Comments on: 7 Ways To Thank Someone For Staying At Their Home http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:31:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: nathaniel canuel http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/comment-page-1/#comment-94625 nathaniel canuel Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:42:08 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/#comment-94625 I draw and paint and I always try to do a nice rendering of the peoples house or whatever it is they are living in as a gift. I draw and paint and I always try to do a nice rendering of the peoples house or whatever it is they are living in as a gift.

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]]> By: Jagmohan Meena http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/comment-page-1/#comment-94584 Jagmohan Meena Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:51:18 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/#comment-94584 Hey, I already did all of the things you mentioned !! It gave me pleasure that I was perfect guest thr ! Hey, I already did all of the things you mentioned !! It gave me pleasure that I was perfect guest thr !

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]]> By: cgarlington http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/comment-page-1/#comment-84213 cgarlington Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:15:26 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/#comment-84213 I am in love with your blog! What excellent advice! What a great idea! And I really love that in one of your posts about how to travel the world, you listed "serendipity". Ah, Serendipity. It involves all the great things that are wonderful about people: trust, friendship, magic, respect, and wit. I especially love the idea of carrying small goods with you to give. I think a signature gift is a good idea too, a singular token of appreciation that only the families you've stayed with have. And people are deeply affected by their culture, no matter that they might be emo teens or curmudgeonly oldsters, their place is part of them. They unconsciously assume the same about you so gifts that speak of your place, your home, are especially treasured. I am in love with your blog! What excellent advice! What a great idea! And I really love that in one of your posts about how to travel the world, you listed "serendipity". Ah, Serendipity. It involves all the great things that are wonderful about people: trust, friendship, magic, respect, and wit.

I especially love the idea of carrying small goods with you to give. I think a signature gift is a good idea too, a singular token of appreciation that only the families you've stayed with have.

And people are deeply affected by their culture, no matter that they might be emo teens or curmudgeonly oldsters, their place is part of them. They unconsciously assume the same about you so gifts that speak of your place, your home, are especially treasured.

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]]> By: Theodore Scott » Blog Archive » 7 Ways To Thank Someone For Staying In Their Home http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/comment-page-1/#comment-68445 Theodore Scott » Blog Archive » 7 Ways To Thank Someone For Staying In Their Home Thu, 22 May 2008 17:04:32 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/#comment-68445 [...] New Traveler just published an article of mine titled 7 Ways To Thank Someone For Staying In Their Home. This entry was posted on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 10:22 pm and is filed under Articles, [...] [...] New Traveler just published an article of mine titled 7 Ways To Thank Someone For Staying In Their Home. This entry was posted on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 10:22 pm and is filed under Articles, [...]

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]]> By: Reagan http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/comment-page-1/#comment-66558 Reagan Sat, 10 May 2008 05:14:43 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/#comment-66558 Theodore... seriously this is a great article for people to read, especially if they have not done much traveling and staying with people. Staying with local people beats staying in a comfortbale hotel or scary hostel anyday!! I love CouchSurfing and used it over my four week Easter Break, in Italy, Ireland, and France. I am also using it for a two-week trip to Greece! Host gifts are hard sometimes. In Florence, my friends and I talked with our host for about two days, then were out shopping and picked him up a small soccer(football) and we all signed it and put what state we were from in the U.S. We also made recipe cards with foods from American and laminated them. All of the hosts loved the gifts!! Theodore… seriously this is a great article for people to read, especially if they have not done much traveling and staying with people. Staying with local people beats staying in a comfortbale hotel or scary hostel anyday!! I love CouchSurfing and used it over my four week Easter Break, in Italy, Ireland, and France. I am also using it for a two-week trip to Greece! Host gifts are hard sometimes. In Florence, my friends and I talked with our host for about two days, then were out shopping and picked him up a small soccer(football) and we all signed it and put what state we were from in the U.S. We also made recipe cards with foods from American and laminated them. All of the hosts loved the gifts!!

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]]> By: Great travel links for 04.21.2008 | Free Travel Agent http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/comment-page-1/#comment-62624 Great travel links for 04.21.2008 | Free Travel Agent Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:32:55 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/#comment-62624 [...] your cell phone with these 10 handy numbers, pack the family road trip must-haves and remember to properly thank your hosts if you stay in someone’s [...] [...] your cell phone with these 10 handy numbers, pack the family road trip must-haves and remember to properly thank your hosts if you stay in someone’s [...]

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]]> By: Great travel links for 04.21.2008 » TravelBlog Archive » Family Travel http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/comment-page-1/#comment-62203 Great travel links for 04.21.2008 » TravelBlog Archive » Family Travel Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:16:53 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/#comment-62203 [...] your cell phone with these 10 handy numbers, pack the family road trip must-haves and remember to properly thank your hosts if you stay in someone’s [...] [...] your cell phone with these 10 handy numbers, pack the family road trip must-haves and remember to properly thank your hosts if you stay in someone’s [...]

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]]> By: Theresa http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/comment-page-1/#comment-60356 Theresa Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:13:13 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/#comment-60356 I think the Quid Pro Quo idea is so important, but more broadly than just in relation to opening your home specifically to someone who let you stay in theirs. Though my husband and I live in a very small one bedroom apartment, we've never turned down a friend, family member, or friend of a friend of a friend looking for a place to stay. If they're willing to take the couch, the air mattress, or the camping pad, we're happy to have them. We've hosted people the very day after my husband returned from 6 weeks abroad, for an entire 8 week summer internship, and when they've shown up practically unannounced. We may never have a need for some of these people to return the favor, but we think of it as good traveler's karma---one day we'll be in need of that place to crash and someone will open their home to us. I think the Quid Pro Quo idea is so important, but more broadly than just in relation to opening your home specifically to someone who let you stay in theirs. Though my husband and I live in a very small one bedroom apartment, we’ve never turned down a friend, family member, or friend of a friend of a friend looking for a place to stay. If they’re willing to take the couch, the air mattress, or the camping pad, we’re happy to have them. We’ve hosted people the very day after my husband returned from 6 weeks abroad, for an entire 8 week summer internship, and when they’ve shown up practically unannounced. We may never have a need for some of these people to return the favor, but we think of it as good traveler’s karma—one day we’ll be in need of that place to crash and someone will open their home to us.

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]]> By: poetloverrebelspy http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/comment-page-1/#comment-60221 poetloverrebelspy Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:31:22 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/#comment-60221 I recently posted on this topic myself. <a href="http://nobudgettravel.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/the-art-of-being-a-gracious-houseguest/" rel="nofollow">The Art of Being a Gracious Houseguest</a> I write about asking the question "Am I honoring my host?" to steer behavior down the right path. Pam, I love your idea of having one of those photo books made for your hosts! I'm totally going to do that as a gift for my old host families. It's a great excuse to try something I've long wanted to. Thanks! I recently posted on this topic myself.

The Art of Being a Gracious Houseguest

I write about asking the question “Am I honoring my host?” to steer behavior down the right path.

Pam, I love your idea of having one of those photo books made for your hosts! I’m totally going to do that as a gift for my old host families. It’s a great excuse to try something I’ve long wanted to. Thanks!

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]]> By: Dave http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/comment-page-1/#comment-60180 Dave Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:47:46 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/03/7-ways-to-thank-someone-for-staying-at-their-home/#comment-60180 a great idea is to bring something from your country which you can share with your hosts such as postcards of big ben and the royal family, or maybe sing a song or bring some food they may not have to try like marmite or tetley tea bags, a gift doesnt have to be costly just something thats had a lot of thought behind it :D and couchsurfing is an amazing website! the best out there ! a great idea is to bring something from your country which you can share with your hosts such as postcards of big ben and the royal family, or maybe sing a song or bring some food they may not have to try like marmite or tetley tea bags, a gift doesnt have to be costly just something thats had a lot of thought behind it :D

and couchsurfing is an amazing website! the best out there !

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