FACTS ABOUT ME
• I live 10 mins by bus from Train Main station Bern
• calm, and a good listener. Sometimes too loud :P Love irony and sarcasm
• don't like people who don't say their opinion
• I was CS Country Ambassador, that's why there's lots of Info on my profile
• I don't watch TV or Netflix or drink beer, wine, or coffee. Not the average groupie, I guess...
• treat me like a friend, not like a hotel manager

INSTAGRAM
https://www.instagram.com/samfriederich

INTERNET IN SWITZERLAND
Your europe internet roaming plan most probably doen't work in Switzerland, cuz we are not officially in EU. Easiest and cheapest option if you have eSIM, get the App "Airalo" and buy Data there from 4.5$". Enjoy discount with my reflink: https://ref.airalo.com/wvpN
Also https://maya.net/ is apparently good.
https://www.swisscom.ch/de/privatkunden/mobile/prepaid.html/ has a pepaid, 20 CHF for 7 days unlimited internet, can be eSIM too, but need to register with ID
https://www.lebara.ch/en/lebara_prepaid is a free prepaid sim with cheap daily data plans

BERN
80% of city-seen-walking-tour:
https://bit.ly/3zPedut
Must-Do in Bern (must be a good swimmer! Never go alone)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF7SyQgJoZ0

HOSTELS (35$ a night in 6 beds room)
http://www.bernbackpackers.ch/
http://www.youthhostel.ch/de/hostels/bern
https://www.campingeichholz.ch/home-e.html (camping and they have some rooms too)

ADRENALINE (needs loads of cash ^^)
https://aarelauf.ch/ratgeber-aareboeoetle-von-thun-nach-bern/ ask me to do this. Not for beginners.
https://www.adrenaline-hunter.com/ and then search Bern
http://www.getyourguide.com/interlaken-l793/extreme-sports-adrenaline-tc85/
https://www.outdoor-interlaken.ch/
https://www.paragliding-interlaken.ch/
https://www.jungfrau.ch/de-ch/grindelwaldfirst/first-flieger/
https://www.jungfrau.ch/de-ch/grindelwaldfirst/first-glider/

MOUNTAIN FUN
Might wanna get the swiss pass as it has included or reductions to some mountains (Cable cars):
https://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass/price

https://www.oeschinensee.ch/ prettiest lake, also close by:
https://www.blausee.ch/ maybe prettiest lake too ^^
https://grindelwald.swiss nice mountain with gondolas and some downhill fun, the best view to Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, the highest mountains
https://www.jungfrau.ch/ if cash flows, go to the top of Europe :)

MOUNTAIN HIKES
Best views:
https://wegwandern.ch/listing/first-bachalpsee-faulhorn-schynige-platte-hoehenwanderung-wanderung-wandern/
https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-345
More budget friendly:
https://www.outdooractive.com/de/route/bergtour/berner-oberland/oeschinensee-rundweg/104275686/#dmdtab=oax-tab4
https://www.niesen.ch/de/erlebnisse/wanderwege/?oid=1847&lang=de
https://brienz-rothorn-bahn.ch/wandern/

TRANSPORTATION
Cheapest: hitchhike https://hitchwiki.org/en/Bern
If you're very lucky you can maybe find a ride for free in these groups To and from Bern: WhatsApp: https://tiny.cc/mitfahrenbernwhatsapp
then blabla car app
then flixbus (only some major cities)

then TRAIN (super comfortable, fast, and on time in swiss)
check out here to get discounts:
Switzerland only: https://www.swiss-pass.ch/ for multiple days. Use SBB app to get discounts on single rides a few days ahead on non-busy times.(https://www.sbb.ch/en/travelcards-and-tickets/buying-options/saving.html) You never need a seat reservation here.
Bern mountains pass from 3 days: https://www.berneseoberlandpass.ch/all-in-1-ticket-bernese-oberland/
Europe for European residents: https://www.interrail.eu/
Europe for non-European residents: https://www.eurail.com/
If you are under 25 years old, you can travel around switzerland for one year for 99 francs, always after 7pm. Some gondola lifts and boats are included. you can buy it here: https://www.sbb.ch/de/kampagne/night.html Here is the map showing where in Switzerland you can travel for free with this ticket: https://www.sbb.ch/de/abos-billette/abonnemente

Rental Car is like 40 Euros a day. (plus 40 for full coverage insurance) Use rental car comparison websites and get unlimited mileage so you only have to pay gas.

LONG TERM APARTMENTS
https://meinwgzimmer.ch/ shared flats
https://wgzimmer.ch shared flats
https://flatfox.ch
https://www.immoscout24.ch/ biggest selection single flats/houses
https://ronorp.ch/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/251733488892455/

WEEKS TO MONTHS RENTALS
https://citypop.com/de/wohnung-zu-vermieten-in-bern/
https://www.staykooook.com/bern-city/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

well guess what, travel and be traveled ^^

some things I want to do: Route 66 on a phat Harley, a big south american trip through various countries, transsiberian train, Galapagos islands, visit some world wonders, see penguins, endless list... so I set my bucket list to 100 countries :P

Interests

Some quotes I live by:
• if you don't expect anything, you won't be disappointed
• everything can, nothing has to happen
• just do it
• you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with
• my hobby right now is building www.monkeyrent.ch ^^

• books
• photography
• cooking
• fitness
• motorcycles
• movies
• reading
• cars
• live music
• guitar
• skydiving
• business
• entrepreneurship
• philosophy
• road trips
• mountains
• travelling
• cinema
• english
• friends
• adventure
• couchsurfing
• chilling
• adrenaline
• love
• irony
• city trips
• swim
• business ideas
• passive income
• flirting
• harley
• shower

Music, Movies, and Books

I read mostly english personal development books.
Examples are:

Art of Learning , SpeedReading, How to win friends and influence people, Managing Oneself, 4 hour workweek, 7 habits of highly efficent people, Power of habits, The Compound Effect, Influence, Think and Grow Rich, The richest man of Babylon, Emotional Intelligence

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

• visited 46 countries
• built my own company
• lived a year abroad at 15yo
• did adrenaline shit like bungee, skydive, cliff swing, helicopter, got my own harley
• raised a personal development club and did awesome events
• learned to play guitar
• created passive income
• held a TEDx speech
• getting over 200 positive CS references ^^

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you to experience a thing before you talk about it! You'll never know how it is unless you try. Don't even think *I can never do this*. You can! I will prove it to you!
I can teach you how to exit your comfort zone! I believe that's where life is starting, out of everyday routine!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A gift from my Country, a wide range of personal development advice, how to invest and earn passive money and do some great photos :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Morocco, Netherlands, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, United States

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