The CouchSurfing Project has nothing to do with The Beach Boys or crowd surfing on a futon (although that must be fun) and has everything to do with traveling the world by the seat of a couch -- someone else's, that is. CouchSurfing.com is where couch surfers hook up with couch owners for a place to crash for a night or two for free at their travel destination. They can browse though the database......

Our countdown of pick-up bars continues with a well known establishment called... 4. The Madison Avenue Pub (14 Madison Ave) The Madison isn't as visually obnoxious as more notorious meet markets like the in-hiatus Brunswick House, but make no mistake, the two Annex area pubs have much in common. The 'Maddy' is a thinly veiled 'Brunny' -- just with higher prices, more hair gel, older clientele and higher hook-up ratios. Grown-up frat boys are very......