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Couchsurfing adventures

The video discusses the topic of traveling and the experience of staying with locals through websites like Couchsurfing. The speaker shares three memorable experiences of Couchsurfing, including unexpectedly staying in a five-star hotel in India, encountering a lonely father and son in New Zealand, and experiencing the warmth and hospitality of locals in Iran.

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Published on 2022-12-13

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