We signed up to host a couple years ago (but no one has yet to stay with us--too many hosts in Bellingham). And it wasn't until last year that we actually stayed as a WS guest for our fist time with a world traveling couple in Steamboat Springs, CO.
It's similar to couch surfing, but where cyclists, or just good folks who value travel by bike, connect to seek or offer (or both) offer sleeping space--be it a garden for a tent or a floor or a bed-- and maybe a shared meal, access to tools, sometimes even a clothes washer-- but always stories of life and travel, and a "warm shower."
We've experienced most all of the above with every host we've met, yet so much more!
As we move on to Italy, where Warm Shower hosts are few and far apart along the route we've selected, the bonds and interactions we have had in France are that much more significant. We will miss these new found friends and truly truly hope to see them on the other side of the world.
Philippe in Paris
Frederic in Dijon
Pauline in Beaune
Rebecca and Angelo in Jalogny-- no photo!
Audrey and Laurent in Lyon
Karin in Avignon
Florence and Wenzel with their son Silvere in Cabrieres
Helene and Frederic in Manosque.
Jean-Philippe in Antibes
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