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Overview

  • 12 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Bosnian, French, Portuguese
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Drone cameraman
  • University of Birmingham || Met Film School || School of ...
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Running a successful drone filming business.

ABOUT ME

My name's chris, and the things i am passionate about in life are travelling, music, riding bikes and making films, in no particular order.

In 2007 I went on a world trip for 7 months which was amazing, and was how i discovered the wonder that is CouchSurfing.

I now live in Bristol but get around a bit- I’ve spent a lot of time in the Balkans over the past 10 years- Bosnia and Montenegro mostly.
Sadly my tiny flat doesn’t allow for hosting at the moment. But when I’m a home owner, this will change…

PHILOSOPHY

If you don’t ask, you don’t get…

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted, but have surfed more... (something I'm sure many of us are guilty of...)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couches surfed in Curitiba, Sao Paulo, Puerto Madryn Argentina, Brisbane, Sydney, New Zealand, Singapore, Taipei, Oslo, Kolasin.

Interests

Documentary film, Mountainbiking, BMX, Skiing, Wakeboarding, Travelling, Photography, Music of course

  • photography
  • documentaries
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • camping
  • skiing
  • wakeboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy

Dogtown and Z boys
Twin Town
Requiem for a Dream
Big Lebowski
Shawshank Redemption
Withnail and I

Cake
DJ Fresh
The Cat Empire
AM 60
Lenny Kravitz
The Upper Crust
Zero 7
Louis Slipperz / Task Force / Mud Family
Dillinka & Lemon D
The Briefs
Dire Straits
LTJ Bukem
Mr Scruff

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Organising bike road trip films and riding interestng places - downhilling in the Alps, riding at Woodward West skate camp in California. Also jumping out of a plane over Lake Taupo was pretty cool.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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