Hi all, my name is Angelo and I'm a freelance writer and photographer from Italy. Over the past decade or so, I have lived in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the Netherlands, before returning to my home city in Florence. Before moving back to Europe, I spent two years crossing Asia overland and developed a fascination with Central Asian countries and the former Soviet space.

My experiences on the road have also turned into my job - as a freelancer I have written travel guides, contributed with articles and photography to many publications, run podcasts, and published a book. I usually try to combine my trips with creative projects, and try to find unusual stories to tell.

I'm a curious person and enjoy listening to surprising stories. I have many to tell myself. I try to avoid flying when I can and when I'm traveling I spend most of my time hiking, reading or taking pictures of ugly buildings. I don't tend to plan much in advance and I'm always keen to go with the flow.

You can also find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelo_zinna/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm hoping to meet fun and interesting people to share stories, beers, walks, ideas.

Interests

• writing
• architecture
• photography
• beer
• vegetarian
• flying
• politics
• reading
• juggling
• freelancing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite authors are Georges Perec, Kurt Vonnegut, Venedikt Erofeev, David Foster Wallace, Olga Tokarczuc, but I read a bit of everything.

I listen to punk and post-rock mostly: I like The Chats, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Amyl & The Sniffers, METZ, Boards of Canada.

I don't watch many movies, but when I do they are either very funny or very weird.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I walked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal in 21 days.
- I hitchhiked & couchsurfed across Iran.
- I spent 10 days in silence.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to juggle and how to edit your photographs properly. And also share infinite stories from odd places around the world.

What I Can Share with Hosts

The obvious: Italian food. But also a couch to stay in Florence, Italy, when you choose to visit.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, England, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand