Cultural exchange

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Because travel has always been synonymous with cultural exchange and human mutual aid, we made a point to talk about this touching and beautiful subject!

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Hitchhiking stories: those gestures that have a different meaning

3 August 202014 June 2022
Alternative Travel, Travel Stories

Few days ago, we exchanged on a hitchhiking forum about gestures that have a very different meaning in other countries. We then realized that we had some funny stories to tell, small moments of embarrassment, misunderstanding, misinterpretation because of cultural differences … Moments that we wanted to share, in our list of the most beautiful misunderstandings in hitchhiking!

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Bye, Couchsurfing

8 June 202014 June 2022
Alternative Travel, Reflections

Post updated on August 06, 2020

May 2020. While most borders are still closed and travelers still quarantined, the world alternative traveler community has been shaken by terrible news: Couchsurfing hospitality network is forcing its registered members from “developed countries” to pay to access their profiles – without consultation, nor notification. A decision that led us to question the future of this network…

How to communicate easily while traveling

8 October 201914 June 2022
Preparations & Tips

While traveling, being able to communicate and being understood can quickly become a real headache, especially when you or your interlocutor do not speak the same language! After several months on the road, we wanted to share our tips for communicating, from our own experience. And contrary to what you think, learning to communicate is not an insurmountable task!

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Hospitality, Volunteering: the alternative accommodation guide

7 September 201915 June 2022
Alternative Travel

Post updated on June 09, 2020

Sleeping at people’s house is what makes the taste of our trip: to spend another night on the road is a pretext for encounters, exchange, enrichment… This is what makes our adventure possible and unique, allowing us to reach our ecological, economic and cultural exchange goals. But before we got there, we had to learn how to get rid of our comfort, to talk to others – in a word, to get out of our comfort zone. What was not an obvious step yesterday, has become one today: that’s why we created this hospitality and volunteering guide to help you live a journey out of the ordinary!