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Transnational sofa ' let your global travel is no longer just a pipe dream






Small series of the self-appointed like traveling, always dream to travel all over the world, vigilante hellip; hellip; however, go out and travel not just to have a pair of legs, a pair of eyes can accomplish things, you also need to have enough money to hellip; hellip; eating, housing, transportation, travel, entertainment, buy everything short of it is money, but the young staff, where so much money?, and so have those who spare cash, but cannot guarantee that they can still walk the world share passion hellip; hellip;


This is perhaps the most depressing thing young! tickets ahead of time to get booking can enjoy very low discounts, eat so casually point much less, tour, tickets are often not a major expenditure, acquisitions, fully autonomous behaviour, is money you don't buy hellip; hellip; only the living, so I really have no way to discount! small series each time to the most lethal cause closed! but now have a the best way to solve the problem; mdash mdash; sofa guest!




Sofa ' as the name suggests is a sofa bed and the others.

This is the meaning of the surface, actually, is not necessarily the sleeping sofa, if the host has the spare room or a bed, sofa, the guest will be sound asleep and comfortable. If you experience a bit more hospitable hosts, and even take you visit scenic and taste the local cuisine. Of course, enjoy these, and you want to contribute your own sofa as Exchange. Just one of several things someone not only think that this is a crazy thing, back a luggage till a stranger's House, or let a stranger into your home to sleep; hellip hellip; if Homestead?


Of course, the sofa ' cannot guarantee that all of them are good, honest people, so you need to use your ability to identify, at the sofa for guests site you set up a more comprehensive and authoritative identification system, when you invite or invitation, you want to pass the data to the series to recognize this sofa is worthy of your trust clients hellip; hellip;


However, the sofa guests more than just a free accommodation places, this is just one of the original intention of the sofa, there is another important reason is that by providing search sofa, sofa, and guests coffee, the contact with the local people, and other various forms, in-depth understanding of their own culture, even from someone else lives on trust again, to achieve the ultimate goal of sofa-absolutely no exaggeration-the world peace.




Sofa ' code of practice:


Before starting


In General, the sofa Guest site itself has set some protection mechanism, the first to give priority to select the information detailed evaluation by previous owners, the owners of credit observed and preference of safety higher same-sex or family homeowners.

In the determination of the owners, through various methods and owners contact, mutual understanding. Communication, understanding of each other can provide you with the kind of residential environment and conditions, if the place is not a room, but the living room or hallway, you need to bring their own sleeping bags, etc. Toiletries should be prepared.

After positioning


Smooth see homeowners, to communicate with the owner in a timely manner, determine the homeowners and attitude, if unusual, be sure to try the timely withdrawal in search of a hotel.

Would also like to pay special attention to a number of countries ' customs, and homeowners to Exchange respect each other's cultural beliefs and privacy, to the attention of health, accommodation that etiquette personal property security. If homeowners only provides accommodation, should as far as homeowners leave before leaving home, on the other side before you come back to bed. If you received an invitation to participate in the local homeowners social activities, embraced and integrated into one, may have unexpected results.

Leave


To their own place to live for clean, packed their bags and avoid missing.

You can give the owner a few small gifts to express his thanks.

United Kingdom photographer to shoot spectacular tornado corridor through extreme weather






In April 2004, Nebraska funnel cloud


?? ― ?o?? ― ?é ― ' 1 November message, according to foreign coverage, the United Kingdom photographer Roger-kurram (Roger Coulam) loves chasing extreme weather, and the camera to record those incredible moments.

This is a crazy and dangerous work, unceasingly mankulam need close to a tornado, severe storm and waves, in order to get the best embodiment of the outlet side of the nature of violence. However, pursuit of extreme weather picture of the process, he has never been afraid of it, but felt really enjoy.

Mankulam year 45, from Tyne-will County Sunderland City, is the oldest in the United States well-known tornado corridor (Tornado Alley) to shoot one of United Kingdom photographer of a tornado.

In May 2004, he was in Nebraska Hallam Chase beats a diameter up to 2.5 miles (approximately 4 km), a tornado was the diameter of the largest tornado, the shooting experience almost mankulam exhaustion.


In May 2004, Nebraska, tornadoes leave the wreckage of the previous roll up


Tornado corridor is located in North America, Rocky Mountain and Apala LiveScience an area between, because local special climatic conditions, the region frequently encounter tornado invasion, usually in the spring, seasonal changes in climate occur.

Mankulam total spent 10 months to shoot through the tornado corridor of the storm. The danger zone covering Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado and Texas United States many States.

In order to find the extreme weather vagaries, kurram sometimes a day trip up to 1000 miles (approximately 1610 km).

He said: I have hired a car just ran 6 miles (approximately 9.65 km). And so I will it matter repossessed, this car has been due to hail the wounded, and ran the 2 million miles (approximately 3.2 million km), equivalent to travel 600 miles a day on average (about 965 kilometers).


May 15, 2007, as Thunder over the Garden City, Kansas


Mankulam said: lsquo; tornado corridor rsquo; indeed is a surprising place, did not arise because of the time, the surrounding plain open, endless, you can see 100 miles (160 km/h approximately) outside the big storm.

United Kingdom does not like to 90 miles per hour (approximately 145 km) activities of tornado so spectacular, but I really like the sea's rough and relentless force. I was very fortunate to live in the North Sea 0.5 miles (approximately 800 m), I have created many extreme weather observation at sea.

Mankulam in capturing those scare away most of extreme weather, repeatedly confronts the danger, fortunately, he always survived.

Mankulam said: there are two places I distance is 10 feet of lightning (approximately 3 m), stand at the distance of pool 5 inches (12.7 cm) away, who each root hairs pricked up, a tripod is also next to me at spark.


In 2006, the United Kingdom Northumberland beadnell Bay from Blizzard


I have repeatedly been wind up, finally, was thrown to the ground.

Chasing Tornadoes, also encounter other dangerous situations, such as side wire stuck on one side and the tornado in darker conditions. Sometimes, I left the formation of tornadoes overhead is only 100 metres away. This is a really excited and nervous at the Chase, in dangerous and unpredictable environment in the last few hours.

Mankulam added: I have spectacular extreme weather photos.

Obviously, this is a very stressful experience. When nature show violent side, I also distance it so close, it's really very special. Chasing storms is both strange and let people really enjoy. You live a life of a wandering, free.


Winter 2005, the United Kingdom Northumberland Dunstan's Castle in the Blizzard at sight


Many works of cheddikulam were much admired, for example, a huge wave constantly slaps lighthouse photos, this scene takes place in Sunderland by Locke Quay

At wind speed up to 60 miles per hour (approximately 96 km per hour), waves is pent-up anger, it's fully demonstrated the United Kingdom the terrible extreme weather. In November this year, the library will serve as judges attend Ramsar Lloyds TSB Bank-sponsored 2010 annual United Kingdom meteorological photography competition.