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Category:Sweden

2009-11-16T22:58:54Z

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Stockholm

2009-11-16T22:57:45Z

Sigurdas: Created page with ''''Stockholm''' is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm CS group: [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=680 here]. Things to do in Stockholm: * '''Have a picnic in Djurg…'

'''Stockholm''' is the capital of [[Sweden]].

Stockholm CS group: [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=680 here].

Things to do in Stockholm:
* '''Have a picnic in Djurgården.''' Grab smth to eat and go to the green oasis of Djurgården - this island has many picnic spots. You can enjoy tranquil walking, or take bicycle tour around it, enjoying some of the best views in the city.
* '''Rent a bicycle and see Stockholm by bike!''' Blue bikes ''Alvedon'' are situated in many places and all you need is to get a special card which unlocks bikes. Cards can be valid for a few days or a few months, if needed.
* '''Catch a ferry to the Stockholm Archipelago'''. It is a popular destination in the summer months. Archipelago begins just a few miles east of the capital and covers about 140 kilometres from north to south. Only very small part of the islands are inhabited, although many Stockholmers have summerhouses on islands. Some islands are pieces of forest in the sea, some are simply bare rocks. Ferries depart from the Blasieholmen peninsula.
* ''[to be continued?]''

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Talk:Main Page

2009-11-16T21:41:53Z

Sigurdas: ?

== wikicouch or couchwiki ? ==
why on the main page is written Wikicouch everywhre instead of the current couchwiki ? isn't it confusing ?
--[[User:Bikepunk|Bikepunk]] 16:42, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:You're right. I just fixed it. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 16:46, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

== "Future of couchsurfing wiki is uncertain" ==
Is there any source for that? [[User:Lemon-head|Lemon-head]] 22:29, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
: http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=3727&post=3981801 [[User:Bikepunk|Bikepunk]] 00:59, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

==Abandoning the practice of inserting city links on the Main Page==
Maybe we should stop having city links in the country/world section, and limit this to country and states (in U.S.) links only. The reason is that right now we have to make sure not to forget to enter the city when a new article on it is written; people usually add the city link to Country page, not here - that means visitors can easily reach the city by clicking first on the country page from the Main Page. Another thing is that by abandoning city links from the Main Page we can make the page shorter without losing any valuable information. --[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] 21:41, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Trustroots Wiki talk:Mainpagelayoutbikepunk

2009-11-16T21:24:59Z

Sigurdas: Created page with 'Nice try! :) --~~~~'

Nice try! :) --[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] 21:24, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Template talk:Cc-by-sa

2009-11-16T19:53:26Z

Sigurdas: Created page with '[http://couchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere&target=Template%3ACc-by-sa Why do we need] this template? The general license of the CouchWiki is exactly the '''CC…'

[http://couchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere&target=Template%3ACc-by-sa Why do we need] this template? The general license of the CouchWiki is exactly the '''CC by-sa''' one and nothing else, so why repeat? --[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] 19:53, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Category:Norway

2009-11-16T19:48:16Z

Sigurdas: Created page with 'Category:Europe'

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Oslo

2009-11-16T19:47:51Z

Sigurdas: Created page with ''''Oslo''' is the capital of Norway. There are monthly CS meetings in Oslo, see '''[http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/Oslo_couchsurfing_club Oslo Couchsurfing Club]''' . {{Stub}}…'

'''Oslo''' is the capital of Norway.

There are monthly CS meetings in Oslo, see '''[http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/Oslo_couchsurfing_club Oslo Couchsurfing Club]''' .

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Norway

2009-11-16T19:47:01Z

Sigurdas: Oslo Meetings info moved to Oslo page, language and other fixes

'''Norway''' counts 4,6 million habitants on an amazingly large and stretched space. It is the most Northern country of [[Europe]], which makes it cold and dark in winter, but very bright in summer. In many northern cities you can experience the famous midnight sun. In winter the Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) creates a spectacular show up north one out of three days in average.

==Places==


Norway has 19 counties and 431 municipalities with '''[[Oslo]]''' as the biggest City and capital. 
 
All links to counties in Norway redirect to Wikipedia pages: 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akershus Akershus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aust-Agder Aust-Agder], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buskerud Buskerud], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnmark Finnmark], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedmark Hedmark], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hordaland Hordaland], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal Møre og Romsdal], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordland Nordland], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag Nord-Trøndelag], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppland Oppland], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo Oslo], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98stfold Østfold], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogaland Rogaland], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sogn_og_Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8r-Tr%C3%B8ndelag Sør Trondelag], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemark Telemark], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troms Troms], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vest-Agder Vest Agder] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestfold Vestfold]. 
 

Biggest cites in Norway are:
* '''[[Oslo]]'''
* '''[[Trondheim]]'''
* '''[[Bergen]]'''
* '''[[Stavanger]]'''
* '''[[Tromsø]]'''
* '''[[Narvik]]'''
* '''[[Fredrikstad]]'''
* '''[[Kristiansand]]'''

==Easy couches==

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==Tips==
Norwegians are very polite, and they think that leaving people alone is very polite. So if you want to have a contact with a Norwegian, just approach him/her first. Show initiative to break the ice!

Distances in Norway are big. There is a lot of nature, be warned. Most tourists find this country to be an easy place for travel, schedules and travel information is ready at hand on the internet. If you book ahead this will save you a lot of money, one way of beating the infamous costs in Norway. Hotels or lodging in general aren't cheap either, experiencing Norwegian CouchSurfing hospitality does help out in this respect too! Remember that things aren't necessarily inexpensive for Norwegians either.

At times CouchSurfers have found it hard to get a place to sleep. This might be due to the fact that last minute requests don't always get too much response at times. As a rule of thumb, requests one or two weeks in advance, should give hosts some needed time to organize things. An open request at the CS groups about Norway about where to go/stay/need hosts can also be helpful some time in advance. Also the common holiday for Norwegians are in July, if possible book accomodation at a youth hostel in advance (like in Oslo). When hosts get back to you and it turns out you get some accomodation, you cancel. Thus one always have a place to sleep. Cheap accomodation is usualy fully booked in summer in all major tourist attractions in Norway. If you bring a tent, this is a marvellous way of beating costs. Camping sites are perhaps a bit out of town. In these cases one can very often ask landowners to camp on their land. Outside cities this is usually no problem at all. Just ask first.

==Getting around==

Traveling long distances in Norway is best done with the discount airline '''[http://www.norwegian.no Norwegian]'''. 
Tickets are usually cheapest with Norwegian and can also be changed for a small fee. Student prices are also available with SAS Braathens, but there are fewer options and are more difficult to change. 
 
Another option is by train '''[http://www.nsb.no NSB]''', the state run rail line, between Oslo and Bergen, Oslo and Stavanger, Oslo - Trondheim and last and also longest Trondheim - Bodø. 
If you book early, you can get tickets at "minipris" (kr 199,- or 299,- NOK) regardless of travelled distance (NB!! Only counts ONE WAY). 
If you travel in Norway with an Interrail or scanrail ticket you do NOT need to buy local train tickets. They are included in your rail ticket. 
 
There are also several national bus companies like '''[http://www.laprisekspressen.no The Low price express]''', '''[http://www.nor-way.no Norway buss ekspress'''] and '''[http://www.konkurrenten.no Konkurrenten]''' that has great prices for travellers starting from 49 NOK. 
 
You can also deliver cars for car rental companies. '''[http://www.transfercar4u.no/ Transfer Car 4 U]''' is a company that establishes contact between you and a car rental company that needs a car moved (The site is only in norwegian). 

==CouchSurfers==

Norway, being a large area, has couches spread out far an wide, the people offering couches outside the main tourist paths are not too overwhelmed by couch requests. 
These places can very often show some very nice scenery and be a true experience of what Norway has to offer. 
It is also a great way to get to know Norwegian Couchsurfers just as well as in the larger cities.

You can search for members in all these 19 counties by entering the Couchsearch ! section and choose location by selection Europe - Norway and a list appears in the 3rd window containing all 19 counties.

So, f.ex. if it is hard to find hosts in Oslo, search members in Akershus, that is the boardering county. It is a bit outside Oslo downtown BUT you can find that some members live in great places like close to the airport, or close to the sea.

== CS Ambassadors in Norway ==

'''[http://www.couchsurfing.com/zalle Rickard Salevik]''' - Country Ambassador 
'''[http://www.couchsurfing.com/machita75 Marianne H. Evensen]''' - Country Ambassador 
'''[http://www.couchsurfing.com/jonoslo Jon Vesterøy]''' - Oslo Ambassador 
'''[http://www.couchsurfing.com/Tedwh Ted W H]''' - Bergen Ambassador 
'''[http://www.couchsurfing.com/timaroundtheworld Timmy Dassler]''' - Tromsø Ambassador 
'''[http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/svenryen Sven Berg Ryen]''' - Molde Ambassador 
'''[http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/ulik Ula Woroniecka]''' - Tromsø Ambassador 
'''[http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/tedwh Ted]''' - Åkrehamn Ambassador 

==Media Mentions==

Couchsurfing is getting bigger in Norway. 
The media has written about it several times and the concept is popular because hotels are quite expensive. 
Aftenposten '''[http://forbruker.no/reise/article1526811.ece Bli sofasurfer -bo gratis hos andre]''' 
Dagbladet '''[http://www.dagbladet.no/dinside/2006/09/25/477788.html Jorden rundt på en sofa]''' 
Aftenposten '''[http://www.aftenposten.no/reise/article2033511.ece En sofa i hver havn]'''

==Trivia==



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Southern Europe

2009-11-16T19:29:43Z

Sigurdas: Created page with ''''Southern Europe''' is: * Albania * Andorra * Bosnia and Herzegovina * Croatia * Greece * Italy * Kosovo * Macedonia * Malta * [[Montenegro…'

'''Southern Europe''' is:

* [[Albania]]
* [[Andorra]]
* [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
* [[Croatia]]
* [[Greece]]
* [[Italy]]
* [[Kosovo]]
* [[Macedonia]]
* [[Malta]]
* [[Montenegro]]
* [[Portugal]]
* [[San Marino]]
* [[Serbia]]
* [[Slovenia]]
* [[Spain]]
* [[Turkey]]

Autonomic Regions:
* [[Gibraltar]]
* [[Vatican]]

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Eastern Europe

2009-11-16T19:28:06Z

Sigurdas: Created page with ''''Eastern Europe''' is: * Belarus * Bulgaria * Czech Republic * Hungary * Republic of Moldova * Poland * Romania * [[Russia|Russian Federati…'

'''Eastern Europe''' is:

* [[Belarus]]
* [[Bulgaria]]
* [[Czech Republic]]
* [[Hungary]]
* [[Moldova|Republic of Moldova]]
* [[Poland]]
* [[Romania]]
* [[Russia|Russian Federation]]
* [[Slovakia]]
* [[Ukraine]]

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Western Europe

2009-11-16T19:26:38Z

Sigurdas: correction

'''Western Europe''' includes these countries:

* [[Austria]]
* [[Belgium]]
* [[France]]
* [[Germany]]
* [[Liechtenstein]]
* [[Luxembourg]]
* [[Monaco]]
* [[Netherlands]]
* [[Switzerland]]

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Northern Europe

2009-11-16T19:23:32Z

Sigurdas: +IsIn, hitch, trash

Countries of '''Northern Europe''':

* [[Denmark]]
* [[Estonia]]
* [[Finland]]
* [[Iceland]]
* [[Ireland]]
* [[Latvia]]
* [[Lithuania]]
* [[Norway]]
* [[Sweden]]
* [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]

Autonomic Islands or Regions:
* [[Åland Islands]]
* [[Channel Islands]]
** [[Guernsey]]
*** [[Channel Islands|Alderney]]
*** [[Channel Islands|Herm]]
*** [[Channel Islands|Sark]]
** [[Jersey]]
* [[Faeroe Islands]]
* [[Isle of Man]]
* [[Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands]]

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Northern Europe

2009-11-16T19:21:34Z

Sigurdas: Created page with 'Countries of '''Northern Europe''': * Denmark * Estonia * Finland * Iceland * Ireland * Latvia * Lithuania * Norway * Sweden * [[United Kingd…'

Europe

2009-11-16T19:19:18Z

Sigurdas: no special need for Central E.

[[File:Europe_satellite_globe.jpg|thumb|Europe seen from space]]

'''Europe''' is a continent.

It can be divided in several regions:
* [[Eastern Europe]]
* [[Northern Europe]]
* [[Southern Europe]]
* [[Western Europe]]

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User:Sigurdas

2009-11-16T19:07:39Z

Sigurdas: Created page with '* Name: Romuald Bokej * Location: Stockholm, Sweden * Hospex: "sigurdas" on [http://www.bewelcome.org/member.php?cid=sigurdas BeWelcome.org], [http://member.hospitalitycl…'

* Name: Romuald Bokej
* Location: [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]
* Hospex: "sigurdas" on [http://www.bewelcome.org/member.php?cid=sigurdas BeWelcome.org], [http://member.hospitalityclub.org/sigurdas HospitalityClub.org] and [http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/sigurdas CouchSurfing.com] | former Hospitality Club spam-checker | BeWelcome volunteer (translation team)
* Website/contacts: [http://sites.google.com/site/romualdbokej/ here].

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