Travelling around the world
By fufurinha
@fufurinha (11930)
Portugal
September 11, 2015 8:30am CST
Some of you might remember my post yesterday about forgetting topics you have in your mind. Here it is, my forgotten topic. After a bunch of hours trying to remember the post I wanted to make, here it is.
I have always traveled a lot. Luckily, my parents have taken me to a lot of places and installed on me the urge of traveling. I am only 21 years old and I have already visited a lot of cities around Europe.
Still, there are many places I would like to see. I've never been to Asia or to America and there so many different things I would like to see there.
I want to visit USA, the Caribbean, Brazil, India, Japan, Thailand and many more places.
So I will start a challenge here on myLot. What if everyone could lend a sofa for a few days to another myLot member it would be amazing. Imagine how many places I could visit just paying the trip and not the housing. There are certainly members from all places around the world.
Do you accept this challenge? 
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19 responses
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
11 Sep 15
Hooray! You remembered!
Unfortunately I am living in a motel at the moment so I cannot accept this challenge. This is a really neat idea though. I live in the USA, but I'd love to see the Caribbean and Brazil!
Unfortunately I am living in a motel at the moment so I cannot accept this challenge. This is a really neat idea though. I live in the USA, but I'd love to see the Caribbean and Brazil!4 people like this
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
11 Sep 15
@fufurinha I am not sure. I don't know too much about Portugal. You live there, right? How is it there? Tell me about it.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
11 Sep 15
I am thinking at something like this. I am moving in a large house with four floors (475 m2, it is a bit too large for somebody alone) and I want to keep a floor to have an independent apartment for friends (in real life or at myLot) and eventually also to exchange it for holidays. Not sure if it will be ready for next summer (the craftsmen are working on the part of the house that I will occupy myself now), but it is in project in my mind.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
11 Sep 15
@fufurinha I am at 120 km North of Bordeaux. If you want to spend a few days here, you will be welcomed and I will visit you for your beach party.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
@topffer I've only visited Paris and also stopped at Bordeaux to have breakfast ;)
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
Where do you live? I've already been in France but I want to go again 
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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11 Sep 15
That would be nice to do, I'm currently in the USA however this is my last few days here and I don't think I will be back with the way things are right now. I go back to the UK but have nowhere to go, I gave up everything to be here with my partner last year. I guest you've been tot he UK already.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
Yes, I've been to London once. Going there in 2 weeks again :)
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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28 Nov 15
@fufurinha I'm sure there will be many more for you to visit.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
29 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk Yes, i still have a lot of places to visit.
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@ZHVegas (248)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
11 Sep 15
Oohh that would be really nice, and I would do it if I could, but I live with my parents(I am only 19y old), and they won't probably agree with that, but that's a cool thing to do.
I don't think it's a challenge, but a really good way of approaching ourselves, people from mylot!
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
I also leave with my parents. But I think they wouldn't mind if I explained the idea :)
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@ZHVegas (248)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
11 Sep 15
@fufurinha That's pretty cool, wish my parents be like that, but they are no the likes that agree with me that much.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
11 Sep 15
I couldn't let a good girl like you stay in my place. It seriously needs to be cleaned up! I had a friend I made online that was into traveling like you and she traveled from Estonia and through the US. On her way through I let her stay at my apartment. It only had the bed so I slept on the floor. She stayed for a week and we went all around the area, exploring caves and museums. It was a lot of fun. I live in a fairly boring place now, so there wouldn't be much to see here, unless you like small towns and farms.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
But you surely live near something to visit, or not? Where do you live?
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
@OneOfMany ohhh, that is really wild ahahaha probably I would like to visit something more lively.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
11 Sep 15
@fufurinha I live in a part of Pennsylvania called 'The Wilds' because there isn't much here. Although there are local ruins of a dam several miles away that caused a huge flood long ago, and the remains of a railroad bridge that was the highest in the world when it was built in 1882. To give an example of how wild the area is, there was a flock of turkeys in my front yard this morning.
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@sissy15 (12269)
• United States
12 Sep 15
As cool as that idea sounds, it could be dangerous, because honestly you just don't know who people are anymore. Not to mention I couldn't do it anyway as I'm living with my mom currently. Not to mentions there isn't much in my area most people would want to see lol. I live near Toledo in Ohio. I haven't traveled much myself, even though I'd love to. I would like to travel the US more before traveling out of country. Eventually I'd like to venture my way to Europe. I'd be afraid to travel to a few countries now for various reasons. Between natural disasters and war.
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@sissy15 (12269)
• United States
13 Sep 15
@fufurinha You're right, we can't always live in fear, but I'm not going to take a risk like that with my family, I'm a mom first, so everything I do I have to think about my child first. I believe there are a lot of great people in the world, but I can't take the risk that some are not who they say they are. As much as I'd love to travel, for me my child is my number one priority. Also while couches are free, hostels aren't too expensive and would save some money if you can't find somewhere free to stay. It all comes down to the kind of risks you're willing to take. If it were just me I'd probably be more open to it. I want my child to see the world, and to learn to take some risks, but I also need him to understand that sometimes some risks are too great to take, especially when you have a child involved. Even if I left him while I traveled, which some parents do, I don't think I could, and if something happened to me I don't know what would happen to him for sure. That scares me. Besides I'd have to let someone crash on my couch too, so he would be there unless I sent him elsewhere, which again is not something I'm comfortable with. I guess if I travel I'm just going to have to do it the expensive way.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
12 Sep 15
We can not live in fear. Yeah, it is a bit risky, but it would be funny :)
@zhuhuifen46 (3483)
• China
12 Sep 15
I also like travelling. I heard about sofa idea, actually, there are sofa societies, but very little accepted for various reasons. Good luck and keep the interest to see more and become smarter.
@allknowing (130292)
• India
11 Sep 15
I have already quite a bit of the world. = quite a few States of India, America, Europe, Nepa, Australia and NZ. No further plans just yet.
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
11 Sep 15
@fufurinha I think you would like it. Specially in January. lol
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
@Bluedoll I am not a big fan of snow, if that is what you are talking about lol
@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
Oh, Canada, that is nice. I've never thought of visiting it.
@allisonwish (464)
• Shenzhen, China
12 Sep 15
Wow, it's a wonderful challenge. I would like to travelling many place. To see the beautiful landscape and eat the delicious food 
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
14 Sep 15
@allisonwish It is another country on my wishlist of travels.
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
11 Sep 15
@fufurinha it certainly is a very popular tourist destination.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
New Zealand seems another great place to visit
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@cahaya1983 (11120)
• Malaysia
12 Sep 15
Oh I was juuuust going to post a post about traveling but from a slightly different angle. 
There are certainly advantages in terms of accommodation costs if you stay at someone's place. I stayed at a friend's house when I went to Istanbul for the first time and it really helped me save a lot.
There are certainly advantages in terms of accommodation costs if you stay at someone's place. I stayed at a friend's house when I went to Istanbul for the first time and it really helped me save a lot.1 person likes this
@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
12 Sep 15
Yeah, we can save a lot of money. Hotels are expensive nowadays.
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
11 Sep 15
I would love to do this challenge. i love to travel. I have not traveled very much. I live in the USA. I want to travel the USA before venturing to other countries. I would lend my couch for a traveler.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
11 Sep 15
Of course and we already do this. My daughter in-law breeds small dogs and a friend of hers that I also know was going to a dog show up this way and we invited her to stay with us for the night. She has larger dogs so she came to my house and her dogs and mine played outside with each other. We have a couch that pulls out into a bed for times like this. She thanked us and said she had a great time.
So glad you finally remimbered what you wanted to say on here.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
It was marvelous when I remembered it! I was so happy! Because I knew it was something good lol
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
11 Sep 15
That sounds like a wonderful challenge..I know many who do this swap places..one visit them and back and forth
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@celticeagle (160009)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Sep 15
I always write my ideas down. I would love to travel. I wish I had the bucks to go see Ireland Scotland, Wales, and some off the main stream places. I am thankful to have the internet and have seen a lot of them that way.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
11 Sep 15
It is a great idea, but I can't accept the challenge at the moment. We are renovating our house right now and we have no furniture in most of the rooms. We don't have much to offer... unless you want to sleep directly on the floor without a mattress
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
11 Sep 15
That probably isn't a good idea for my back lool
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