Couch Surfing - Where Do Most Dwellars Live?

Sundae · 01-18-2011, 08:04 AM

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

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!

I'm also 4 hours from Niagara falls.....

Shawnee123 · 01-18-2011, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

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.

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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01-18-2011, 08:04 AM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	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? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 01-18-2011 at 08:16 AM. Reason: Deleted question re Pittsburgh, as have found very little evidence of Dwellar activity there

01-18-2011, 11:19 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-18-2011, 12:12 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	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. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-18-2011, 01:24 PM	#4
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	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 __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

01-18-2011, 01:33 PM	#6
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	And I have a big empty house... no couch though. lol. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

01-18-2011, 01:25 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	We Philly people would come pick you up by car in New York.

01-18-2011, 01:39 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	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. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-18-2011, 01:49 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	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! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-18-2011, 01:55 PM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	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! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-18-2011, 02:02 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	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! I'm also 4 hours from Niagara falls..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-18-2011, 02:04 PM	#13
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	I'd love to see London. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

01-18-2011, 02:04 PM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I'd love to see France __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-18-2011, 02:05 PM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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