50s+ Travellers

559 members13,405 posts

Welcome to 50s+ Travellers!

Hello to all, and a BIG welcome to new members, whom we encourage to be involved.

We hope this group will provide support and a safe space for those "middle aged" and beyond, who have an abundance of experience to share on a world-wide scale .

The 50s+ Travellers group is among the most active within our CouchSurfing community. There are scores of Topics here for you to peruse and post to.

We are happy when members open threads, so if you have a topic, start a thread about it. If you do not feel comfortable writing in English, write in a language of your choice.

Please take a moment to look over the Group's Guidelines. These are the rules we all live by here.

https://tinyurl.com/50TravellersGuidelines << Also, for more information, refer to the official CouchSurfing guidelines about online conduct: http://www.couchsurfing.com/about/guidelines/

There are affiliated Groups that provide a forum for 50s+ Surfers or Hosts. Check out those groups if you are seeking a Host, or a Surfer. Good luck to everyone!

50s+ Travellers - SURF Board https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/50s-cs-surf-board-couch-requests

50s+ Travellers - HOST Board https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/50s-cs-host-board-available-couches

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Annukka K.

@annukkaKuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland

Traveller

Hello! I am planning a one month stay or even longer. Any couch anywhere in europe🤣😅

annarital M.

@annaritalSaint-Brieuc, Brittany Region, France

Back Home!

That was a great trip: No flights Great couchsurfing expériences: 3 hosts...one in Marseille, 2 in Genova 2 events I organized: Couscous in Marseille Pizza party in Genova!

At the end 4 days by my own for exploring the Costa Ligure!

Return trip: 1st day: Train. Taxi. Flixbus.Flixbus Night in Marseille 2nd day: train.train

And finally dinner with my daughter in Law and grandson in Saint-Brieuc ❤️

Patrick Chevallier

@patch051Reims, Grand Est, France

Good to know about friends request

In the old days (that is before the Nakba that occurred in May), when receiving friend requests, we could message the sender and ask why they were sending the request. It sometimes changed my mind and got some positive returns from this type of conversation.

Now, it's different, and you might be interested in knowing how it works:

1 - No interaction is allowed other than accepting or declining the request. You are blocked from requesting a chat with the other user as long as the request is pending.

2 - After you replied, then you can send a chat request like you normally do

3 - It seems like friend requests disappear after a few days.

We had much worse changes, but it's good to know how it works.

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DariustheMede E.

@DariustheMedeCamden, Indiana, United States

Did anyone ever "FlyDubai"?

I now read the 787? lost tail pieces on its dive over Saudi while the struggle in the cockpit went on. (supersonic)

Patrick Chevallier

@patch051Reims, Grand Est, France

Poll: Connected contacts

Support has not been responsive to my request regarding my personal contacts appearing under the "Connected contacts" section of the settings. In my profile, a few dozen people are listed under the "Users you know" subsection, with some showing links to their profile, and others showing invite link even though a few are Couchsurfing members. All these contacts' names start with the letter A, which indicates only the first in alphabetical order are displayed. This is odd and needs to be sorted out.

Could you please access this link to your settings: https://www.couchsurfing.com/c/users/settings/connected-contacts

And see what is displayed in your "connected contacts" subsection? Please mention whether you linked your Google account to your Couchsurfing account...

Thanks a lot.

Sameh H.

@samehhanafyCairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Welcome To Egypt

If anyone is planning to visit Egypt, you're more than welcome! 🙌 I'd be happy to help you discover the city, recommend some nice places to visit, and share a good experience together. Couchsurfing is all about meeting people, discovering new cultures, and making great memories. 🌍✨ Feel free to reach out if you're coming to Cairo

Ⓜ️🅰️®️ℹ️🅾️ D.

@GASPERDUPUYBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina

AI: Is it better to be intelligent or well-informed?

I treat generative AI like an intern: I give it some context and ask it to write a professional email covering this, that, and the other thing.

Then I correct what it wrote, because interns, like AI, usually make mistakes (don't copy/paste!).

Unfortunately, there are colleagues who treat AI’s answers as if they were the gospel truth delivered by a God in a burning bush that isn't consumed by the flames.

Now, while advanced AI models have achieved estimated IQ scores between 120 and 135, theoretically placing them in the upper range or at a "genius" level...

Having a high IQ makes you quick to spot patterns, agile at deduction, and highly skilled at solving logic puzzles on bar napkins. OTOH, being well-informed you know who signed the Peace of Westphalia, you know the lethal doses of arsenic, and you’ve mastered macroeconomic trends.

So, are you trying to solve a novel problem or simply avoid saying something foolish in public?

Well, today a TV news program was discussing the trend of voters choosing right-wing governments, and showing how the global political map was shifting to the right. So I decided to ask two AI systems to generate a professional report on Latin American countries based on whether their governments are right-wing or left-wing, and they responded in under five seconds with an impeccable summary chart.

However, both made errors: one listed Chile as having a left-wing government under President Boric (which is correct: he is a leftist), but the president since March has actually been Kast (a right-winger). The other listed Colombia as having a left-wing government under President Petro (which is correct: he is a leftist), but the president of Colombia since August has been De La Espriella (a right-winger).

I pointed out the mistake to both of them, and they replied with something like "Oh, you're right; let me rephrase the chart correctly".

So, the next time you ask AI to recommend a cough syrup, think twice before following its advice.

DariustheMede E.

@DariustheMedeCamden, Indiana, United States

Most perfectly told joke of all time?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8tva9rK1n3Y

Freddy Lubin

@FREDDYLUBINHararit, Northern District, Israel

"Chat Requests"

Once I send a message there's no way to add or change, until they (if ever) respond.

Now I've been trying to clean up my CS stuff, and "archive" old chat requests, but there's no options.

Any thoughts?

annarital M.

@annaritalSaint-Brieuc, Brittany Region, France

On The Road

This morning I left Marseille direction Genova! Just saying hello I hiked ( ok ok I limped 🥵) in the Calanques yesterday! It was 30°C . ..I think that is a think done for the last time🤪

Unblur the Good Stuff

Clearly you're serious about this. Join already.

Back Home!

That was a great trip: No flights Great couchsurfing expériences: 3 hosts...one in Marseille, 2 in Genova 2 events I organized: Couscous in Marseille Pizza party in Genova!

At the end 4 days by my own for exploring the Costa Ligure!

Return trip: 1st day: Train. Taxi. Flixbus.Flixbus Night in Marseille 2nd day: train.train

And finally dinner with my daughter in Law and grandson in Saint-Brieuc ❤️

Good to know about friends request

Now, it's different, and you might be interested in knowing how it works:

1 - No interaction is allowed other than accepting or declining the request. You are blocked from requesting a chat with the other user as long as the request is pending.

2 - After you replied, then you can send a chat request like you normally do

3 - It seems like friend requests disappear after a few days.

We had much worse changes, but it's good to know how it works.

Poll: Connected contacts

Could you please access this link to your settings: https://www.couchsurfing.com/c/users/settings/connected-contacts

And see what is displayed in your "connected contacts" subsection? Please mention whether you linked your Google account to your Couchsurfing account...

Thanks a lot.

Welcome To Egypt

AI: Is it better to be intelligent or well-informed?

I treat generative AI like an intern: I give it some context and ask it to write a professional email covering this, that, and the other thing.

Then I correct what it wrote, because interns, like AI, usually make mistakes (don't copy/paste!).

Unfortunately, there are colleagues who treat AI’s answers as if they were the gospel truth delivered by a God in a burning bush that isn't consumed by the flames.

Now, while advanced AI models have achieved estimated IQ scores between 120 and 135, theoretically placing them in the upper range or at a "genius" level...

So, are you trying to solve a novel problem or simply avoid saying something foolish in public?

I pointed out the mistake to both of them, and they replied with something like "Oh, you're right; let me rephrase the chart correctly".

So, the next time you ask AI to recommend a cough syrup, think twice before following its advice.