Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and to appreciate the beauty in the difference.

Interests

• volleyball
• badminton
• food
• travelling around the world

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visited:
92/290 countries (UN members+ other territories),
87/195 UN member countries,
5/7 wonders of the world,
5/7 continents,
1/7 summits.

Experiences:
-Conquered Mount Kilimanjaro
-boarded iron ore train in Mauritania
-visited abandoned town in Chernobyl
-seen civil war in Somalia
-been aboard a passenger submarine
-sailed Atlantic Ocean on a sailboat
-African safaris- the great wildebeest migration
-hiked up an active volcano
-swam with sea lions and penguins in Pacific Ocean
-Amazon river cruise
-visited the graveyard of ships- Aral sea
-voodoo animal market in Togo
-flew over the blue hole in Belize
-explored caves and remains of fallen civilizations
-visited the tribal people in Senegal and Kenya and indigenous people of Panama
-slept under the desert-sky
-been on a road trip throughout Eastern Europe
-stargazing in the Atacama, the driest desert on earth
-tried the best cuisines and met the most wonderful people

Activities:
Skydiving, Bungee jumping, Flyboarding, Deep sea scuba diving, Microlight flying, Learnt ice skating, Skiing, Snorkelling, Kayaking, Parasailing, paragliding, paramotoring, jet ski, snow bike, quad bike, ziplining, flydining

Teach, Learn, Share

I organise non commercial treks and camping around Bangalore once a month, since the past one and a half years. I have organised 14 such treks till now. Ping me if you’re interested.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India