She created a site where people are sharing their itineraries in an attempt to either travel together, meet up with Twitter followers in their cities or try to couch surf at other people's homes.

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Speaking of moola, Bermuda is a swell place to couch-surf.

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Boomers' fury at the very idea that we have to age sends a subliminal message that there will always be time for our kids to get another degree or to surf another couch, to break up with one more partner or employer, and to wait around to reproduce, while ignoring the reality that opportunities will evaporate.

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On this couch, sharing just the one remote control, an entire family would watch TV, play video games, or surf the internet together.

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