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Overview

  • 34 references 26 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, Yue (Cantonese)
  • 21, Male
  • Member since 2024
  • Student
  • Doctor of Medicine (on-going)
  • From Hong Kong
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About Me

Born and raised in Hong Kong. I left home when I was 16 and have been living abroad for almost five years.
Currently completing my Doctor of Medicine degree.
An avid and adventurous traveller.
I love adventures; backpacking, trekking, wild camping, hitchhiking, bikepacking, wildlife photography ... but the more I travel, I realise that it is the cultural exchange and the human landscapes that interests me the most, and meeting people from all walks of life.
I want to best experience all that life has to offer. Thanks to all the local people and CS hosts, this journey wouldn’t have been possible without you all.

Live and let live, love life.

See you on the road 👋

UPDATE:
Four months ago, I was in the Greater Caucasus, self-supported trekking and hitchhiking. I was back to a routine schedule for four months, and now embarked on the road again expanding consciousness in the Middle East!!
I will be available to host on or after the 27th Jan 2026. I prefer to host travellers over tourists and ones coming to HK for business trip / work.
Also my place is not hotel/hostel... You must show your kindness, clean after yourself at least :-)
Behave like a traveller, not a one night tourist...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

"An adventurous life does not necessarily mean climbing mountains, swimming with sharks, or jumping off cliffs. It means risking yourself by leaving a little piece of you behind in all that you meet along the way."
To meet new people and share our time, stories, encounters, cultures, experiences...
Travelling isn’t only about the places and sceneries, but the people and encounters. Gained a lot of personal growth from the people whom I've met on the road and am very grateful of that. Would love to share that forward!

Interests

  • photography
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • kayaking
  • camping
  • trekking
  • bikepacking
  • backpacking and hitchhiking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paddled an outrigger bangka and hopped around islands in the Olango Islands group, Philippines, at the age of 15.
Solo backpacking Eastern Europe, at the age of 18.
Bikepacking over 1000km in the UK, from England to Scotland, at the age of 18.
100+ days in the Chilean and Argentine Patagonia Andes of South America, at the age of 19. I went all the way to the southernmost city of the World, Puerto Williams (Chile), and trekked the southernmost trek of the World "Dientes de Navarino", fully self-supported and did the countdown for 2025 new year below 55°S. I hitchhiked to many secluded "Fin de Camino", including Caleta Maria and Cabo Virgenes (0 km of Ruta 40), and spotted groups of king penguins (those with yellow and orange markings) twice in the wild!!
Trekking and wild camping (with splendid views!) in different parts of the world. Check out my photos! The Southern Patagonian Ice Field (Argentina) is by far my favourite.
My journey to Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan's enclave, such a secluded place with an unique identity…
Overlanding Middle East Nov2025-Jan2026: Lebanon, Syria (during transitional government period), Jordan, Iraq, many Kurdistan regions, and finally Iran… Celebrated my 21st birthday with medical and dental graduates from the University of Aleppo, Syria and they offered me free teeth scaling and polishing! I really feel home in the lands of Arabia and Persia… indebted to the kindness of locals, with warmth and hospitality to its fullest.

To be continued...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Couchsurfing is all about the exchange and sharing of culture, energy, encounters, stories, and experiences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Macao, Malta, Montenegro, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

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