CURRENT MISSION

To host as many females as possible and be a great friend to be remembered

ABOUT ME

Loves to travel. Been to 70 countries and territories. At the moment Asia and Japan, China and Korea is some of my favourites. Been to Japan, North Korea (12 days), South Korea (5 minutes) , Sri Lanka (six month holiday, spent with taking 6500 pictures of the Sri Lankan railway), India Pakistan, Indonesia Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia.
But also The USA (38 states), Canada Cuba and Mexico and many countries in Europe.
I have had my own youth hostel in Riga Latvia in 1991.
Worked for the United Nations in Lebanon and Israel 1993-94. Traveled in Jordan and Egypt in United Nation in army uniform.

Been biking (Bicycle) from Sweden to Africa (Gibraltar) 4670 km in the summer and from Stockholm to Izmir Turkey Asia in the winter 5200 km. Started travel on my own at age 15 when I went to 13 different countries all by my self.

My trips in 2014 was:

January. Two weeks in Portugal.

February. One week at Maidan in Kiev and a visit to the nucler power plant Tjernobyl in Ukraine.

March. One more week, five weeks late at Maidan in Kiev Ukraine.

October-November. I took my car to 27 countries in Europe. Mainly in the Eastern part incl. all states in former Yugoslavia plus all countries in the former Warsaw Pact incl. Moldavia and Transnistria but not Russia (been there before) and not Belarus.

2015 december. Lunch with the South Korean consul to Sweden at the South Korea embassy in an fancy korean restaurant in Stockholm and four days later lunch with the ambassador to Sweden from North Korea at the North Korean embassy in Stockholm.
Sometimes I think I experience things very few people experience ☺️.

2018. Asia trip five months. Hongkong Macau Japan South Korea Taiwan Vietnam Cambodia Malaysia Brunei Philippines Thailand

It’s All my friends are 10 to 27 years younger than me.
Most of my friends are females. I am very interested in psychology and human relations and I find it easier to talk to female friends about it.

PHILOSOPHY

Strangers are friends you dont yet now.
All females are my sister.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

If I have time I like to show people around my Stockholm and to have them meet some of my friends. Live in a small place, the world is my livingroom. Have a couch, a matres and a two spare beds .

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have had about 250 guest so far. Great people.

Interests

Travel, countries, geography, art books old stuff, psychology and meeting new people.

• arts
• books
• walking
• partying
• traveling
• cycling
• geography
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books is my life.
I used to have a second hand bookstore.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

North Korea was very interesting in so many ways.
No I am not a Communist.

I once got lost on my own in Pyongyang North Korea at night. Your are not suposed to be able to do that but I did. Yes, I was walking on my own freely in that town. You can if you are from Sweden.
Didnt even know the name of my hotel ;-) typical me.

Took care of Nancy Reagan on here visit to Sweden, while her husband was President of the United States of America. Maybe the only Swede who has been flirting with her while holding her handbag. No, I am not happy with the US Republican party (GOP)at all.....

Teach, Learn, Share

Interesting talk with Thai monk Tan V Vijiramedhii Stockholm 2011.
http://www.aseanaffairs.com/about_tan_v_vijiramedhi
Hosted Nancy Reagan in Stockholm 199X
Meet the queen of Sweden when I hosted Nancy Reagan.
"Bodyguard" for Michael Stipe (REM) Stockholm 200X
Andy Warhol, ran in to him in London once, took about 25 close up pictures in black and white.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of stores from my travel and sometimes a free moose safari nearby my home.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Lebanon, Sweden