This following a post I made in the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree Forum. It discusses my Corsica Problem.

I will be in Sardinia the last week of May. I want to take the ferry from Santa Teresa Gallura to Bonifacio. From there I want to go to Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi or L’Ile-Rousse to catch a ferry to Nice, France. I’ve looked on LP, HostelBookers, Hostelworld, Wikitravel, airbnb, TripAdvisor, etc. There isn’t much under €50. I don’t want to depend on finding a CS host, as there are aren’t many active ones in Corsica. I’ve traveled a little (100+ countries). Sometimes, you get off a train or a bus and people are standing there with signs for accommodations. I doubt that will happen in Corsica. However, there’s often pensions, small hotels, zimmers, and, of course, the basic flophouse. Sometimes you have to locate the “bad area of town” to find them. I can sleep rough, but I’m not bringing a tent this trip. I do have room for a bivy in my carry-on rucksack. I’m looking to find cheap accommodations in Corsica. Do I simply need to wait till I get there to find them? Do they exist? It’s pretty rare that I can’t find something cheap on the Internet. I’m open to opinions, advise, BS, wisdom, recommendations, observations, suggestions, etc, etc, etc. And, yes, I do know that money can solve this problem. But, what’s life without some challenges? TIA.

Did I get a lot of response? No. One reply. But, it was fruitful. I was told “look for gites d’etape or Chambres d’hotes on the Internet. In May Corsica is not packed with tourist, but if you want to bargain you need some French or Italian language and don’t call them French ever, this always double the price.” That started me thinking. The language issue could be part of the reason why I’m having trouble finding something.