In the Race
Now, here, you see, it takes all the blogging I can do to keep in the same place.
If I want to get somewhere else, I must blog twice as fast as that!
You see, I'm in
the Red Queen's Race...
We All Know About The Couch Potato
By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jul 8 2008, 06:30 AM
That term has been around since, well, 1976.
Now there is a new term involving the couch.
It’s a “couch surfer.”
You may be surprised as to what that is.
The couch potato already is planted on the couch in front of the T.V.
A couch surfer is usually a younger generation (but not always) traveler who plants themselves on stranger’s couches all over the country and world via searching the internet for a vacation.
“While the cultural exchange that enlivens the world of couch surfing is as old as human wanderlust, the phenomenon itself has moved into the 21st century with a formal movement with a website, a mission statement, precautions, and sophisticated referral and vetting procedures to protect the safety and good intentions of both hosts and travelers. In short, says futurist and social analyst Marian Salzman, it is the universe of social networking itself, simply pushed into the real world.
"It's a new kind of social," says Ms. Salzman. Younger travelers "want to see the world in the way they live now, which is totally connected, with hundreds of casual friends." It's a powerful, word-of-mouth way to make connections with people all over the world, says Cameron Siewert, content manager for the online travel site, IgoUgo.com. And it makes travel accessible in a way it hasn't been before. “
While that all sounds great...we all know that danger must be lurking out there.
Read the full story from Christian Science Monitor
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