I can vouch for couchsurfing.com... its brilliant. We've had several 'surfers' round our place in London and its a fabulous place to build up a network of like minded (i.e. wanderlusting, curios and interesting) people.
It is ESPECIALLY useful in building up a network of friendly faces/contacts around the globe -- and to get LOCAL information before setting off on a trip.
My couchsurfing network covers just about every place I'm planning to visit across Africa.
Highly recommended - even if you're not planning to 'surf someone's couch'...
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