CURRENT MISSION

Rickshaw for life!

ABOUT ME

To discover myself by exploring the world. To set out to experience life without rules, logic, justifications - just to hit the road.

In 2008 I overnight turned from a backpacker to a bicycle tourist, inspired by a Spanish bicycle tourist who I met in Varanasi.

Next I bicycle toured parts of Thailand, Laos, China, HK, Macau, Singapore & Indonesia for the next six months.
In 2010 I went to London on a working holiday and that again changed my life. I discovered my true passion: To ride a rickshaw and entertain my passengers. For me, it's been the most incredible lifestyle ever.

I rode a rickshaw for a couple of summers in London and in the winter of 2011, I did a few more bicycle tours across Europe: from Athens to London, London to Gaint's Causeway, London to Berlin.

Now I ride a rickshaw in Zurich and life has been better than ever. To be honest I love my work more than my holiday. What a privilege!

PHILOSOPHY

1. Travelling builds character
2. Cyclophilosophy = Cycling + Philosophy
3. You don't get anything in life if you don't even ask for it
4. Never take 'NO' for an answer

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I rarely use the couch surfing website to host and be hosted .

I have a special affinity for the streets and most of the hosting I have done has been spontaneous - meeting people on the street and inviting them to couch surf at my place.

And the other way around as well. I show up and find someone through a spontaneous conversation and end up getting hosted.

But it's also fun to look at people's profiles, get to know their interests and then get hosted. So I'm trying to get a balance of both forms.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's always fantastic to share experiences and conversations with CS ers from different corners of the world over a few laughs, a drink or just good old cup of tea.

Interests

1. Bicycle Touring
2. Bungy Jumping
4. Experiencing new cuisines and tastes around the world
5. Spontaneous street conversations
6. Drinking in a bar/club is too formal; I love drinking on the street

• arts
• drinking
• clubbing
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• bungee jumping
• skydiving
• logic
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

1.Calvin & Hobbes
2.Perry Mason Mysteries
3.Osho's Books
4.Pink Floyd

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Camping on the 'Great Wall of China'
2. Tandem Skydiving
3. Macau Tower bungee Jump - 233 m - world's highest
4. Cycling from Lijiang to Shangrila via the 'Tiger Leaping Gorge'
5. Camping by the backdrop of the 'Big Buddha' in Lantau, Hong Kong
6. Cycling up Mt. Bromo volcano, Java, Indonesia
7. Crossing the Alps - fully loaded bicycle - oh's and ah's mostly

Teach, Learn, Share

I absolutely love and enjoy interacting with cyclists, backpackers and travellers. I love conversations and I think it is a form of art. We all get to share and express ourselves with the people we meet on CS or otherwise.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom