Passionate about slow and conscious traveling. As long-distance cyclist I am exploring the beauty of the world and enjoy the kindness of so many new friends along the way. Oftentimes brainstorming new ideas for my business while on the road. Embracing the abundance of inspiration when meeting new people. Not always traveling by bicycle but trying as much as possible :)

You can find some impressions of my journeys at www.velomalist.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love traveling minimally and unpretentiously. I highly prefer sleeping in a tent over fancy hotels. Crashing someone's couch and listening to his/her stories means more than included breakfast to me.

Interests

• yoga
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• entrepreneurship
• consciousness
• foreign languages

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: Currently reading: Jab, jab, jab, right hook (Gary Vaynerchuk) and The daily stoic (Ryan Holiday); Some of my all time favorites: To have or to be (Erich Fromm); Poems (Rainer Maria Rilke); The Book Thief (Markus Zusak); 1Q84 (Haruki Murakami); God of small things (Arundati Roy), A Song of ICe and Fire (George R. R. Martin)

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MOVIES: a random compilation: Into the wild; The Intouchables; The Names of Love; Shortbus; Amores perros; Finding Neverland; Nymphomaniac, Science of Sleep; The Pianist; ...

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MUSIC: Depends on the mood. Die Ärzte; Rise Against; Ann Peebles; Barry White; Ludovico Einaudi; Yann Tiersen; Frédéric Chopin; Käptn Peng und Die Tentakel von Delphi; Tom Waits; ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Persevere and be trustful and life gives you what it needs at the right time... One great lesson that I learned when I cycled from Berlin to Istanbul.

What I Can Share with Hosts

travel anecdotes, cycle touring 'wisdom', some thoughts on mindfulness and always a smile

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Spain