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International
Asia
China
- Philippe's Open-Door Adventure, April 21st, 2008, The China Daily
India
- A friend in every port Business Standard March 10, 2007
- Mumbai mirror Oct 8 2006
Europe
Austria
- Der Standard Februar 16th 2006 (German)
- www.diepresse.at February 15th 2006 (German)
- www.diepresse.at April 23rd 2007 (German)
- www.diepresse.at June 1st 2007 (German)
Internet
- www.geo.de (German)
- www.vienna.at February 15th 2006 (German)
- www.wienweb.at June 3rd 2006 (German)
- www.news.at 2006? (German)
- www.vienna.at July 20th 2006 (German)
- www.news.tele2internet.at July 21st 2006 (German)
- www.oberösterreich.com August 6th 2005 (German)
- www.rundschau.co.at 31th May 2007 (German)
- www.rundschau.co.at 21th June 2007 (German)
- ORF Wien.orf.at August 18th 2008 (German)
TV
- ORF "Wien Heute" July 29th 2006 - 56MB (mostly German)
- ORF "Gut Beraten Österreich" August 18th - 32.6MB better quality coming soon (German - actually it is about HC but all the members are also great CouchSurfers from Austria, Poland and Finland *g* - the TV just wanted to report about HC :( )
- ORF ZIB24 October 31st 2007 - 20MB (only German)
- Okto fre:h (Freistunde) (German - is about hc and cs)
Radio
- Radio Arabella July 29th 2006 4.6MB (German)
Belgium
- Article in "Gazet Van Antwerpen" (Dutch)
Internet
TV
Radio
Denmark
France
Print / Newspaper
Web TV
Finland
- The hitchhiker’s guide to the(northern)galaxy Six Degrees 31.03.2006
- "Maailmalle sohvalla surffaten" Kokkola lehti 2006
- Sohvia yli rajojen Turun Sanomat 01.04.2007
- Travelleri Sohvallesi Helsingin Sanomat - Nyt- liite 05.04.2007
- Radio YLE-X, Finland 08.04.2007
- "Channel One Morning TV" YLE TV-1, Finland 12.04.2007
- "Good Morning Finland" MTV3, Finland 17.04.2007
- YLE Radio Suomi, Finland 09.05.2007
- "Kirppis (Flea Market) Program website" YLE TV-1, Finland 12.05.2007
- "Kirppis (Flea Market) Segment at Google Video" YLE TV-1, Finland 12.05.2007
- "YLE-X Tänään (Today)" Radio YLE-X , Finland 27.06.2007
- "Sohvalla yöpyy ilmaiseksi" Helsingin Sanomat, Finland 19.04.2008
Germany
- A really good article on geo.de [1] (german) [2008-01-11: direct link outdated]
- www.rhein-berg-online.ksta.de
- dnn-online.de 27.07.2005
- www.wiesbadener-kurier.de 11.10.2005
- Von Allah gesandte Gäste in Spiegel Online - 2006-10-24
- Couchsurfing ist tot - es lebe Couchsurfing "Spiegel Online" - 2006-07-04
- Kopfurlaub mit der Clubfamilie
- WDR (Radio) - More mistakes than real infos ...
- Wiesbadener Kurier - 25.07.2007
- Deutsche Welle TV (date unknown)
- www.stern.de 13.02.2008
- RTL
Hungary
Italy
- [<<In viaggio da un divano all'altro>>, pag1], Viversani & belli (August 17th 2007)
- [<<In viaggio da un divano all'altro>>, pag2], Viversani & belli (August 17th 2007)
- [<<Salta da un divano all'altro>>, la nuova frontiera del viaggio fa tappa a Moggio], La Provincia di Lecco (August 15th 2007)
- [Il giro del mondo sul divano degli altri], La provincia di Como (August 14th 2007)
- [I viaggi del divano], Corriere della Sera (13 Agosto 2007)
- CouchSurfing, come ospitare il mondo a casa, www.corriere.it(August 13th 2007)
- Couchsurfing, un sofà per viaggiare gratis Panorama (March 12th 2007)
- "Il giro del mondo? Ora si fa in divano", La Repubblica (March 9th 2007)
- "Divani e divani: racconto di un viaggio e di ospitalità 2.0, ovvero couchsurfing" (file RAM), Radio Radicale covering presentation of phauly and bru at BarCamp Turin about CouchSurfing ("Divani" is couches in Italian). Video released under
Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Italy Licence. (December 2nd 2006)
- "Web, ko il sito dei surfisti del divano", www.corriere.it (July 4th 2006)
- "I viaggi del futuro si fanno sui divani di tutto il mondo", www.repubblica.it (April 18th 2006)
- "Libri e viaggi, auto e case la rivoluzione del vivere gratis", www.repubblica.it (April 18th 2006)
Netherlands
- Gratis logeren voor een betere wereld, October 3rd 2006, Limburgs Dagblad
- Andermans slaapbankje volkskrantreizen Jan 4th 2008
Norway
- Bli sofasurfer - bo gratis hos andre
- Surfer gratis på en sofa
- Gratis overnatting over hele verden zinetravel Jan 9th 2008
Poland
TV
- Dzień Dobry TVN! TVN 25 Feb 2007
- "Wiadomości" TVP 1 29 April 2007
Radio
- Radio BIS spring 2006
- PRZEKRÓJ. 13 July 2006, No. 28/3186, page 74, written by Iza Szymańska;
- Życie Warszawy. Warszawa. 22-23 July 2006, No. 170/2006, page 5, written by Kasia Jaroszyńska;
- Dziennik Łódzki. Magazyn. 15 September 2006, No. 216, page 13, written by Agnieszka Kubik;
- WIK. wprost i kultura. English edition. 11 October - 14 November 2006, page 6, written by Paula Bialski;
Portugal
2008
- Formas alternativas de viajarRádio Clube Portugûes - 2008-06-22
- Emprestei o meu sofá Diário de Noticias - 2008-06-30
- St. John's Party Público - 2008-06-25
- Ó AMIGO, DEIXA-ME DORMIR NO SEU SOFÁ? Sol/blogues - 2008-03-31
- CouchSurfing featured on Portuguese TV news in RTP 1 - 2008-03-30
- Radio show VISÃO GLOBAL (edited version) in Antena 1 Original file - 2008-03-30
- Portuense acolhe surfistas do sofá in Jornal de Notícias - 2008-03-16
- O Rafa Vieira vem contar ao MAL Movimento Acorda Lisboa - 2008-02-26
2007
- Viajantes em rede in Visão - 2007-12-27
- Turismo mais barato in Metro - 2007-09-24
- Sofasurfers Pag.1 Pag.2 in JN (Revista Viva) - 2007-08-31
- Há um desconhecido a dormir no sofá da sala in Publico, Revista Pública - 2007-07-22
- Acolher pessoas em casa in O Primeiro de Janeiro
- Pela Europa com 500 euros in Expresso, Revista Unica - 2007-03-17
- VÍDEO - PELA EUROPA COM 500 EUROS in Expresso - 2007-03-17
- PELA EUROPA COM 500 EUROS - Acampamento no Aeroporto in Expresso - 2007-03-08
- PELA EUROPA COM 500 EUROS - Frankfurt nas Alturas in Expresso - 2007-03-07
- PELA EUROPA COM 500 EUROS - Descalça na capital económica da Europa in Expresso - 2007-03-06
- PELA EUROPA COM 500 EUROS - Portugueses à beira de um ataque de nervos in Expresso - 2007-03-05
- PELA EUROPA COM 500 EUROS - De molho em Budapeste in Expresso - 2007-03-03
- PELA EUROPA COM 500 EUROS - Amesterdão em duas rodas in Expresso - 2007-03-01
- PELA EUROPA COM 500 EUROS - Comer ou visitar museus in Expresso - 2007-02-27
- PELA EUROPA COM 500 EUROS - Andar a pé faz bem á carteira in Expresso - 2007-02-25
- PELA EUROPA COM 500 EUROS - Primeira paragem: Paris in Expresso - 2007-02-24
- CouchSurfing Mania: modalidade inovadora conquista milhares de adeptos em todo o mundo in i-Nova - 2006 Dezembro (p. 10)
2005
- Aventuras pelo Mundo: Surfistas de sofá in Correio da Manhã - 2005-08-14
- Surf no sofá é a nova forma de viajar sem compromisso in Diário de Notícias - 2005-06-16
- De sofá em sofá se conhece o mundo in Mundo Universitário - 2005-05-23 (pp. 6-7)
- Couchsurfing: A emergência de um turismo alternativo in Portugal Evangélico - 2005 Abril/Julho (pp. 8-9)
2004
- Viajar de sofá em sofá in Portugal Diário - 2004-08-25
- Couchsurfing, sofás em rede: Dormindo em casas de desconhecidos in Lifecooler - 2004-10-05
- Turismo de sofá in Expresso, Revista Única - 2004-09-04
Slovakia
- Neplaťte za hotely! Bývajte zadarmo in Magazine Emma - 2008-01-16
- Cestovať po svete sa dá aj bez peňazí na ubytovanie in Aktuality.sk - 2008-03-07
Slovenia
- Od kavča do kavča in Dobro Jutro - 2007-04-08
Spain
- Intercambio de Sofas, la nueva forma de recorrer el mundo a bajo costo papeldigital.info July 6th, 2008
- redes sociales promueven hospedaje gratuito en cualquier parte del mundo in El País - 2006-06-27
- No busques hotel, ¡encuentra sofá! (1) in Diario de Navarra - 2006-03-31 (PFD.P8)
- No busques hotel, ¡encuentra sofá! (2) in Diario de Navarra - 2006-03-31 (PFD.P9)
- Decálogo Low Cost. Viajar de sofá en sofá in Elle Magazine - ELLE nº 237
- Cambia de sofá y de país in La Voz de Galicia - 2006-06-23
Sweden
- Aftonbladet - Newspaper article, in Swedish, January 2007
- Expressen - Newspaper article, in Swedish, January 2007
- Sveriges Radio P4 Sjuhärad - Radio show, in Swedish, January 2007
- Dagens Nyheter - Newspaper article, in Swedish, January 2007
- Nya Wermlands Tidningen - Newspaper article, in Swedish, March 2007
- Aftonbladet Travels - Newspaper article, in Swedish, March 2007
- DN Travels - Newspaper article, in Swedish, July 2007
- SVT Uutiset - TV news in Finnish (Swedish Subtitles), from around minute 6, July 2007
- GT - Newspaper article, in Swedish, July 2007
- Sveriges Radio P4 Örebro - Radio show, in Swedish, July 2007
- Metro - Newspaper article (page 18), in Swedish, September 2007
- Sveriges Radio P3 Planet - Radio show, in Swedish, 1 December 2007
Switzerland
- www.20min.ch 26 July 2006
- St.Galler Tagblatt 15 August 2007
- Yahoo News (19 September 2007)
- Anzeiger 6 February 2008
- Sonntagszeitung 11 May 2008
- www.20min.ch 26 June 2008
United Kingdom
- www.heraldnet.com Sunday, July 16, 2006
- Guardian.co.uk May 21, 2005
- Guardian.co.uk May 6, 2006
- "Trendsurfing: Travel-hosting networks (The Times)" Saturday, February 26, 2005 (appeared only in the paper version, the link is to a page on the blog of the author)
- The Skinny (Glasgow and Edinburgh magazine which is available free) - October Edition.
- The world is cheaper than you think by Benji Lanyado, The Guardian, Saturday September 30 2006
North America
Canada
- Couch surfing helps socializing, too in TheRecord.com - December 6th, 2007
- Surfin' USA (and Canada and Greece and Kenya and Singapore…) in Torontoist - February 10th, 2007
- The world is smaller than you think – Share your home with COUCH SURFING in Schema Magazine - July 17th, 2006
Radio
- GAPadventures in CJSR FM88 - August 03, 2006
Mexico
United States
2008
- Couch Surfing: The New Trend In Travel, CBS13.com, July 11, 2008
- Couch Surfing - More Than A Free Place To Stay. Midtown Monthly - Sacramento & Beyond, July 2008, pgs. 28-29.
- Around the world on 80 couches The Christian Science Monitor July 8th 2008
- CouchSurfing for a free place to stay across the country and the world La Crosse Tribune January 23rd 2008
2007
- Catch the couch wave amarillo.com, Dec 16th, 2007
- A new wave for travel fans Journal & Courier, December 1, 2007
- Surf the polyester cushion wave www.theinnovativetraveller.com, Nov 2007
- Sofa-surfing sojourners are camping out in living rooms around the world The Bellingham Herold Nov 8th, 2007
- International Couch Party! www.ecollegetimes.com October 11th 2007
- Travel the World One Couch at a Time NBC Nightly News, September 30, 2007
- Surfing the World Wide Couch New York Times, September 20, 2007
- Take the Couch Boston Globe, August 22, 2007
- Couch surfing: the new wave of travel Minnesota Daily, August 1st 2007
- Great Architecture Finds a Home in IndianaThe New York Times. June 12, 2007
- Take a Year off to Travel the World Yahoo! Travel. June 6, 2007
- Frommers.com Podcast: Finding Beds and Baths Beyond Hotels Frommers.com June 1, 2007
- Bamboo Nation Podcast featuring San Francisco CouchSurfer Glide_NYC plugging CouchSurfing.com and talking about the new play Outspoken Prince Gomolvilas website. April 4, 2007
- Divan Intervention Washington Post. March 11, 2007
- A Little Thank-You Can Get You a Long Way Washington Post. Sunday, March 11, 2007
- My One-Night Stay in Limerick: More Than a Couch Washington Post. Sunday, March 11, 2007
- Couch surfers enjoy the free spirit St. Petersburg Times, February 27, 2007
- From couch to couch Columbia Missourian, February 16, 2007
2006
- 'Couchsurfing' travel takes off on Web MSNBC, Associated Press. Nov. 7, 2006
- Couch Surfing USA, metrosantacruz, September 27, 2006
- A Strong Web Community Refused to Die FinanceVisor, July 15,2006
- Couch Surf Your Way Around the World Abc News, April 20, 2006
- "Couchsurfing" Travel Takes Off On the Web Slashdot, Oct 8 2006
2005
- Traveling on trust from couch to couch Columbia News Service, November 1, 2005
- Crash On Other People's Couches All Over The World The Denver Channel, August 12, 2005
- Couch Surfing Boston.com July 31, 2005
- www.stuffmagazine.com 6/3/2005
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Pacific
New Zealand
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- Couch surfing proving to be a hit for young travellers in tvnz.co.nz - Dez 30, 2007
- Couch surf your way around the world in tvnz.co.nz - Apr 27, 2005
CS Internal
- First international CS meeting in Austria/Europe June 2005 Linz by PY 16.7MB or better quality with 116.7MB (English)
- Song by Bamma B feat Mikky Mouth 2006 3.7MB (CS Song - English)
