We stayed a couple of days in Danys` house and spent some time chatting with Danys, his lovely wife Jameira and his mom-in-law. It was great, we got so much info about Cuba that no guidebook could provide). Danys is really nice, friendly, always smiling, with good sence of humour. He and his family accepted us like good friends. We really enjoyed spending time together. Thank`s a lot for everything, Danys, we will be happy to meet again some day. Say hello to your girls from us))
We spent several nights in Joel`s house. It was a very nice room, we enjoyed staying in it. Unfortunatelly, we didn`t spend much time with Joel as he lived in another place but he is definitely very nice and helpful guy. He even came quite late just to open us the apartment as we arrived much later than we had planned. And his english is great, it`s rarity for Cuba))). Thank`s a lot, Joel, for your help and hospitality, we really appreciate it!!
Natalia spend two nights with us
she is that kind of person that you feel that you are friends since ages
I was busy in the morning ,and she hangout with my wife,
we spent a lot of time talking about our different cultural and she give us a lot of useful information about traveling.
Please come again any time you are most welcome
I stayed with Mohammed and his lovely wife Dalia for a couple of days only but we spent the whole day together and it was perfect. I felt like I knew them for a long and they were my good friends. We went to some places in Dubai, spent some time on the beach, ate the tastiest food which was cooked by Dalia and talked and talked)). They both are wonderful - incredibly generous, kind, funny, with a good sense of humor. Thanks to Mogamed and Dalia my staying in Sharjah was amazing. Really hope to meet them again!!
Natalia is perfect guest who is quite energetic and talkative:) we had quality chats for the short time when we come across at home. Like you would expect from a traveller she wanted to see the city as much as she can and I admired her travel passion and organised plans for sightseeing. I would definitely recommend Natalia to everyone because she is super positive and interesting!
I was staying several days with Onur in his clean and cozy apartment. He is really extremely cool, cute, funny and many-many other good words for description)). Thanks to him my staying in amazing Dubai was perfect!!
Looking forward to see u in June in Russia and thanks for everything!
Natalia is nice person, though her plans had changed somehow she had to spend a night at my place.
She is interesting person to talk with and have good knowledge about current affairs.
She is friendly and helpful person.
We had a short but interesting time together :-).
Actually I wasn't going to stay in Mohsin's place in the beginning, but it's so happened that I managed to be late for a subway in the evening and appeared at 25 km from the place where I was staying without money for taxi and any necessary things. I just sent a message to Mohsin and he replied very quickly though it was already quite late. He picked me up from that place, let me spend a night at his home though it was unplanned. So he was extremely kind and helpful!! Thanks a lot for your help, Mohsin!!!
Ali lives in so touristic area that I even didn't expect to find help there. But he let me stay in his lovely guesthouse for a night, I spent two days in Thoddoo and it was very nice. Ali picked me up from the ferry terminal, brought me to see the sunrise and was very cute. We had some interesting chats ). Thanks a lot, Ali!!
Natalia is very nice girl . She is polite, kind, knowledgeable and has very good experience in travelling .
Don't miss any chance to meet or host her .
I spent three nights in Idrees' home and it was lovely. He is very helpful and cute, he even picked me up from the airport at night and gave me a tour in Muscat). It was great. And he's got a very good sense of humor what I really appreciate in people). So I would definitely recommend him as a great host!
I stayed in Prabath's home in Hikka for a couple of days. We spent some time on the beach together. He is s very cute guy, nice, funny and helpful. Thanks a lot, Prabath !
Natalia didn't actually stay in my place but she kept her belongings without any hesitancy. I was out of country. When I returned home fortunately met with her few hours before her departure. It was a rainy day and had a remarkable flood on the roads, so we couldn't explore the island. Anyhow, it was nice meeting with Natalia. Very friendly and shared lot of things about culture etc. She is great traveller, clean well mannered. I highly recommend her to any couchsurfer. Definitely will host her again. Once she left Male'i found a post card with a very sweet comment on about our family. Thank you for visiting us. Have safe journey ahead.
Actually I didn't stay in Azhaan's place as my plans have a bit changed but we spent some time together and I can definitely say that Aazhan is incredibly helpful, friendly and cute guy whom was so nice to chat with. Thanks a lot for everything, Azhaan, welcome to our home any time.
Natalia is a remarkable women, travel solo, brave, experience etc.... sometime, i wish we could travel like her.
She is independent, talkative, share lot of information and suggestion....
since im working during her short visit, i can only drop her at the city center, n stop by at the mosque”jame asri” for quick visit ..but my wife n i manage to have a dinner with her at some local restaurant....
P/s: thanks for the postcard natasha... we didnt notice it till this evening 😂😂... so sweet of u.
Unfortunately, I stayed with Zihan and Zura for a very short time - just a day. If I knew that they are so lovely family I would give more time to Brunei in my travel schedule)). They are really amazing people - hospitable, friendly, extremely generous. They helped me so much with many things. Thanks to them my short staying in beautiful and contrast Bandar Seri Begawan was wonderful. Zihan, Zura, I really hope to see you in my home, you are always welcome! Already miss you)).
I spent a couple of days in Yuji's home in Tokyo, and that was really great! Unfortunately, we didn't spend much time together as Yuji was busy but we had a nice evening dinner. Thanks a lot for all your help, trust, hospitality!! For wonderful Japanese food and help with a bus ticket... For bringing me to the bus terminal... For everything!!!! Thanks to you my staying in brilliant Tokyo was really amazing!!
I stayed in Cive's place in Seoul for a couple of days. He was really nice, easygoing, friendly, even let me to use his own room and bed, it was so kind of him. We had a long walking and funny chatting together. Thanks, Cive!
Это был мой первый опыт каучерфинга, и ничего более классного я даже представить себе не могу. Гостить у Наташи и Сергея было очень здорово, весело, интересно. Они отличная семья, посетили очень много стран, поэтому беседы на тему путешествий с ними были невероятно увлекательны. Мы говорили и говорили по пол-ночи, смотрели фотографии из разных стран, смеялись, шутили. И дети у них замечательные. В общем, сплошной позитив во всем. Мне очень повезло, что они пригласили меня, новичка на каучсерфинге. Огромное спасибо!!!
Наталия останавливалась у нас в течение трех дней. Очень приятная дружелюбная милая девушка, было весело общаться. Всегда будем рады видеть у себя гостях.
Это удивительная пара! За короткий промежуток времени, проведенный у меня в гостях, Сергей и Наталья сумели влюбить в себя всю мою семью, включая меня. Наталья- генератор позитива и положительных эмоций. Природное утонченное чувство юмора сочетается в Наталье с исключительной тактичностью и безупречным воспитанием. Сергей- просто мастер на все руки, починил все гаджеты в доме. Очень любит детей и чувствуя это, дети не отходили от него ни на шаг. В общем, сложно подобрать столько эпитетов, чтобы описать на сколько хорошие это люди. Всегда с радостью жду вас в гости Сергей и Наташа!
Вот очень сложно писать отзыв о Тимуре и его семье, так как словами не выразить те эмоции и признательность, которые мы с мужем к ним испытываем. Хоть мы пробыли всего пару дней, такое ощущение сложилось, что нас приняли в СЕМЬЮ, настолько теплое отношение чувствовалось от всех... у Тимура замечательная семья, чудесная жена Ася, классные ребятишки - Берс и Айна, ну и, конечно, крошечная малышка. Вы для нас просто пример идеальной семьи, которую всем хотелось бы иметь. Огромное вам спасибо за гостеприимство и возможность побыть в вашем чудесном доме. Помните. что в Питере у вас есть друзья, которые будут всегда рады видеть вас и помочь всем, чем смогут! Many hugs!!
Unfortunately, we spent in Sahand's home only a couple of days. He is one of the kindest people we have ever met. He tries to help all the time, you always feel his care and positive radiance))). Thanks to him our emotions from brilliant Batumi became much brighter. Many hugs, Sahand!
About Natalia i can speak for hours, days, months )) She is amazing, she's kind, polite, clever, punctual, tidy, full of energy, gorgeous, she is just the person I admire. If she had a soundtrack, that would be Rolling Stones' she's a rainbow 😊😊 Her husband Sergey is a cool and interesting guy, you will always find a topic to discuss with him, if you would need a help in anything, he will be there even if u don't ask him for that. So if you ever have a chance to meet them or host them, just don't miss your chance. Hope to see you again 😚
Sometimes it's very difficult to write a reference if you can't express your emotions just with words "he is a nice guy". Yes, of course, Armen is a nice guy)). And friendly...and helpful..and with a good sense of humor... But all of that can't discribe...we spent together a couple of days but from the very beginning we've got a feeling like we are old close friends - common thoughts, emotions, chatting themes.. We were talking and laughing halves of nights and felt so sorry to leave Armen's hospitable home)). Dear friend, we really hope to see you again!!
Мы останавливались на пару ночей в хостеле Мари. Просто суперская девушка, яркий представитель современной молодежи, с энтузиазмом к жизни и кучей планов на будущее. Желаем тебе всего самого хорошего и осуществления всех твоих планов, Мари!
She is a very nice person. She and her husband stayed 3 nights at my place. After 8 years I went Caspian beach with them. I hope we will meet again. Have Safe travel.
I stayed for 2 nights as Natalia's guest. She was very kind and helpful and thoughtfully provided me with a very comfortable room.
We didn't have much time to have long conversations but it was pleasant to stay with her and husband.
Thanks a lot Natalia for your hospitality, hoping to see you in south of Russia.
We are so different and still we are together!!! - this is 10000% about me and Natasha! ;)
First, second and even 10th consideration of our personalities will tell you that we have nothing in common (except for the love to CS and traveling of cause!=))
I have never been interested in and know nothing about the things this lovely and enthusiastic young lady is curious about in her life. Lots of my thoughts and principles seemed weird to her. But I should admit that shortly after I have seen her off I understood that I miss her sweet tweeting ;)
Natasha is absolutely nice and adorable person.
Being around her was comfortable, every minute of it (even listening to dozens of frightening unknown terms from her business field =))), we indeed had what to discuss and what to share. She is a wonderful companion and a person with a life position and clearly defined opinion. Somehow she showed me the part of life I kept ignoring cause I didn’t consider it being worth my attention.
I won’t write a lot about her as a guest, everything as is simple as this: she is a PERFECT guest! ( noooo, actually, there was one drawback: it was impossible to make her eat! And my Belarusian soul yearned for treating her))))
The time I spent with Natasha one more time ensured me how beautiful and diverse this world is. And we can enjoy our differences as well as our likeness. And at a very deep level, we are still very similar, completely native to each other
Nataaaaasha, I was happy to meet you, my dear crazy girl!) We will see each other again, we both know it for sure ;)
Лерочка - яркая светлая звездочка, согревающая своим теплом и светом каждого, кому повезет оказаться с нею рядом. Замечательная девушка - добрая, интересная, умная, светлая, всегда готовая помочь ... особенная, индивидуальная, ни на кого не похожая. Я очень рада, что мне повезло оказаться ее гостьей. Буду очень ждать новой встречи! Лера, ты всегда будешь желанным гостем в нашем доме.
I was lucky to stay with Natalia and to meet her and her husband Sergey. I was impressed by number of countries she has visited and her story of these travels. Natalia and Sergey are very friendly, thoughtful, they shared food and were letting me stay one night more after I came back to the city from a trip after several days.
Николай оставался у нас на пару дней. Приятный вежливый парень, аккуратный, прикольно было послушать его "автостопные" и кемпинговые истории). Удачи тебе в дальнейших путешествиях!
I spent a few days at Natalia's family flat and I had a good time there. I'm glad that I met them, they were really friendly and pleasant with me . Even I wrote a late request I got her invitation right the way! I also enjoyed a lot chat with her husband Sergey, an interesting guy.
Spasiva Natalia for your hospitality and hope to meet you again somewhere!
Thank you Natalie and her husband for being accepted for two nights!
Very open-minded people who travel a lot around the world.
They live the night life, so to sleep after that I was able to very little :D
Мы были рады захостить Наташу и Сергея. Очень позитивные ребята, с которыми интересно побеседовать на различные темы. Было очень интересно и весело. Приезжайте снова!
We were guests of this wonderful family in Shimkent for a couple of days. Volodya and Oxana are really lovely family, they are extremely hospitable and helpful. Volodya is an absolute erudite with practically encyclopedic knowledge in different spheres, so the conversations were unbelievably interesting and informative. Thanks a lot for your nice company and hospitality, we will be happy to meet you next time as our guests in SPb!
Наталья с супругом очень поллжительная, открытая семейная пара, с ними интересно общаться, они очень приветливы, аккуратны и вежливы. Жаль не смогла провести с ними по-больше времени. Ждём Вас в гости :)
Нигина очень обаятельная и милая девушка, а кроме того умная и интересная в общении. Ее детки просто очаровательны. Было очень здорово беседовать с ней и с ее замечательной мамой. Буду рада встретиться еще раз!
Мы провели в Лешином доме в Алматы несколько дней, и это было суперклассно! Он реально прикольный, веселый, общительный и очень гостеприимный парень, с которым очень весело потрепаться на кучу разных тем. В один из дней он покатал нас по городу, мы вместе поднялись на Чимбулак. В другой день ходили в горы за грибами)). Было классно и весело! А какие у Леши чудесные кошаки - привет им от нас)))!! Леша, Питер тебя ждет)). И мы в нем, есс-но))).
We stayed with Aisuluu and her family at the bank of Issyk Kul for a couple of days. She is one of the most charming girls I`ve ever met - pretty, sociable, hospitable and very smart despite her young age. Her parents and her home are extremely lovely and hospitable. It was a pleasure to be guests of so nice family. Hope to see you some day in SPb!
Natasha and Sergei stayed with us in Osh. Such a nice , outgoing and beuatiful couple. My family and I enjoyed having conversation with them, they were very fun and outgoing. It was such a pleasure to get to know them. I would definetly host them if they visit to Osh again.
We stayed with Aigul and her family in Osh for a couple of days. She is an extremely lovely girl and her father is very cute and witty! It was a pleasure to spend evenings in funny chattings and to taste very delicious food which was cooked by Aigul. All her family are so hospitable! We will always remember those nice days. Thanks for everything!!!
Actually I haven`t met Stanislav personally but we communicated in internet and I have got a very positive impression: he`s very nice, intelligent, knowlegable and very-very friendly!
Couldn't host Natalia and her husband Sergey, but asked my friend Kate to stay at her flat. We stayed together for 1 night. We had a nice dinner and chated long into the night. Natalia and Sergey are nice easy-going and open-minded couple. They like to walk and to learn much about country, which they are visiting.
Good luck at your travelling! :)
Сам Игорь не смог поселить нас у себя, но попросил свою приятельницу Катю, и мы чудесно провели время в ее квартире вчетвером в замечательной компании Игоря, Кати, Никиты и Ани. Все они классные ребята - веселые, образованные, интересные в общении, гостеприимные. К сожалению, мы провели вместе только один день из-за нашего довольно строгого расписания, но день был реально классный! Спасибо, ребята, за все!
Hola Natalia, espero que te encuentres bien cuando leas esto. Te escribo en español para que tengas referencias también en mi idioma. Fue un placer hospedarte y platicar contigo. Eres una mujer muy valiente y decidida. Si tienen oportunidad de hospedar a Natalia háganlo, es una mujer muy planificada y rigurosa en sus compromisos.
I stayed with Bazem for a day in Baltimore. He is extremely helpful, generous, cute and funny guy. He picked me up from the station, showed me a night city and did everything I could remember my staying in Baltimore with a gratitude and nostalgia. Thanks a lot for everything, Bazem, it would be nice to meet again!
hello, i want say that i had the pleasure of meet natalia, she is very agile and dinamic, and thinking positive, is a great inspiration for do it sport or have a life more healty and all with very good taste.
Natalia was such a fun person to meet with. Her enthusiasm and dynamism and her incessant willingness to try new things was refreshing to know . She also walked a long way with me in downtown and was very calm and understanding to various points of view. I got to learn so much about Russia in general, and Saint Petersburg specifically . It was a great experience for me hosting her and I feel ,you would have a true world traveller experience, when you do . Our discussions were very fun as well as controversial. Haha ,and just believe they will continue in the future. Cheers ,Abhi .
I was a guest in Abisklhek's home in San Antonio. We spent the whole day together, talking about everything and enjoying nice places in san antonio. He is so cute, interesting, nice and funny guy!!! I will miss our lovely chats, Abishek, hope to meet you some day in my city! Many hugs!!!
Fantastic guests. We enjoyed some walks, visit to the beach, and a few local landmarks. She and her husband were great company. Although he and I did not share any languages in common, he was still friendly and even entertained my puppy by hiding toys in new and creative places. She is an intelligent, friendly lass too. Both were great guests and good company. I'd be happy to have them visit again any time.
We stayed with Cam just for one day, unfortunately... but we've got such nice impressions!! Everything - pisa, Cam himself, his dog Pim, his flat - everything was just amazing! Cam is so cute and nice guy, incredibly kind-hearted - not only to us, it can be seen even by his communication to unknown people on the streets. He met us at the airport, showed us beautiful Pisa, brought us to a very nice sea beach, cooked for us a national Scottish dish - very tasty one! So i even cant describe how thankful to him we are. Thanks a lot, Cam, you are always welcome to our home. Say hello to Pim from us)))
I had hosted Natalia and her husband for 2 nights at my place,coming late night by hitch hiking;they are very nice couple,curious to know everythings ,and walking to the dunes ,enjoyed the desert ...
See you next and have a nice adventure..
When someone has more than four hundred references it's very difficult to write a new one. So i can just join to all kind words about him from previous references and say thank you very much for letting us stay in your place in the heart of beautiful sand dunes!
Nathalie and her companion stayed in my place for one night only. Even if it was short an I was busy, they were flexible and comprehensive and we shared little bit about our different cultures which was really interesting.
Unfortunately, we didnt spend a lot of time with Fatiz because of our strict travel schedule and Fatiz's late job but she had time to leave the nicest impression. She is like a small sun))) - so bright, vivid, cheerful, radiating positive energy! And her father was so nice and helpful. Faty, thanks for our staying in Rabat, you made it very pleasant!
I hosted Natalia and Sergey, they are fantastic, joyful, funny, clean and respectful. I had a great pleasure to host them, and hope to hosted them again.
We stayed with Alaa a couple of days and actually my English is not enough to describe how nice and cute he has been. We felt like at home of our closest friend - all the hospitality, kindness, helpfulness - everything was for us. He drove us to the centrr and airport, showed interesting local places in fes, we cooked for each other and had interesting evening chats in his nice living room. Thanks a lot for everything, Alaa, can just repeat our invitation- you are always welcome to our home!
If you ask me to describe in one word my experience with Natalia and her husband Sergey, I'm gonna say : WOW !
Natalia is a big traveler, she visited more than 70 countries, she has lots and so many stories to talk about. We talked about everything, 99% of topics were discussed, it really seems to me like this :)
They stayed with us for two nights, I showed them a few places in the city, and when I was at work, I advised them other places they have visited by themselves. I felt that everywhere they travel, they feel quite at home, That's why it's said : There are no foreign lands. It's the traveler only who's foreign". Natalia has become a GLOBAL citizen.
Above all, they are very very polite, good-natured with a cheerful mood. Realy I was honored by their stay. Thank you !
They spent good times with my small family and... when they was leaving, Natalia offered a gift to my wife and invited us to visit them in Saint-Petersburg.
I think she should write a book and relate all his interesting stories. I would be the first to order it :)
Couchsurfing's system ask me if I would host her again... YES I'd like to host them once, twice, and N times again.
было приятно встретиться с вами !
...And to finish in one word, I say : WOW !
We stayed with Youness and his family for two days. Actually i can't find proper words to express my feelings to Youness and describe his helpfulness, kindness and hospitality he was giving us during our staying in Agadir. He showed us the night Agadir, we were going out and his lovely wife Hasnah treated us different handmade sweets. And how beautiful is their little daughter - she could definitely become some miss beauty queen in the future if she would like to))) . So their family are a real specimen of hospitality and kindness. We wish you all the best from the bottom of our hearts and hope to see you some day! Inshallah)))
I hosted Natalia and her husband Sergey one night on their way to Morocco. The are very experienced, both as travelers and surfers, and it shows not only how they for example was prepared with their own food but also in their polite and flexible ways. We had interesting talks and both are easy hosted which give them my best recommendations. I hope our roads cross in the future, maybe I have to visit St. Petersburg again :)
It was all my pleasure to have Natalia and her husband Sergey as my guests at home, that amazing, polite, easy going and beyond describing couple made me want to host more russian people.
We walked a bit around the city and had a coffee in traditional museum/restaurant and got home, talked over and over, after having a dinner I played some Aerber/Amazigh music for them..
The next day morning Natalia gift me a beautiful postcard from her city and signed with her words that expressed how thankful they are.
If they requested to stay with you, just accept their request spontaneously.
Thank you Natalia & Sergey, see you soon!
BIG HUG :)
We stayed with Habib just one night... unfortunately, as we wouldn't mind staying a bit more if we had a time))). Habib is a very cute, friendly, interesting and helpful guy and his family is so hospitable! His house is like a real palace))) - very authentic, oriental... for us , city dwellers, living in apartments in high common building, staying in his place was an amazing experience. Habib is fond of music and is very good in it. So we were enjoying his company in his lovely house bery much.
Thanks a lot, Habib, we will be very glad to see you again some day.
I had really great time hosting Natalia and her husband Sergey. They are very friendly, communicative, interesting and good people. They shared with me a lot of stories from their travelling experience and that was interesting and useful:) Also we found a lot to talk about having tea and tasting some delicious food prepared by Natalia:) Thanks and hope to see you some day:)
We stayed with Lina in Vilnius for two days and those days were amazing! Lina is incredibly nice, pleasant, hospitable and so interesting person. In her cozy lovely home we really felt like at home. Lina showed us beautiful Trakai, and our evening chats were so interesting, time was passing by like a couple of minutes. Dear Lina, thanks a lot for everything and we really REALLY hope to see you again in our home!
Natalia and Sergey were great surfers. We were amazed by the places they visited and were about to visit. I can totally recommend they as a surfers. See you soon in Petersburg :-)
We stayed with Piotr and Ella in Warsaw. Piotr is very cute and interesting guy and his girlfriend Ella is one of the most charming girls))). They are really very nice and helpful couple. We arrived incredibly early morning on Sunday!!! and Ella woke up to let us in, it was really a deed))). We were chatting, watching photos from our travels, it was so nice. Thanks for everything! We will be glad to see you again already as our guests in Spb!
Natalia and Sergei are one of the best couple in my couchsurfing experience. They are open mind kind polite and very intelligent persons ) their flat with unique design was full of technical features like smart house, I was very impressed )))) they host me when I was in very strange situation with last minute cancel )) thank you very much for that)))
I stayed in Simeon's home for a day and that was great! He is a very nice, helpful, friendly and calm guy with a good sence of humour. It was really nice to have funny chats with him and walk along beautiful riverbank in the evening. Thank's for all your hospitality, Simeon, and just let me know if you get a chance to travel to Russia.
It was a real pleasure to welcome Natalia and her husband at home, we went out to meet, share a meal, so good. I hope the next time you have more time, a big hug from a distance.
Who would have known that accepting Natasha's couchrequest will eventually lead to an exchange of visits!? I hosted Natasha in June for a day and we spent the evening chatting away like on a high-school gettogether. When we said good-bye at the bus station Natalia invited me to St Petersburg. At that time I didn't know that a month and a half later I will get to see her again, and meet her family. Natalia and Sergey were very considerate hosts - they made sure we had everything we needed and were well informed on urban transportation in StPbg. They are easygoing and interesting interlocutors, knowledgeable in all areas of life and esp. in traveling, in their company we felt cozy and at home. Natalia drove us to the city center at 1:30 am to see the opening of the bridges on Neva River! Tash, we are very grateful for this. I highly recommend them as guests and hosts, because having great time is guaranteed! Ребята, you will always have a place to stay in Sofia or anywhere we are.
I stayed with Nadya just for one day but it was such a great day! From the beginning i felt like we were close friends. We were chatting about everything, it was really enjoyable. Thank's to her i spent so nice time in Sofia. Really hope to see you and Edward next time in my home.
Spending time with Natalia was like helping a relative as she was quite easygoing, open and very respectful of other people. She's also smart and curious and it was great time talking to her and hearing her opinion on any topic that came up as she's and quite knowledgeable on many topics.
Actually first I planned to stay at Tonchi`s home just for a day. But at the last moment decided to prolong my staying for one day more. And Tonchi was so kind that let it to me though she could have had some other plans. So she is a specimen of a real helpfulness. And she is very nice, interesting, well-educated with knoledge in history, architecture and many other spheres. Tonchi showed me Zagreb and said many interesting things about the city.
Really amazing, lovely girl!
Natalia is a lovely person that you can talk to forever and it never gets boring, just the opposite, and even though I was dead asleep after a long flight to Sarajevo kept talking to her until I was almost dead :) ... Looking forward to see Saint Petersburg and continue our conversations.
I stayed with Butrint for a day in his cozy flat in Sarajevo. He is very helpful, friendly, interesting interlocuter with a sense of humour. We have been chating for half of the night)). I`d say that he is a special person with non-conventional life sights and that`s great. I`m ready to continue our interesting conversation any time in SPb)))
One really gorgeous woman, she stayed at my place unfortunately only one night, we had so many interesting stories to share She is bringing happiness and joy everywhere she goes.. I hope she will come again.., or maybe to meet her in San Petersburg one day.. :)
Vuk is a great guy, - interesting, cheerful, with a good sence of humour. We were eating, chatting, watching his movies, loughing, going out, sunbathing together - it was so nice! The next day I had to leave to Bosnia and Vuk even didn`t want to let me go))).
Thank`s a lot for a generous reference, Vuk, and you`re always welcome to SPb!
Natalia stayed at my home two days, she is nice and open minded person, for me was pleasure to meet her.
I hope to have a chance to visit SPb one day and see you again.
I stayed in Marin's home for a couple of days. He is a very kind, helpful, friendly guy, he really behaved like a hero when he came to meet me in the city center when the weather was awful and was heavily raining. Thank's a lot for all your hospitality, Marin, it would be great to see you in SPb some day!
We were lucky to be Andrea`s guests for a day. It was so pleasant to have funny chats with her, she is a very nice, friendly, smart person. We were enjoying of staying in your home. Thank`s a lot, Andrea, for everything and we will always be glad to see you again in Russia some day.
Natalia stayed at my home for a couple of nigths with her husband Sergei. They are beautifull people, very friendly and talkative, and also very good hosts. They were very clean and also always helping with house. We could talk about our life and countries and i learned a lot about russia. It was very nice !
Guys , have a beautifull trip, take care and hope to see you one day in russia !
We stayed with Sebastian and Vicky for a couple of days. Oh, I even can`t express how great was that! they are so nice couple, - funny, interesting, friendly, helpful! They tried to do all their best to us feel comfortable and free. We were enjoying our mutual time very much!
Thank`s a lot, guys, for everything! We will be happy to see you in our home some day.
Rinele and Rafael live in increadibly touristic place quite close to Iguasu falls so they receive a lot of daily couchrequests. And they really do help a lot of people with accomodation and not only!! We were lucky to be their guests for a couple of days and it was really great! They are a specimen of a real couchsurfing hospitality. Thank`s a lot, guys, for comfortable and nice staying with you!
Наталья и ее семья останавливались у нас на одну ночь во время своего путешествия. Они хорошие и интересные люди, и у них славные детишки. Желаю вам новых интересных путешествий, гладкой и легкой дороги! приезжайте к нам еще)
Мы всей семьей были гостями Наташи и Кирилла одну ночь в сентябре. Они нам очень помогли - после осмотра Москвы мы ужасно устали, и небольшой отдых нам был очень кстати. Наташа и Кирилл очень милая пара, они недавно поженились, так что желаем им счастливо идти по жизни всегда вместе. Приезжайте теперь к нам в гости в Питер!
Our first experience of hosting was amazing thanks to Natasha and her family! They are very nice, interesting, fun and friendly people. You are always welcome to our home!
Lyuba and her husband Dima were so kind that accepted our family (with two children!) in their home close to Sochi for some days. They are realy very hospital, friendly and helpful people. Though in the beginning of our staying in Sochi the weather was awful, we were enjoying intresting and funny chats on their cozy kitchen. Thanks to them our staying in Sochi was so nice!
Guys, you`re always welcome to our home in SPb! Many hugs!
Natasha is an impressive host with her traveling experiences among those I surfed with in SPB. I enjoyed the VIP hosting by going to her 4 star gym and had a wonderful work out including swimming in an Olympic pool there. That really saved my life. She took care of my stay and made sure I rest well. That's awesome. Her husband Sergey and I became acquainted quickly. He treated me like an old friend. We shard tons of information with each other and exchanged our views regarding to life events. He seemed a nice family man with adequate temperament. Their little daughter also liked me and talked to me quite a bit. Thank you Natasha for all of that! Hope we'll see each other when I come back again.
I hosted Natalia for few days and we didn't spend so much time, coz i was mostly working. But we did have some time to talk and she is very smart, positive and brave girl. She told me about her traveling experience and really enjoyed her visit. Wish i could spend more time and show her city. Hope you had nice travel.
I stayed in Dragan's house for a couple of days. He is a very nice, communicative guy, it was very pleasant to have funny chats with him. And his grandparents were so kind and lovely with me, I was feeling like at home. Thank's a lot for everything, Dragan!
Natalia is the most easy person to host. I had to work and unfortunately we didn't spend a lot of time together but the little time we spent i met a sweet caring woman who loves to travel and experience the most of the city she visits.
Meni really saved me! I had an agreement with another couchsurfing in Athens but when I arrived he disappeared and didn't answer my calls. It was a late evening, I didn't prepare properly and just didn't know where to go and look for a hotel and I called Meni. And she was so kind that offered to come to her place thourgh the next day was a weekday and she had to work. But she waited for my so late arriving and was very nice, welcoming and hospitable. I'm just happy that I met her. Thanks for everything, dear Meni!!!
Natalia was a great guest, neat, friendly and sociable. I was impressed with her vast traveling experience and really enjoyed her visit. Natalia, I hope you had a great trip! :0)
Linda and Ruslan are a lovely couple. Though we didn.t spend too much time together due to my "alwaysbusy" travel schedule nevertheless we were having a nice evening chatting together. They were really very cool, helpful and interesting people, I was very glad to be their guest. Thank's a lot for your hospitality!
We hosted Natasha for 2 days in Riga. She was on her long-long trip. During all stay, she was very kind, and we had very interesting time, chatting about everything. She has very big experience baggage, and it was very interesting to share some ideas and experiences with her.
Dear Jurius and Katja,
I`m really very sorry for my late reference (it`s just because I had so much business to do after my returning home and besides my computer was dead for some time).
I was a guest of this lovely couple for just one day but it was so nice to spend it with them! Jurish showed me Riga, and I was impressed with his historical knowledge. Thank`s a lot, dear guys, for all your help, and I`ll be happy to see you in SPb any time.
Actually I was sure that I left a reference many weeks ago but I couldn`t find it so maybe the site made a mistake or smth like that. Anyway Panos, sorry for so late reference.
Panos was a very nice and helpful host, it was very pleasant to be his guest. He was so kind that picked me up from the bus station. Thank`s, Panos, for all your help!
Hosting Natalia was my very first couchsurfing exeperience, and i should say it was great.
She is a very intersting person to talk because of her huge cultural and travel experience.
Hope to meet her again :D
Jetmir is one of the nicest person I've ever met for my quite long travel experience. He was so cool, intelligent, well educated (though his quite young age) and helpful, that I even can't find proper words to describe. He helped me very much in durres and really did everything me to feel like a special guest))). Even got up at 4 o'clock at night in his only week-end to bring me to the train station by his car though it was a walking distance.
If Jetmir asks you for a couch, please, accept it - you will give a favor to a very good guy and will enjoy nice communication. Thanks for everything , Jetmir!
Natalia is great person, very positiv and always in good mood. She likes to share a lot of storyes and to see as much as possible without resting at all :). l had a realy great time with her
We spent with Goce the whole day together - it was so great! He is amazing person - kind, welcoming, helpful, with a good sence of humor. I really hope to see you some day in spb, Goce, and have a possibility to pay you back for all your hospitality.
Natalia was a very interesting guest to have, she has been to a lot more places than me, but maybe a more "busy" traveler also? Very energic and does not rest much ;) Hope to pay her a visit in St.Petersburg where I have never been so far.
I was very lucky to be Jo's guest in Stavanger. We were having a ride from Oslo to Stavanger together, he invited me to share a festive dinner with his lovely family in a wonderful house on the bank of norwigen fiord, and he was unbelievably helpful with me. Plus he is very well educated, smart and interested in history so he told me many interesting things about Norway, its history, architecture. It was very interesting. Thank's a lot, Jo, I was really enjoying our communication.
Natalia has an unforgetable spirit and an immensely positive karma. In addition to being a clever and entertaining conversationalist, she is flexible, fun, and easy to host and to go out with, either one on one, or with friends. She is a walking encyclopedia of world travel, and will gladly share her memorable and personal experiences with you. Thank you for your very generous comments Natalia - I think very highly of you, and also feel that there are too few rating categories in this case. Enjoy the rest of your travels, and I look forward to the possibility that our paths may cross again someday, either in Stockholm, St-Petersburg, or wherever. Hugs and take care!
Unfortunatelly, there's no option "extremely positive" cause just "positive" is not enough to describe my impression from Dave. Thank's to him my staying in Stockholm was unforgettable. He tried to do everything me to feel myself the best way: left me the keys, borrowed for me a bike, cooked breakfasts, acquainted with his friend to go to a bar together, showed sunset on a bank of the canal - everything that was so sweet! And it was really great just to chat with him - he's a very well-educated, smart, interesting person with brilliant sense of humor. So it was one of the best CS experiences in my life.
Really hope to see you, Dave, some day in Saint Petersburg - as I wrote you, it's not so far and worthy of visiting)).
Many kisses!
We spent a pretty enjoyable evening at my place in Pretoria with Natalia and Sergey. Shame it was just one. We didn't even have enough time for them to share all their travel experiences in Namibia and Botswana. But we did have fun. Well ... they had some fun with my rusty Russian and I had some fun realising that after 4 weeks of driving around Southern Africa, they hadn't figured out who goes first on a stop street and gave way to everybody. Imagine how many fellow drivers they managed to annoy :-)
We stayed with Dimiter one evening only but even for such a short time we`ve got a great impression from his personality. He`s very smart, interesting, friendly and he has travelled so much!!! More than a hundred countries, can you emagine that)))? He gave us a tour around Pretoria, cooked a tasty dinner and was a perfect interlocuter. We were really enjoying spending time together and even didn`t want to leave))). But unfortunatelly, travelling plan was very strict)). Thank`s for everything, Dimiter, we`ll be happy to see you in our home!
Natalia and Sergey were our first couch-surfing guests and what a priviledge that was. They are two people who are very organised and knew exactly what they wanted. They were easy to get along with and fitted right into our family. We had so much fun sharing experiences as they are very interested in life and in what is happening around them.
We feel that we now have two new friends that we can go visit in Russia :)
Ivan and Mary-Ann...Actually I can`t find proper words to give them a reference. We with my husband just felt ourselves as family members, really. We were surrounded by so hospitality, friendliness and care that anyone can only dream)). They are really incredible people, so nice, intelligent and positive. They`re an example of fairness in this world - they`ve been living happily together for many years, have got two beautiful, smart (already grown-up) children and good friends, a nice cozy home. And they really deserve all of that!
Mary-Ann and Ivan, thank`s a lot for everything and we`ll be remembering about your promice to visit us some day))).
Natalia and Sergey arrived a few days earlier than originally planned and communication was tricky (Russian phones were problematic), but in the end everything worked out perfectly.
They are a very polite and decent couple and seem to have a wealth of travel experience. They were out early and arrived back after dark, so we had little time for conversation, but what we did have was most enjoyable (and enlightening). I hope the rest of their South African trip goes equally well for them !!
(P.S. I also Hope to make it to Saint Petersburg one day)
We stayed with Ian and his lovely daughter for a couple of days. Of course, as always in travelling we didn`t spent too much time at home and came back in the evening after exploring neighbourhoods)), but it was so nice to return to Ian`s cozy home and to have exciting chats in his beautiful dining-room. They are really very friendly, intelligent and smart people, we liked them very much! We really hope to see you in SPb some day! And wish great impressions from ahead Paris visiting, Ian.
Natalia is very a lovely girl, well educated and very respectful. We did not spent lot of time together as she was leaving early in the morning and came back home late in the evening, she was a real tourist in Perth :o)
However, we add some nice dinner and nice relaxing evening watching TV.
Anthony was very kind to accept my couchrequest in Perth. It was so nice to be his guest, he`s very interesting and helpful host, I was enjoying our funny chats and watching TV together. And he`s a great cook (it was for the first time in my life I could say that broccoli can be tasty))).
And, Anthony, thank`s a lot for your tips about the island, I even could give a pet to cangaroo))).
Natasha brought to the home this infectious cheerful mood, even though she only stayed a short time, I was immediately drawn by her positive energy. She come across very independent and experienced traveler, we had some good conversations and yes great laugh. It was a delight to be in her joyful presence. Thanks for showing me some Russian music too! I'm looking forward to visit SPB one day.
I hosted Natalia for 3 days. we didn't get to spend to much time together because she was out in the morning and came back at the evening. but we did spend some time hanging and talking at my place and I can say that she is a great conversation partner. interesting and have a very good English as well. Beside that I can say she was very polite and very nice. It was a pleasure hosting her and it's a shame that we didn't get to spend more time together. If you have a request from her I recommend you to say yes.
We spent three days in Tomer`s home. It was very nice! Tomer appeared to be a very helpful host and a very interesting interlocutor. He knows so much about clture and history of Israel. We were enjoying of staying with him. Thank`s, Tomer, you are more than welcome to my city.
Although we met for a very short time, Natalia was a great convresator and fun to be around....too bad we didn't have the chance to get to know each other more,
but i still might get to Russia Natalia :)
We met in Eilat. Though we spent together very few time, Ameer and his roommate looked very nice and kind guys. they met us at the station and brought us to his friend`s place. Especially it was important cause we arrived in the late evening. Thanks, Ameer!
Natalia stayed in my place for one night.
I didnt get to know her and her friend too much, as I was working.
They seem very friendly and easy going.
Hope you enjoyed the Yardenit and Haifa.
Have fun in the rest of Israel
Eran
Natalia, sorry for delay my preference. Cause I'm crazily busy these days with my work. I really impressed much of your independence and sweetness for the two days we spent together. It's so wonderful to have some chat with you. Hope to see you again.
I stayed in Qiao Shan`s home in Shanghai for a couple of days. She is so nice, hospitable and open-minded, it was a great pleasure to be her guest! He helped me a lot and gave many advices and much necessary information. Thanks a lot, Qiao Shan, you are always welcome to Saint-Petersburg!
Natlia is very easygoing and positive with the world. I am happy to met her and spent few days(well, few hours since I am quite busy those days) with beautiful Natlia in Beijing. Quite pity that I couldn't company with you more and even say goodbye face to face with you dear. You are always welcomed!
Oh, Manling... it was a real ray of light in gloomy Beijing))). She is so open-minded, nice, always smiling. She is really a great girl... and a specimen of hospitality and kindness. Hope to see you some day in Russia!
One more time when it's really difficult to describe a person cause Nirosh isn't just a nice, friendly and easygoing guy which was so cute to chat about huge amount of different things with...Though also all of that, of course. But that's not enough. We spent together just a couple of days but we both felt like we were friends for a long. He is extremely generous, easygoing and has got a good sense of humor). I was really enjoying staying in Negombo with him. Thanks a lot, Nirosh, many hugs!
I spent a couple of days in Diego's home in Busan and it was a very nice time. He is a really friendly and funny guy, it was nice to chat with him about everything. He helped me with the bus ticket, it was really nice of him! Thank's a lot , Diego!!
We stayed in Mohammed`s flat for a couple of days and that was very nice. First, Mohammed is originally from Iraq and as that country looks quite exotical and inaccesible for us, it was so interesting to listen the info from the native. Second, he is really very friendly and cute guy, he took us to the local georgian monasteries - Gelati and Motsameta - and it was a great trip. Thanks for everything, Mohammed, hope to see you again!
We were guests of this wonderful family for some days. They are a specimen of a real couchsurfing hospitality which can`t be described with usual words. From the first moment we felt like we knew each other for a long time. Our funny chats took whole evenings, that was great)). We will always remember our staying with you and will be more than happy to see all your family in our home!!
Мы с Юлей встречались в Душанбе, и они с мужем Ваней очень нам помогли справиться с таджикским бюрократизмом))! Суперская семья, ооочень милые ребята, экстремально позитивные впечатления от общения с ними. Огромное спасибо за помощь и компанию!!
I met Brett in a bit weird circumstances. Actually i didnt ask for a couch, i just asked Brett some question about Atlanta as i had to spend there several night hours. But Brett invited me to spend part of night in his home. We didnt spend much time together, just exchanged a couple of phrases but the fact that he offered his couch in so strange situation and in such inconvenient time (as he was sleeping), describes him as a very helpful and kind guy. I really appreciate his kindness, he helped me very much!!! Thanks, Brett!!!
We met Ali on the road in Ifran and he gave us a lift to Imouzzer Kandar. It was so pleasant to meet a couchsurfer just accidentally, with no planning))). Ali made just positive impression - very kind, interesting, knowledgable, helpful. He invited us to his home but, unfortunately, we couldnt because of our strict travel schedule. Thanks a lot, Ali! Maybe next time)))
In Youssef's profile there are these words "I'm always here for help". I couldnt say better - that's a clear truth. Youssef is a specimen of muslim hospitality. He was taking care if us all the time and even after we left his home and started hitchhiking from Ouarzazate to Merzouga - he called several times just to be sure that we arrived safely. Together with his roommate Mohammed they made our staying in Ouarzazate very easy and interesting - from our funny chats we found out so many interesting things about muslim culture and lifestyle of modern young muslims, for us it was really very interesting experience. Thanks for everything, guys!!!
I stayed in Ivo`s cozy house for a day and that was a very nice time. He picked me up prom the bus station, did everything for me that I could feel like at home and invited me to a family barbeque to the village not far from Mostar. So he is very friendly, generous, extremely helpful. Thank`s for everything, Ivo, I`ll be glad to see you some day in my home.
I stayed in Gabor`s apartment one night. Gabor is a very nice, friendly and helpful host. Actually it was not the best day for couchsurfing because Gabor felt sick from morning. But he appeared to be so responsible person that hosted me anyway. Thank you very much, Gabor, for your help!
I stayed in Borut`s house for a couple of days. He is a very nice, hospitable and friendly guy. And also a very interesting interlocuter. And his apartment is so nice and cozy, I felt like at home. Thank`s a lot for everything, Borut, and if you decide to repeat your journey to Russia, just tell me.
I stayed in Cristian's home one night. He is a very nice, smart and intelligent guy, it was very nice to be his guest. Thank's for your help, Cristian!!!
We stayed in Rose`s home for a couple of days. She is a very nice, intelligent and friendly person and she`s got increadibly nice and sweet baby. Thank`s a lot for you help, Rose, it was very nice to be your guests!
We were lucky to be Juan Antonio`s guests for a couple of days. He is a very intelligent, smart, well-educated, friendly and interesting person. We were enjoying of nice chats in the evenings, his flat was so nice and cozy. And his family was so kind to us, especially his mom - she was so nice! Thank`s a lot for everything and hope to see you some day in SPb!
We were lucky to be Melaine and her boyfriend`s guests for a day. It was a short evening we spent together but it was so interesting and funny! We were talking about many things and knew a lot about Bolivia. Melaine and Weymar are a very nice couple, kind, hospitable and friendly! Thank`s a lot guys, for your help!
Мы провели пару дней в доме Игоря и Лены в Варваровке. Было просто ооочень приятно познакомиться с такими интересными и душевными людьми. Мы получили много полезных советов и чудесно провели время. Спасибо вам, ребята, за теплый прием и помощь, будем очень рады видеть вас еще раз в Питере.
I stayed in corrado's home in Belgrade for a couple of days. He shares the apartment with three girls, all of them are students. It was so nice to get into a funny student atmosphere, to have funny chats. Corrado's is a very nice and intelligent guy and all his roommates are great, so I was enjoying staying in their home very much, it was such a cool experience. Thanks!!!!!
It was very nice of John to agree to host me for a night in Gothenburg. He is a very open-minded, smart guy with good sence of humor. We were having a nice evening chat together. Good luck with your thesis and amazing future traveling plan, John, and thank's a lot for your help!
It was very interesting to talk to Naveen. Actually, as I suppose many other people,I had a bit wrong stereotypes about his native country India. Ive never been there yet and my thoughts about India were based mostly on some films and news. But Naveen changed it with saying many interesting things about this country, it´s people and life style. He is very well educated,smart and intelligent interlocuter and, of course, a great patriot of his native country. Thank's, Naveen!
I stayed in Julius' home for a night. Though we didn't spend too much time together, but we visited couchsurfing meeting in Reykjavik with Julius and another couchsurfing guest from Canada. It was very interesting and funny. And Julius is very nice and intelligent person, it was very pleasant to be his guest. Thank's a lot, Julius, for your help!
Jana impressed us very much! We arrived to Swakopmund a day earlier than we had planned and were ready that she couldn`t host us at that day. And Jana really had some business at that day and night but she left us a key from her house and let us spend a night there though she was out and saw us for the first time in her life! It`s so great that there are so wonderful people who still trust to the others. We`re really very thankful to her for such a lovely hospitality. Unfortunatelly we had just a short chat in the morning as Jana had to go to her work but she was very smart, interesting and friendly girl. Thank`s a lot for everything, Jana!
I spent 3 days in Izzet`s home. He was incredibly nice person, a bit shy)) and very helpful and openhearted. It was very nice and cozy to stay in his home. THank`s a lot for everything, Izzet. you`re always welcome to my home in SPb.
CeeDee was very kind to host me for one night though we didn`t make any agreement about that. I had an appointment with her friend, he couldn`t host me for the last moment but was so responsible that brought me to CeeDee`s home in Wellington and introduced us to each other. She is a very nice person, very hospitable and helpful. Thank`s a lot for your help!!!
We met in Wellington. Pram accepted my couchrequest but suddenly had got some problems and couldn`t host me. But he was so responsible person, he found a place for me to stay and introduced me to his friend. We spent together several hours and it was very nice and interesting to chat about difference of lifestyle in our countries.
I spend a couple of days in Yuma and Laine`s house. They are a wonderful couple, it was very nice to be their guest. At the moment of my staying they were gong to travel along Austraia. Wish the best impressions and great experience in that journey!!
I and my friend spent three days in Dekel`s home. We`ve got extremely positive impressions from our staying in Haifa thanks to Dekel. He is a very hospitable, interesting, well-educated and organised person whom was very interesting to speak with. He knows much about the history of his country. It was a great luck for us to stay with him for some time. Thank`s for everything, Dekel, I`ll be always happy to see you in my city!
I stayed in Dor`s home one day. Unfortunatelly, we spent together with Dor and his rommies just one evening but it was a lovely one! I enjoyed funny conversation and cozy atmosphere of their home very much. Guys, you were really great!!!! I`ll be happy to see you again in my city. Dor, say hello to Tomar and David and all the best!!!
We spent three days in Zvi`s home. He is a very nice and intelligent guy. And he`s got a very great will as he is a vegan and doesn`t eat meat and milky products. I really respect it. Wish you a great trip to Holland, Zvi.
I and my friend spent two days in Tomer`s house.
Tomer was very kind, helpful and hospitable with us, he brought us up to a wonderful viewpoint and a nice coral beach, showed us around. Thanks to him our staying in Eilat was the most pleasant.
I stayed in Milo's home for a couple of days. It was great! Milo picked me up from the airport, gave a lot of useful links and helped me in everything I'd needed. I was enjoying staying in Manila thanks to him. Milo, you're more than welcome to my home in saint petersburg!
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Es sensacional. No coincidimos, pero siempre se mostró atenta y amable. Indudablemente la volvería a hospedar.
Natalia and Serguei were very nice and respectful. The kind of visit that brings good energy and leaves a great experience.
We stayed a couple of days in Danys` house and spent some time chatting with Danys, his lovely wife Jameira and his mom-in-law. It was great, we got so much info about Cuba that no guidebook could provide). Danys is really nice, friendly, always smiling, with good sence of humour. He and his family accepted us like good friends. We really enjoyed spending time together. Thank`s a lot for everything, Danys, we will be happy to meet again some day. Say hello to your girls from us))
Natalia and her husband were very nice people I couldn't spent much time with them but the time few moments we had were nice.
We spent several nights in Joel`s house. It was a very nice room, we enjoyed staying in it. Unfortunatelly, we didn`t spend much time with Joel as he lived in another place but he is definitely very nice and helpful guy. He even came quite late just to open us the apartment as we arrived much later than we had planned. And his english is great, it`s rarity for Cuba))). Thank`s a lot, Joel, for your help and hospitality, we really appreciate it!!
Muy buena amiga, alegre, exelente encuentro. La alejaría en mi casa
Una pareja agradable y comunicativa
Natalia spend two nights with us
she is that kind of person that you feel that you are friends since ages
I was busy in the morning ,and she hangout with my wife,
we spent a lot of time talking about our different cultural and she give us a lot of useful information about traveling.
Please come again any time you are most welcome
I stayed with Mohammed and his lovely wife Dalia for a couple of days only but we spent the whole day together and it was perfect. I felt like I knew them for a long and they were my good friends. We went to some places in Dubai, spent some time on the beach, ate the tastiest food which was cooked by Dalia and talked and talked)). They both are wonderful - incredibly generous, kind, funny, with a good sense of humor. Thanks to Mogamed and Dalia my staying in Sharjah was amazing. Really hope to meet them again!!
Natalia is perfect guest who is quite energetic and talkative:) we had quality chats for the short time when we come across at home. Like you would expect from a traveller she wanted to see the city as much as she can and I admired her travel passion and organised plans for sightseeing. I would definitely recommend Natalia to everyone because she is super positive and interesting!
I was staying several days with Onur in his clean and cozy apartment. He is really extremely cool, cute, funny and many-many other good words for description)). Thanks to him my staying in amazing Dubai was perfect!!
Looking forward to see u in June in Russia and thanks for everything!
Natalia is nice person, though her plans had changed somehow she had to spend a night at my place.
She is interesting person to talk with and have good knowledge about current affairs.
She is friendly and helpful person.
We had a short but interesting time together :-).
Actually I wasn't going to stay in Mohsin's place in the beginning, but it's so happened that I managed to be late for a subway in the evening and appeared at 25 km from the place where I was staying without money for taxi and any necessary things. I just sent a message to Mohsin and he replied very quickly though it was already quite late. He picked me up from that place, let me spend a night at his home though it was unplanned. So he was extremely kind and helpful!! Thanks a lot for your help, Mohsin!!!
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She is friendly and funny girl.
Ali lives in so touristic area that I even didn't expect to find help there. But he let me stay in his lovely guesthouse for a night, I spent two days in Thoddoo and it was very nice. Ali picked me up from the ferry terminal, brought me to see the sunrise and was very cute. We had some interesting chats ). Thanks a lot, Ali!!
Natalia is very nice girl . She is polite, kind, knowledgeable and has very good experience in travelling .
Don't miss any chance to meet or host her .
All the best and See you again Natalia .
I spent three nights in Idrees' home and it was lovely. He is very helpful and cute, he even picked me up from the airport at night and gave me a tour in Muscat). It was great. And he's got a very good sense of humor what I really appreciate in people). So I would definitely recommend him as a great host!
Natalia was at my place for 2 nights and she was very friendly cs. So hope to see you again Natalia. All the best for your travelling.
I stayed in Prabath's home in Hikka for a couple of days. We spent some time on the beach together. He is s very cute guy, nice, funny and helpful. Thanks a lot, Prabath !
She is really nice girl ......
Natalia didn't actually stay in my place but she kept her belongings without any hesitancy. I was out of country. When I returned home fortunately met with her few hours before her departure. It was a rainy day and had a remarkable flood on the roads, so we couldn't explore the island. Anyhow, it was nice meeting with Natalia. Very friendly and shared lot of things about culture etc. She is great traveller, clean well mannered. I highly recommend her to any couchsurfer. Definitely will host her again. Once she left Male'i found a post card with a very sweet comment on about our family. Thank you for visiting us. Have safe journey ahead.
Actually I didn't stay in Azhaan's place as my plans have a bit changed but we spent some time together and I can definitely say that Aazhan is incredibly helpful, friendly and cute guy whom was so nice to chat with. Thanks a lot for everything, Azhaan, welcome to our home any time.
Natalia is a remarkable women, travel solo, brave, experience etc.... sometime, i wish we could travel like her.
She is independent, talkative, share lot of information and suggestion....
since im working during her short visit, i can only drop her at the city center, n stop by at the mosque”jame asri” for quick visit ..but my wife n i manage to have a dinner with her at some local restaurant....
P/s: thanks for the postcard natasha... we didnt notice it till this evening 😂😂... so sweet of u.
Unfortunately, I stayed with Zihan and Zura for a very short time - just a day. If I knew that they are so lovely family I would give more time to Brunei in my travel schedule)). They are really amazing people - hospitable, friendly, extremely generous. They helped me so much with many things. Thanks to them my short staying in beautiful and contrast Bandar Seri Begawan was wonderful. Zihan, Zura, I really hope to see you in my home, you are always welcome! Already miss you)).
She is friendly and is always smiling.
It was nice to talk to her. It was interesting to hear her trips in the world and her life in Russia.
I spent a couple of days in Yuji's home in Tokyo, and that was really great! Unfortunately, we didn't spend much time together as Yuji was busy but we had a nice evening dinner. Thanks a lot for all your help, trust, hospitality!! For wonderful Japanese food and help with a bus ticket... For bringing me to the bus terminal... For everything!!!! Thanks to you my staying in brilliant Tokyo was really amazing!!
Nathalia stay a short time, she is super open mind, friendly and funny We spend a bit time, I show her my Seoul. Let meet again around the world.
I stayed in Cive's place in Seoul for a couple of days. He was really nice, easygoing, friendly, even let me to use his own room and bed, it was so kind of him. We had a long walking and funny chatting together. Thanks, Cive!
Все было просто сууууупер. Огромное спасибо Наташе и Сергею за все-все. Лучше просто и быть не могло.
Алиса останавливалась у нас всего одну ночь, но оставила много позитивных эмоций. Приятная, веселая, вежливая девушка.
Это был мой первый опыт каучерфинга, и ничего более классного я даже представить себе не могу. Гостить у Наташи и Сергея было очень здорово, весело, интересно. Они отличная семья, посетили очень много стран, поэтому беседы на тему путешествий с ними были невероятно увлекательны. Мы говорили и говорили по пол-ночи, смотрели фотографии из разных стран, смеялись, шутили. И дети у них замечательные. В общем, сплошной позитив во всем. Мне очень повезло, что они пригласили меня, новичка на каучсерфинге. Огромное спасибо!!!
Наталия останавливалась у нас в течение трех дней. Очень приятная дружелюбная милая девушка, было весело общаться. Всегда будем рады видеть у себя гостях.
Это удивительная пара! За короткий промежуток времени, проведенный у меня в гостях, Сергей и Наталья сумели влюбить в себя всю мою семью, включая меня. Наталья- генератор позитива и положительных эмоций. Природное утонченное чувство юмора сочетается в Наталье с исключительной тактичностью и безупречным воспитанием. Сергей- просто мастер на все руки, починил все гаджеты в доме. Очень любит детей и чувствуя это, дети не отходили от него ни на шаг. В общем, сложно подобрать столько эпитетов, чтобы описать на сколько хорошие это люди. Всегда с радостью жду вас в гости Сергей и Наташа!
Вот очень сложно писать отзыв о Тимуре и его семье, так как словами не выразить те эмоции и признательность, которые мы с мужем к ним испытываем. Хоть мы пробыли всего пару дней, такое ощущение сложилось, что нас приняли в СЕМЬЮ, настолько теплое отношение чувствовалось от всех... у Тимура замечательная семья, чудесная жена Ася, классные ребятишки - Берс и Айна, ну и, конечно, крошечная малышка. Вы для нас просто пример идеальной семьи, которую всем хотелось бы иметь. Огромное вам спасибо за гостеприимство и возможность побыть в вашем чудесном доме. Помните. что в Питере у вас есть друзья, которые будут всегда рады видеть вас и помочь всем, чем смогут! Many hugs!!
Very intimate and lovely. Very friendly.
Very gooooooooooood
😘💖💖💞💝💝💘👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌
Unfortunately, we spent in Sahand's home only a couple of days. He is one of the kindest people we have ever met. He tries to help all the time, you always feel his care and positive radiance))). Thanks to him our emotions from brilliant Batumi became much brighter. Many hugs, Sahand!
About Natalia i can speak for hours, days, months )) She is amazing, she's kind, polite, clever, punctual, tidy, full of energy, gorgeous, she is just the person I admire. If she had a soundtrack, that would be Rolling Stones' she's a rainbow 😊😊 Her husband Sergey is a cool and interesting guy, you will always find a topic to discuss with him, if you would need a help in anything, he will be there even if u don't ask him for that. So if you ever have a chance to meet them or host them, just don't miss your chance. Hope to see you again 😚
Sometimes it's very difficult to write a reference if you can't express your emotions just with words "he is a nice guy". Yes, of course, Armen is a nice guy)). And friendly...and helpful..and with a good sense of humor... But all of that can't discribe...we spent together a couple of days but from the very beginning we've got a feeling like we are old close friends - common thoughts, emotions, chatting themes.. We were talking and laughing halves of nights and felt so sorry to leave Armen's hospitable home)). Dear friend, we really hope to see you again!!
Thanks for your visit
Мы останавливались на пару ночей в хостеле Мари. Просто суперская девушка, яркий представитель современной молодежи, с энтузиазмом к жизни и кучей планов на будущее. Желаем тебе всего самого хорошего и осуществления всех твоих планов, Мари!
I was very glad for host them. They are very cute and friendly.
She is a very nice person. She and her husband stayed 3 nights at my place. After 8 years I went Caspian beach with them. I hope we will meet again. Have Safe travel.
I stayed for 2 nights as Natalia's guest. She was very kind and helpful and thoughtfully provided me with a very comfortable room.
We didn't have much time to have long conversations but it was pleasant to stay with her and husband.
Thanks a lot Natalia for your hospitality, hoping to see you in south of Russia.
Ben stayed in our home in July. He is a nice guy, very polite and neat. It was a pleasant experience to have him as a guest.
Nice person didnt meet but sure we will
Invited me for a dinner while i was in spb but unfortunately didnt have any time
We are so different and still we are together!!! - this is 10000% about me and Natasha! ;)
First, second and even 10th consideration of our personalities will tell you that we have nothing in common (except for the love to CS and traveling of cause!=))
I have never been interested in and know nothing about the things this lovely and enthusiastic young lady is curious about in her life. Lots of my thoughts and principles seemed weird to her. But I should admit that shortly after I have seen her off I understood that I miss her sweet tweeting ;)
Natasha is absolutely nice and adorable person.
Being around her was comfortable, every minute of it (even listening to dozens of frightening unknown terms from her business field =))), we indeed had what to discuss and what to share. She is a wonderful companion and a person with a life position and clearly defined opinion. Somehow she showed me the part of life I kept ignoring cause I didn’t consider it being worth my attention.
I won’t write a lot about her as a guest, everything as is simple as this: she is a PERFECT guest! ( noooo, actually, there was one drawback: it was impossible to make her eat! And my Belarusian soul yearned for treating her))))
The time I spent with Natasha one more time ensured me how beautiful and diverse this world is. And we can enjoy our differences as well as our likeness. And at a very deep level, we are still very similar, completely native to each other
Nataaaaasha, I was happy to meet you, my dear crazy girl!) We will see each other again, we both know it for sure ;)
Лерочка - яркая светлая звездочка, согревающая своим теплом и светом каждого, кому повезет оказаться с нею рядом. Замечательная девушка - добрая, интересная, умная, светлая, всегда готовая помочь ... особенная, индивидуальная, ни на кого не похожая. Я очень рада, что мне повезло оказаться ее гостьей. Буду очень ждать новой встречи! Лера, ты всегда будешь желанным гостем в нашем доме.
I was lucky to stay with Natalia and to meet her and her husband Sergey. I was impressed by number of countries she has visited and her story of these travels. Natalia and Sergey are very friendly, thoughtful, they shared food and were letting me stay one night more after I came back to the city from a trip after several days.
Николай оставался у нас на пару дней. Приятный вежливый парень, аккуратный, прикольно было послушать его "автостопные" и кемпинговые истории). Удачи тебе в дальнейших путешествиях!
I spent a few days at Natalia's family flat and I had a good time there. I'm glad that I met them, they were really friendly and pleasant with me . Even I wrote a late request I got her invitation right the way! I also enjoyed a lot chat with her husband Sergey, an interesting guy.
Spasiva Natalia for your hospitality and hope to meet you again somewhere!
Jonathan stayed in our home for several days this autumn. He`s a very nice guy, quiet, flexible, I can totally recommend him to host.
she is very good and friendly.
Thank you Natalie and her husband for being accepted for two nights!
Very open-minded people who travel a lot around the world.
They live the night life, so to sleep after that I was able to very little :D
Михаил со своей приятельницей были нашими гостями пару дней. Очень милые ребята, всем рекомендую.
Мы были рады захостить Наташу и Сергея. Очень позитивные ребята, с которыми интересно побеседовать на различные темы. Было очень интересно и весело. Приезжайте снова!
We were guests of this wonderful family in Shimkent for a couple of days. Volodya and Oxana are really lovely family, they are extremely hospitable and helpful. Volodya is an absolute erudite with practically encyclopedic knowledge in different spheres, so the conversations were unbelievably interesting and informative. Thanks a lot for your nice company and hospitality, we will be happy to meet you next time as our guests in SPb!
Наталья с супругом очень поллжительная, открытая семейная пара, с ними интересно общаться, они очень приветливы, аккуратны и вежливы. Жаль не смогла провести с ними по-больше времени. Ждём Вас в гости :)
Нигина очень обаятельная и милая девушка, а кроме того умная и интересная в общении. Ее детки просто очаровательны. Было очень здорово беседовать с ней и с ее замечательной мамой. Буду рада встретиться еще раз!
Спасибо каучу за знакомство с Наташей и Сергеем! Истинные путешественники, редкий вид людей, заряженных позитивом!!
Мы провели в Лешином доме в Алматы несколько дней, и это было суперклассно! Он реально прикольный, веселый, общительный и очень гостеприимный парень, с которым очень весело потрепаться на кучу разных тем. В один из дней он покатал нас по городу, мы вместе поднялись на Чимбулак. В другой день ходили в горы за грибами)). Было классно и весело! А какие у Леши чудесные кошаки - привет им от нас)))!! Леша, Питер тебя ждет)). И мы в нем, есс-но))).
It was really nice to have you guys!
We stayed with Aisuluu and her family at the bank of Issyk Kul for a couple of days. She is one of the most charming girls I`ve ever met - pretty, sociable, hospitable and very smart despite her young age. Her parents and her home are extremely lovely and hospitable. It was a pleasure to be guests of so nice family. Hope to see you some day in SPb!
Natasha and Sergei stayed with us in Osh. Such a nice , outgoing and beuatiful couple. My family and I enjoyed having conversation with them, they were very fun and outgoing. It was such a pleasure to get to know them. I would definetly host them if they visit to Osh again.
We stayed with Aigul and her family in Osh for a couple of days. She is an extremely lovely girl and her father is very cute and witty! It was a pleasure to spend evenings in funny chattings and to taste very delicious food which was cooked by Aigul. All her family are so hospitable! We will always remember those nice days. Thanks for everything!!!
We were able to communicate only via internet.
She was very friendly and gracious. I hope that we will see ever!
Actually I haven`t met Stanislav personally but we communicated in internet and I have got a very positive impression: he`s very nice, intelligent, knowlegable and very-very friendly!
Couldn't host Natalia and her husband Sergey, but asked my friend Kate to stay at her flat. We stayed together for 1 night. We had a nice dinner and chated long into the night. Natalia and Sergey are nice easy-going and open-minded couple. They like to walk and to learn much about country, which they are visiting.
Good luck at your travelling! :)
Сам Игорь не смог поселить нас у себя, но попросил свою приятельницу Катю, и мы чудесно провели время в ее квартире вчетвером в замечательной компании Игоря, Кати, Никиты и Ани. Все они классные ребята - веселые, образованные, интересные в общении, гостеприимные. К сожалению, мы провели вместе только один день из-за нашего довольно строгого расписания, но день был реально классный! Спасибо, ребята, за все!
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Hola Natalia, espero que te encuentres bien cuando leas esto. Te escribo en español para que tengas referencias también en mi idioma. Fue un placer hospedarte y platicar contigo. Eres una mujer muy valiente y decidida. Si tienen oportunidad de hospedar a Natalia háganlo, es una mujer muy planificada y rigurosa en sus compromisos.
I had the pleasure to host Natalia. She stayed only one night. She is welcome anytime :)
I stayed with Bazem for a day in Baltimore. He is extremely helpful, generous, cute and funny guy. He picked me up from the station, showed me a night city and did everything I could remember my staying in Baltimore with a gratitude and nostalgia. Thanks a lot for everything, Bazem, it would be nice to meet again!
hello, i want say that i had the pleasure of meet natalia, she is very agile and dinamic, and thinking positive, is a great inspiration for do it sport or have a life more healty and all with very good taste.
Natalia was such a fun person to meet with. Her enthusiasm and dynamism and her incessant willingness to try new things was refreshing to know . She also walked a long way with me in downtown and was very calm and understanding to various points of view. I got to learn so much about Russia in general, and Saint Petersburg specifically . It was a great experience for me hosting her and I feel ,you would have a true world traveller experience, when you do . Our discussions were very fun as well as controversial. Haha ,and just believe they will continue in the future. Cheers ,Abhi .
I was a guest in Abisklhek's home in San Antonio. We spent the whole day together, talking about everything and enjoying nice places in san antonio. He is so cute, interesting, nice and funny guy!!! I will miss our lovely chats, Abishek, hope to meet you some day in my city! Many hugs!!!
Sweet girl, stayed only one night like she was never here.. Welcome anytime :)
Very nice gay, good location. It was a pleasant experience staying with him in NY.
I had the pleasure to host Natalia and Sergio. Two exquisite lovely people and chordal. With them I was fine. Ciao, Paolo.
Fantastic guests. We enjoyed some walks, visit to the beach, and a few local landmarks. She and her husband were great company. Although he and I did not share any languages in common, he was still friendly and even entertained my puppy by hiding toys in new and creative places. She is an intelligent, friendly lass too. Both were great guests and good company. I'd be happy to have them visit again any time.
We stayed with Cam just for one day, unfortunately... but we've got such nice impressions!! Everything - pisa, Cam himself, his dog Pim, his flat - everything was just amazing! Cam is so cute and nice guy, incredibly kind-hearted - not only to us, it can be seen even by his communication to unknown people on the streets. He met us at the airport, showed us beautiful Pisa, brought us to a very nice sea beach, cooked for us a national Scottish dish - very tasty one! So i even cant describe how thankful to him we are. Thanks a lot, Cam, you are always welcome to our home. Say hello to Pim from us)))
I had hosted Natalia and her husband for 2 nights at my place,coming late night by hitch hiking;they are very nice couple,curious to know everythings ,and walking to the dunes ,enjoyed the desert ...
See you next and have a nice adventure..
When someone has more than four hundred references it's very difficult to write a new one. So i can just join to all kind words about him from previous references and say thank you very much for letting us stay in your place in the heart of beautiful sand dunes!
Nathalie and her companion stayed in my place for one night only. Even if it was short an I was busy, they were flexible and comprehensive and we shared little bit about our different cultures which was really interesting.
Unfortunately, we didnt spend a lot of time with Fatiz because of our strict travel schedule and Fatiz's late job but she had time to leave the nicest impression. She is like a small sun))) - so bright, vivid, cheerful, radiating positive energy! And her father was so nice and helpful. Faty, thanks for our staying in Rabat, you made it very pleasant!
I hosted Natalia and Sergey, they are fantastic, joyful, funny, clean and respectful. I had a great pleasure to host them, and hope to hosted them again.
We stayed with Alaa a couple of days and actually my English is not enough to describe how nice and cute he has been. We felt like at home of our closest friend - all the hospitality, kindness, helpfulness - everything was for us. He drove us to the centrr and airport, showed interesting local places in fes, we cooked for each other and had interesting evening chats in his nice living room. Thanks a lot for everything, Alaa, can just repeat our invitation- you are always welcome to our home!
If you ask me to describe in one word my experience with Natalia and her husband Sergey, I'm gonna say : WOW !
Natalia is a big traveler, she visited more than 70 countries, she has lots and so many stories to talk about. We talked about everything, 99% of topics were discussed, it really seems to me like this :)
They stayed with us for two nights, I showed them a few places in the city, and when I was at work, I advised them other places they have visited by themselves. I felt that everywhere they travel, they feel quite at home, That's why it's said : There are no foreign lands. It's the traveler only who's foreign". Natalia has become a GLOBAL citizen.
Above all, they are very very polite, good-natured with a cheerful mood. Realy I was honored by their stay. Thank you !
They spent good times with my small family and... when they was leaving, Natalia offered a gift to my wife and invited us to visit them in Saint-Petersburg.
I think she should write a book and relate all his interesting stories. I would be the first to order it :)
Couchsurfing's system ask me if I would host her again... YES I'd like to host them once, twice, and N times again.
было приятно встретиться с вами !
...And to finish in one word, I say : WOW !
We stayed with Youness and his family for two days. Actually i can't find proper words to express my feelings to Youness and describe his helpfulness, kindness and hospitality he was giving us during our staying in Agadir. He showed us the night Agadir, we were going out and his lovely wife Hasnah treated us different handmade sweets. And how beautiful is their little daughter - she could definitely become some miss beauty queen in the future if she would like to))) . So their family are a real specimen of hospitality and kindness. We wish you all the best from the bottom of our hearts and hope to see you some day! Inshallah)))
I hosted Natalia and her husband Sergey one night on their way to Morocco. The are very experienced, both as travelers and surfers, and it shows not only how they for example was prepared with their own food but also in their polite and flexible ways. We had interesting talks and both are easy hosted which give them my best recommendations. I hope our roads cross in the future, maybe I have to visit St. Petersburg again :)
It was all my pleasure to have Natalia and her husband Sergey as my guests at home, that amazing, polite, easy going and beyond describing couple made me want to host more russian people.
We walked a bit around the city and had a coffee in traditional museum/restaurant and got home, talked over and over, after having a dinner I played some Aerber/Amazigh music for them..
The next day morning Natalia gift me a beautiful postcard from her city and signed with her words that expressed how thankful they are.
If they requested to stay with you, just accept their request spontaneously.
Thank you Natalia & Sergey, see you soon!
BIG HUG :)
We stayed with Habib just one night... unfortunately, as we wouldn't mind staying a bit more if we had a time))). Habib is a very cute, friendly, interesting and helpful guy and his family is so hospitable! His house is like a real palace))) - very authentic, oriental... for us , city dwellers, living in apartments in high common building, staying in his place was an amazing experience. Habib is fond of music and is very good in it. So we were enjoying his company in his lovely house bery much.
Thanks a lot, Habib, we will be very glad to see you again some day.
I had really great time hosting Natalia and her husband Sergey. They are very friendly, communicative, interesting and good people. They shared with me a lot of stories from their travelling experience and that was interesting and useful:) Also we found a lot to talk about having tea and tasting some delicious food prepared by Natalia:) Thanks and hope to see you some day:)
We stayed with Lina in Vilnius for two days and those days were amazing! Lina is incredibly nice, pleasant, hospitable and so interesting person. In her cozy lovely home we really felt like at home. Lina showed us beautiful Trakai, and our evening chats were so interesting, time was passing by like a couple of minutes. Dear Lina, thanks a lot for everything and we really REALLY hope to see you again in our home!
Natalia and Sergey were great surfers. We were amazed by the places they visited and were about to visit. I can totally recommend they as a surfers. See you soon in Petersburg :-)
We stayed with Piotr and Ella in Warsaw. Piotr is very cute and interesting guy and his girlfriend Ella is one of the most charming girls))). They are really very nice and helpful couple. We arrived incredibly early morning on Sunday!!! and Ella woke up to let us in, it was really a deed))). We were chatting, watching photos from our travels, it was so nice. Thanks for everything! We will be glad to see you again already as our guests in Spb!
Natalia and Sergei are one of the best couple in my couchsurfing experience. They are open mind kind polite and very intelligent persons ) their flat with unique design was full of technical features like smart house, I was very impressed )))) they host me when I was in very strange situation with last minute cancel )) thank you very much for that)))
Yanis is a very intelligent and nice guy, it was very pleasant to have him as a guest in our home.
Natalia is full with interesting stories, we spoke in russian, which is great. I hope we can meet again, who knows. :)
I stayed in Simeon's home for a day and that was great! He is a very nice, helpful, friendly and calm guy with a good sence of humour. It was really nice to have funny chats with him and walk along beautiful riverbank in the evening. Thank's for all your hospitality, Simeon, and just let me know if you get a chance to travel to Russia.
It was a real pleasure to welcome Natalia and her husband at home, we went out to meet, share a meal, so good. I hope the next time you have more time, a big hug from a distance.
Who would have known that accepting Natasha's couchrequest will eventually lead to an exchange of visits!? I hosted Natasha in June for a day and we spent the evening chatting away like on a high-school gettogether. When we said good-bye at the bus station Natalia invited me to St Petersburg. At that time I didn't know that a month and a half later I will get to see her again, and meet her family. Natalia and Sergey were very considerate hosts - they made sure we had everything we needed and were well informed on urban transportation in StPbg. They are easygoing and interesting interlocutors, knowledgeable in all areas of life and esp. in traveling, in their company we felt cozy and at home. Natalia drove us to the city center at 1:30 am to see the opening of the bridges on Neva River! Tash, we are very grateful for this. I highly recommend them as guests and hosts, because having great time is guaranteed! Ребята, you will always have a place to stay in Sofia or anywhere we are.
I stayed with Nadya just for one day but it was such a great day! From the beginning i felt like we were close friends. We were chatting about everything, it was really enjoyable. Thank's to her i spent so nice time in Sofia. Really hope to see you and Edward next time in my home.
Spending time with Natalia was like helping a relative as she was quite easygoing, open and very respectful of other people. She's also smart and curious and it was great time talking to her and hearing her opinion on any topic that came up as she's and quite knowledgeable on many topics.
Actually first I planned to stay at Tonchi`s home just for a day. But at the last moment decided to prolong my staying for one day more. And Tonchi was so kind that let it to me though she could have had some other plans. So she is a specimen of a real helpfulness. And she is very nice, interesting, well-educated with knoledge in history, architecture and many other spheres. Tonchi showed me Zagreb and said many interesting things about the city.
Really amazing, lovely girl!
Natalia is a lovely person that you can talk to forever and it never gets boring, just the opposite, and even though I was dead asleep after a long flight to Sarajevo kept talking to her until I was almost dead :) ... Looking forward to see Saint Petersburg and continue our conversations.
I stayed with Butrint for a day in his cozy flat in Sarajevo. He is very helpful, friendly, interesting interlocuter with a sense of humour. We have been chating for half of the night)). I`d say that he is a special person with non-conventional life sights and that`s great. I`m ready to continue our interesting conversation any time in SPb)))
One really gorgeous woman, she stayed at my place unfortunately only one night, we had so many interesting stories to share She is bringing happiness and joy everywhere she goes.. I hope she will come again.., or maybe to meet her in San Petersburg one day.. :)
Vuk is a great guy, - interesting, cheerful, with a good sence of humour. We were eating, chatting, watching his movies, loughing, going out, sunbathing together - it was so nice! The next day I had to leave to Bosnia and Vuk even didn`t want to let me go))).
Thank`s a lot for a generous reference, Vuk, and you`re always welcome to SPb!
Natalia stayed at my home two days, she is nice and open minded person, for me was pleasure to meet her.
I hope to have a chance to visit SPb one day and see you again.
I stayed in Marin's home for a couple of days. He is a very kind, helpful, friendly guy, he really behaved like a hero when he came to meet me in the city center when the weather was awful and was heavily raining. Thank's a lot for all your hospitality, Marin, it would be great to see you in SPb some day!
Natalia y Serguei was at home one night, they are very quiet and good company. We taked a nice breakfast with mate y bizcochos!.
We were lucky to be Andrea`s guests for a day. It was so pleasant to have funny chats with her, she is a very nice, friendly, smart person. We were enjoying of staying in your home. Thank`s a lot, Andrea, for everything and we will always be glad to see you again in Russia some day.
Natalia stayed at my home for a couple of nigths with her husband Sergei. They are beautifull people, very friendly and talkative, and also very good hosts. They were very clean and also always helping with house. We could talk about our life and countries and i learned a lot about russia. It was very nice !
Guys , have a beautifull trip, take care and hope to see you one day in russia !
We stayed with Sebastian and Vicky for a couple of days. Oh, I even can`t express how great was that! they are so nice couple, - funny, interesting, friendly, helpful! They tried to do all their best to us feel comfortable and free. We were enjoying our mutual time very much!
Thank`s a lot, guys, for everything! We will be happy to see you in our home some day.
Natalia and Sergei are an amazing couple, very kind. We shared a short time together but was great !
:) Abraços Ri and Rafa
Rinele and Rafael live in increadibly touristic place quite close to Iguasu falls so they receive a lot of daily couchrequests. And they really do help a lot of people with accomodation and not only!! We were lucky to be their guests for a couple of days and it was really great! They are a specimen of a real couchsurfing hospitality. Thank`s a lot, guys, for comfortable and nice staying with you!
Наталья и ее семья останавливались у нас на одну ночь во время своего путешествия. Они хорошие и интересные люди, и у них славные детишки. Желаю вам новых интересных путешествий, гладкой и легкой дороги! приезжайте к нам еще)
Мы всей семьей были гостями Наташи и Кирилла одну ночь в сентябре. Они нам очень помогли - после осмотра Москвы мы ужасно устали, и небольшой отдых нам был очень кстати. Наташа и Кирилл очень милая пара, они недавно поженились, так что желаем им счастливо идти по жизни всегда вместе. Приезжайте теперь к нам в гости в Питер!
Our first experience of hosting was amazing thanks to Natasha and her family! They are very nice, interesting, fun and friendly people. You are always welcome to our home!
Lyuba and her husband Dima were so kind that accepted our family (with two children!) in their home close to Sochi for some days. They are realy very hospital, friendly and helpful people. Though in the beginning of our staying in Sochi the weather was awful, we were enjoying intresting and funny chats on their cozy kitchen. Thanks to them our staying in Sochi was so nice!
Guys, you`re always welcome to our home in SPb! Many hugs!
Natasha is an impressive host with her traveling experiences among those I surfed with in SPB. I enjoyed the VIP hosting by going to her 4 star gym and had a wonderful work out including swimming in an Olympic pool there. That really saved my life. She took care of my stay and made sure I rest well. That's awesome. Her husband Sergey and I became acquainted quickly. He treated me like an old friend. We shard tons of information with each other and exchanged our views regarding to life events. He seemed a nice family man with adequate temperament. Their little daughter also liked me and talked to me quite a bit. Thank you Natasha for all of that! Hope we'll see each other when I come back again.
I hosted Natalia for few days and we didn't spend so much time, coz i was mostly working. But we did have some time to talk and she is very smart, positive and brave girl. She told me about her traveling experience and really enjoyed her visit. Wish i could spend more time and show her city. Hope you had nice travel.
I stayed in Dragan's house for a couple of days. He is a very nice, communicative guy, it was very pleasant to have funny chats with him. And his grandparents were so kind and lovely with me, I was feeling like at home. Thank's a lot for everything, Dragan!
Natalia is the most easy person to host. I had to work and unfortunately we didn't spend a lot of time together but the little time we spent i met a sweet caring woman who loves to travel and experience the most of the city she visits.
Meni really saved me! I had an agreement with another couchsurfing in Athens but when I arrived he disappeared and didn't answer my calls. It was a late evening, I didn't prepare properly and just didn't know where to go and look for a hotel and I called Meni. And she was so kind that offered to come to her place thourgh the next day was a weekday and she had to work. But she waited for my so late arriving and was very nice, welcoming and hospitable. I'm just happy that I met her. Thanks for everything, dear Meni!!!
Natalia was a great guest, neat, friendly and sociable. I was impressed with her vast traveling experience and really enjoyed her visit. Natalia, I hope you had a great trip! :0)
Linda and Ruslan are a lovely couple. Though we didn.t spend too much time together due to my "alwaysbusy" travel schedule nevertheless we were having a nice evening chatting together. They were really very cool, helpful and interesting people, I was very glad to be their guest. Thank's a lot for your hospitality!
We hosted Natasha for 2 days in Riga. She was on her long-long trip. During all stay, she was very kind, and we had very interesting time, chatting about everything. She has very big experience baggage, and it was very interesting to share some ideas and experiences with her.
Definitely I would recommend to host her! :)
Dear Jurius and Katja,
I`m really very sorry for my late reference (it`s just because I had so much business to do after my returning home and besides my computer was dead for some time).
I was a guest of this lovely couple for just one day but it was so nice to spend it with them! Jurish showed me Riga, and I was impressed with his historical knowledge. Thank`s a lot, dear guys, for all your help, and I`ll be happy to see you in SPb any time.
Natalia is very warm and friendly, also very easy to make arrangements with... don't hesitate to host her
Actually I was sure that I left a reference many weeks ago but I couldn`t find it so maybe the site made a mistake or smth like that. Anyway Panos, sorry for so late reference.
Panos was a very nice and helpful host, it was very pleasant to be his guest. He was so kind that picked me up from the bus station. Thank`s, Panos, for all your help!
Hosting Natalia was my very first couchsurfing exeperience, and i should say it was great.
She is a very intersting person to talk because of her huge cultural and travel experience.
Hope to meet her again :D
Jetmir is one of the nicest person I've ever met for my quite long travel experience. He was so cool, intelligent, well educated (though his quite young age) and helpful, that I even can't find proper words to describe. He helped me very much in durres and really did everything me to feel like a special guest))). Even got up at 4 o'clock at night in his only week-end to bring me to the train station by his car though it was a walking distance.
If Jetmir asks you for a couch, please, accept it - you will give a favor to a very good guy and will enjoy nice communication. Thanks for everything , Jetmir!
Natalia is great person, very positiv and always in good mood. She likes to share a lot of storyes and to see as much as possible without resting at all :). l had a realy great time with her
We spent with Goce the whole day together - it was so great! He is amazing person - kind, welcoming, helpful, with a good sence of humor. I really hope to see you some day in spb, Goce, and have a possibility to pay you back for all your hospitality.
Natalia was a very interesting guest to have, she has been to a lot more places than me, but maybe a more "busy" traveler also? Very energic and does not rest much ;) Hope to pay her a visit in St.Petersburg where I have never been so far.
I was very lucky to be Jo's guest in Stavanger. We were having a ride from Oslo to Stavanger together, he invited me to share a festive dinner with his lovely family in a wonderful house on the bank of norwigen fiord, and he was unbelievably helpful with me. Plus he is very well educated, smart and interested in history so he told me many interesting things about Norway, its history, architecture. It was very interesting. Thank's a lot, Jo, I was really enjoying our communication.
Natalia has an unforgetable spirit and an immensely positive karma. In addition to being a clever and entertaining conversationalist, she is flexible, fun, and easy to host and to go out with, either one on one, or with friends. She is a walking encyclopedia of world travel, and will gladly share her memorable and personal experiences with you. Thank you for your very generous comments Natalia - I think very highly of you, and also feel that there are too few rating categories in this case. Enjoy the rest of your travels, and I look forward to the possibility that our paths may cross again someday, either in Stockholm, St-Petersburg, or wherever. Hugs and take care!
Unfortunatelly, there's no option "extremely positive" cause just "positive" is not enough to describe my impression from Dave. Thank's to him my staying in Stockholm was unforgettable. He tried to do everything me to feel myself the best way: left me the keys, borrowed for me a bike, cooked breakfasts, acquainted with his friend to go to a bar together, showed sunset on a bank of the canal - everything that was so sweet! And it was really great just to chat with him - he's a very well-educated, smart, interesting person with brilliant sense of humor. So it was one of the best CS experiences in my life.
Really hope to see you, Dave, some day in Saint Petersburg - as I wrote you, it's not so far and worthy of visiting)).
Many kisses!
We spent a pretty enjoyable evening at my place in Pretoria with Natalia and Sergey. Shame it was just one. We didn't even have enough time for them to share all their travel experiences in Namibia and Botswana. But we did have fun. Well ... they had some fun with my rusty Russian and I had some fun realising that after 4 weeks of driving around Southern Africa, they hadn't figured out who goes first on a stop street and gave way to everybody. Imagine how many fellow drivers they managed to annoy :-)
We stayed with Dimiter one evening only but even for such a short time we`ve got a great impression from his personality. He`s very smart, interesting, friendly and he has travelled so much!!! More than a hundred countries, can you emagine that)))? He gave us a tour around Pretoria, cooked a tasty dinner and was a perfect interlocuter. We were really enjoying spending time together and even didn`t want to leave))). But unfortunatelly, travelling plan was very strict)). Thank`s for everything, Dimiter, we`ll be happy to see you in our home!
Natalia and Sergey were our first couch-surfing guests and what a priviledge that was. They are two people who are very organised and knew exactly what they wanted. They were easy to get along with and fitted right into our family. We had so much fun sharing experiences as they are very interested in life and in what is happening around them.
We feel that we now have two new friends that we can go visit in Russia :)
Ivan and Mary-Ann...Actually I can`t find proper words to give them a reference. We with my husband just felt ourselves as family members, really. We were surrounded by so hospitality, friendliness and care that anyone can only dream)). They are really incredible people, so nice, intelligent and positive. They`re an example of fairness in this world - they`ve been living happily together for many years, have got two beautiful, smart (already grown-up) children and good friends, a nice cozy home. And they really deserve all of that!
Mary-Ann and Ivan, thank`s a lot for everything and we`ll be remembering about your promice to visit us some day))).
Natalia and Sergey arrived a few days earlier than originally planned and communication was tricky (Russian phones were problematic), but in the end everything worked out perfectly.
They are a very polite and decent couple and seem to have a wealth of travel experience. They were out early and arrived back after dark, so we had little time for conversation, but what we did have was most enjoyable (and enlightening). I hope the rest of their South African trip goes equally well for them !!
(P.S. I also Hope to make it to Saint Petersburg one day)
We stayed with Ian and his lovely daughter for a couple of days. Of course, as always in travelling we didn`t spent too much time at home and came back in the evening after exploring neighbourhoods)), but it was so nice to return to Ian`s cozy home and to have exciting chats in his beautiful dining-room. They are really very friendly, intelligent and smart people, we liked them very much! We really hope to see you in SPb some day! And wish great impressions from ahead Paris visiting, Ian.
Natalia is very a lovely girl, well educated and very respectful. We did not spent lot of time together as she was leaving early in the morning and came back home late in the evening, she was a real tourist in Perth :o)
However, we add some nice dinner and nice relaxing evening watching TV.
Anthony was very kind to accept my couchrequest in Perth. It was so nice to be his guest, he`s very interesting and helpful host, I was enjoying our funny chats and watching TV together. And he`s a great cook (it was for the first time in my life I could say that broccoli can be tasty))).
And, Anthony, thank`s a lot for your tips about the island, I even could give a pet to cangaroo))).
Natasha brought to the home this infectious cheerful mood, even though she only stayed a short time, I was immediately drawn by her positive energy. She come across very independent and experienced traveler, we had some good conversations and yes great laugh. It was a delight to be in her joyful presence. Thanks for showing me some Russian music too! I'm looking forward to visit SPB one day.
I hosted Natalia for 3 days. we didn't get to spend to much time together because she was out in the morning and came back at the evening. but we did spend some time hanging and talking at my place and I can say that she is a great conversation partner. interesting and have a very good English as well. Beside that I can say she was very polite and very nice. It was a pleasure hosting her and it's a shame that we didn't get to spend more time together. If you have a request from her I recommend you to say yes.
We spent three days in Tomer`s home. It was very nice! Tomer appeared to be a very helpful host and a very interesting interlocutor. He knows so much about clture and history of Israel. We were enjoying of staying with him. Thank`s, Tomer, you are more than welcome to my city.
Although we met for a very short time, Natalia was a great convresator and fun to be around....too bad we didn't have the chance to get to know each other more,
but i still might get to Russia Natalia :)
We met in Eilat. Though we spent together very few time, Ameer and his roommate looked very nice and kind guys. they met us at the station and brought us to his friend`s place. Especially it was important cause we arrived in the late evening. Thanks, Ameer!
Natalia stayed in my place for one night.
I didnt get to know her and her friend too much, as I was working.
They seem very friendly and easy going.
Hope you enjoyed the Yardenit and Haifa.
Have fun in the rest of Israel
Eran
Natalia, sorry for delay my preference. Cause I'm crazily busy these days with my work. I really impressed much of your independence and sweetness for the two days we spent together. It's so wonderful to have some chat with you. Hope to see you again.
I stayed in Qiao Shan`s home in Shanghai for a couple of days. She is so nice, hospitable and open-minded, it was a great pleasure to be her guest! He helped me a lot and gave many advices and much necessary information. Thanks a lot, Qiao Shan, you are always welcome to Saint-Petersburg!
Natlia is very easygoing and positive with the world. I am happy to met her and spent few days(well, few hours since I am quite busy those days) with beautiful Natlia in Beijing. Quite pity that I couldn't company with you more and even say goodbye face to face with you dear. You are always welcomed!
Oh, Manling... it was a real ray of light in gloomy Beijing))). She is so open-minded, nice, always smiling. She is really a great girl... and a specimen of hospitality and kindness. Hope to see you some day in Russia!
Fue agradable poder colaborarles un poco en su viaje y un placer haberles hospedado en casa aunque por tan corto tiempo,
One more time when it's really difficult to describe a person cause Nirosh isn't just a nice, friendly and easygoing guy which was so cute to chat about huge amount of different things with...Though also all of that, of course. But that's not enough. We spent together just a couple of days but we both felt like we were friends for a long. He is extremely generous, easygoing and has got a good sense of humor). I was really enjoying staying in Negombo with him. Thanks a lot, Nirosh, many hugs!
I spent a couple of days in Diego's home in Busan and it was a very nice time. He is a really friendly and funny guy, it was nice to chat with him about everything. He helped me with the bus ticket, it was really nice of him! Thank's a lot , Diego!!
We stayed in Mohammed`s flat for a couple of days and that was very nice. First, Mohammed is originally from Iraq and as that country looks quite exotical and inaccesible for us, it was so interesting to listen the info from the native. Second, he is really very friendly and cute guy, he took us to the local georgian monasteries - Gelati and Motsameta - and it was a great trip. Thanks for everything, Mohammed, hope to see you again!
We were guests of this wonderful family for some days. They are a specimen of a real couchsurfing hospitality which can`t be described with usual words. From the first moment we felt like we knew each other for a long time. Our funny chats took whole evenings, that was great)). We will always remember our staying with you and will be more than happy to see all your family in our home!!
Мы с Юлей встречались в Душанбе, и они с мужем Ваней очень нам помогли справиться с таджикским бюрократизмом))! Суперская семья, ооочень милые ребята, экстремально позитивные впечатления от общения с ними. Огромное спасибо за помощь и компанию!!
I met Brett in a bit weird circumstances. Actually i didnt ask for a couch, i just asked Brett some question about Atlanta as i had to spend there several night hours. But Brett invited me to spend part of night in his home. We didnt spend much time together, just exchanged a couple of phrases but the fact that he offered his couch in so strange situation and in such inconvenient time (as he was sleeping), describes him as a very helpful and kind guy. I really appreciate his kindness, he helped me very much!!! Thanks, Brett!!!
We met Ali on the road in Ifran and he gave us a lift to Imouzzer Kandar. It was so pleasant to meet a couchsurfer just accidentally, with no planning))). Ali made just positive impression - very kind, interesting, knowledgable, helpful. He invited us to his home but, unfortunately, we couldnt because of our strict travel schedule. Thanks a lot, Ali! Maybe next time)))
In Youssef's profile there are these words "I'm always here for help". I couldnt say better - that's a clear truth. Youssef is a specimen of muslim hospitality. He was taking care if us all the time and even after we left his home and started hitchhiking from Ouarzazate to Merzouga - he called several times just to be sure that we arrived safely. Together with his roommate Mohammed they made our staying in Ouarzazate very easy and interesting - from our funny chats we found out so many interesting things about muslim culture and lifestyle of modern young muslims, for us it was really very interesting experience. Thanks for everything, guys!!!
I showed some central streets in SPb to Simone and we had a very nice chat. He is a very nice and friendly guy.
I stayed in Ivo`s cozy house for a day and that was a very nice time. He picked me up prom the bus station, did everything for me that I could feel like at home and invited me to a family barbeque to the village not far from Mostar. So he is very friendly, generous, extremely helpful. Thank`s for everything, Ivo, I`ll be glad to see you some day in my home.
I stayed in Gabor`s apartment one night. Gabor is a very nice, friendly and helpful host. Actually it was not the best day for couchsurfing because Gabor felt sick from morning. But he appeared to be so responsible person that hosted me anyway. Thank you very much, Gabor, for your help!
I stayed in Borut`s house for a couple of days. He is a very nice, hospitable and friendly guy. And also a very interesting interlocuter. And his apartment is so nice and cozy, I felt like at home. Thank`s a lot for everything, Borut, and if you decide to repeat your journey to Russia, just tell me.
I stayed in Cristian's home one night. He is a very nice, smart and intelligent guy, it was very nice to be his guest. Thank's for your help, Cristian!!!
We stayed in Rose`s home for a couple of days. She is a very nice, intelligent and friendly person and she`s got increadibly nice and sweet baby. Thank`s a lot for you help, Rose, it was very nice to be your guests!
We were lucky to be Juan Antonio`s guests for a couple of days. He is a very intelligent, smart, well-educated, friendly and interesting person. We were enjoying of nice chats in the evenings, his flat was so nice and cozy. And his family was so kind to us, especially his mom - she was so nice! Thank`s a lot for everything and hope to see you some day in SPb!
We were lucky to be Melaine and her boyfriend`s guests for a day. It was a short evening we spent together but it was so interesting and funny! We were talking about many things and knew a lot about Bolivia. Melaine and Weymar are a very nice couple, kind, hospitable and friendly! Thank`s a lot guys, for your help!
Мы провели пару дней в доме Игоря и Лены в Варваровке. Было просто ооочень приятно познакомиться с такими интересными и душевными людьми. Мы получили много полезных советов и чудесно провели время. Спасибо вам, ребята, за теплый прием и помощь, будем очень рады видеть вас еще раз в Питере.
I stayed in corrado's home in Belgrade for a couple of days. He shares the apartment with three girls, all of them are students. It was so nice to get into a funny student atmosphere, to have funny chats. Corrado's is a very nice and intelligent guy and all his roommates are great, so I was enjoying staying in their home very much, it was such a cool experience. Thanks!!!!!
It was very nice of John to agree to host me for a night in Gothenburg. He is a very open-minded, smart guy with good sence of humor. We were having a nice evening chat together. Good luck with your thesis and amazing future traveling plan, John, and thank's a lot for your help!
It was very interesting to talk to Naveen. Actually, as I suppose many other people,I had a bit wrong stereotypes about his native country India. Ive never been there yet and my thoughts about India were based mostly on some films and news. But Naveen changed it with saying many interesting things about this country, it´s people and life style. He is very well educated,smart and intelligent interlocuter and, of course, a great patriot of his native country. Thank's, Naveen!
I stayed in Julius' home for a night. Though we didn't spend too much time together, but we visited couchsurfing meeting in Reykjavik with Julius and another couchsurfing guest from Canada. It was very interesting and funny. And Julius is very nice and intelligent person, it was very pleasant to be his guest. Thank's a lot, Julius, for your help!
Jana impressed us very much! We arrived to Swakopmund a day earlier than we had planned and were ready that she couldn`t host us at that day. And Jana really had some business at that day and night but she left us a key from her house and let us spend a night there though she was out and saw us for the first time in her life! It`s so great that there are so wonderful people who still trust to the others. We`re really very thankful to her for such a lovely hospitality. Unfortunatelly we had just a short chat in the morning as Jana had to go to her work but she was very smart, interesting and friendly girl. Thank`s a lot for everything, Jana!
I spent 3 days in Izzet`s home. He was incredibly nice person, a bit shy)) and very helpful and openhearted. It was very nice and cozy to stay in his home. THank`s a lot for everything, Izzet. you`re always welcome to my home in SPb.
CeeDee was very kind to host me for one night though we didn`t make any agreement about that. I had an appointment with her friend, he couldn`t host me for the last moment but was so responsible that brought me to CeeDee`s home in Wellington and introduced us to each other. She is a very nice person, very hospitable and helpful. Thank`s a lot for your help!!!
We met in Wellington. Pram accepted my couchrequest but suddenly had got some problems and couldn`t host me. But he was so responsible person, he found a place for me to stay and introduced me to his friend. We spent together several hours and it was very nice and interesting to chat about difference of lifestyle in our countries.
I spend a couple of days in Yuma and Laine`s house. They are a wonderful couple, it was very nice to be their guest. At the moment of my staying they were gong to travel along Austraia. Wish the best impressions and great experience in that journey!!
I and my friend spent three days in Dekel`s home. We`ve got extremely positive impressions from our staying in Haifa thanks to Dekel. He is a very hospitable, interesting, well-educated and organised person whom was very interesting to speak with. He knows much about the history of his country. It was a great luck for us to stay with him for some time. Thank`s for everything, Dekel, I`ll be always happy to see you in my city!
I stayed in Dor`s home one day. Unfortunatelly, we spent together with Dor and his rommies just one evening but it was a lovely one! I enjoyed funny conversation and cozy atmosphere of their home very much. Guys, you were really great!!!! I`ll be happy to see you again in my city. Dor, say hello to Tomar and David and all the best!!!
We spent three days in Zvi`s home. He is a very nice and intelligent guy. And he`s got a very great will as he is a vegan and doesn`t eat meat and milky products. I really respect it. Wish you a great trip to Holland, Zvi.
I and my friend spent two days in Tomer`s house.
Tomer was very kind, helpful and hospitable with us, he brought us up to a wonderful viewpoint and a nice coral beach, showed us around. Thanks to him our staying in Eilat was the most pleasant.
I stayed in Milo's home for a couple of days. It was great! Milo picked me up from the airport, gave a lot of useful links and helped me in everything I'd needed. I was enjoying staying in Manila thanks to him. Milo, you're more than welcome to my home in saint petersburg!