

PS You meant Washington DC, right? Washington State is clear on the other side of the country, so any hopes for a squire might be dire.

monster 01-18-2011 01:49 PM

huh, so you'll drive 4-5 hours to Cleveland to meet SG, but not straight up the I75 to visit me?

:sulks:

Cleveland is much closer to me than the Ohio girls!

Sundae 01-18-2011 01:55 PM

Wow - isn't the Cellar an amazing place :)
To everyone who has offered, my many thanks.
I will keep all this in mind while travel-dreaming.
Like I said, it's all pie in the sky and all about costings, but at least I know it's feasible.

Shaw - what's your nearest big transport hub?
For some reason I thought it was Cleveland but that might be from seeing names of football teams or something?

UT - wow, really?
If costs are about equal I'd be happier to fly into Washington (DC) though, that way I get to catch up with Dwellars there - there are enough for a GTG right? Me & my squire otherwise :)

I found out the US have Megabus too and it's even cheaper than here!
You'd have thought my Glasgow - London experience would have put me off (as when I came back from Amsterdam and said I'd never travel by coach again). But the pain fades very quickly and the low, low fares are so seductive.

Reading up, the trains seem to get the nod for the scenery.

So, okay. It's just a case of settling down to saving and then coming up with an itinerary. If people in more than one location are happy to put me up/ show me round I'd probably want to come in the summer (more time) but it won't be this summer. Otherwise it would be in October, but that's only a week long break.

One of these days I'd finally be in gainful employment and can start saving!

Sundae 01-18-2011 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster (Post 706420)
Cleveland is much closer to me than the Ohio girls!

Aaaaah - maybe that's what I was thinking.
I hadn't factored you in because I thought you were well out of reach.

Check off another person to meet - although I admit your schedule probably doesn't leave much space...?

monster 01-18-2011 02:02 PM

We need that googly map thing that had everyone on it.......

I'm 4 hours up the road friom Shawnee. I could pop down for lunch! :lol: I'm also 4 hours from Niagara falls.....

Shawnee123 01-18-2011 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster (Post 706420)
huh, so you'll drive 4-5 hours to Cleveland to meet SG, but not straight up the I75 to visit me?

:sulks:

Cleveland is much closer to me than the Ohio girls!

It's all in the future, it's my Imma Gonna.

Of course I'm coming to see you. I'm not doing anything until spring but I have lots of vacation time saved up.


SG: either Columbus or Cincinnati is closer to us, Columbus is in the middle of the state pretty much, so would be closer to where you're coming from.

Maybe I'll have won the lottery and will have built my dream home by then. :o

edit: and Pico is a hop skip and a jump, too!

jimhelm 01-18-2011 02:04 PM

I'd love to see London.

Shawnee123 01-18-2011 02:04 PM

I'd love to see France

Shawnee123 01-18-2011 02:05 PM

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