Not everyone of us wants to crash on a stranger's couch while traveling on a budget.
As The Frugal Gourmet reports in Three Cushions, a Million Guests (NY Times, April 8), CouchSurfing amazingly enough recently crossed the Million Members mark.
Here are the statistics they offer:
CouchSurfers 1,049,569
Successful Surf or Host Experiences 1,028,073
Friendships Created 1,202,073
Positive Experiences 1,939,956
Countries Represented 232
Cities Represented 56,673
Crunching the numbers a bit, It looks like France at last count offers 54017 options including Marine Le Gal in my native Morbihan (Brittany), Vannes to be specific.
For the older crowd or those affected with a bad back, you might be lucky and find someone with a spare bedroom and a real bed rather than a couch,
Bonne Chance!