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Overview

  • 4 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian; learning Spanish
  • 53, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • jewelry designer, goldsmith. Bed & Breakfast owner
  • hight school
  • From gela (cl) Italy
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel the world, on foot, busses, trains, air plain etc... but best...motorcycle!!!

ABOUT ME

Hi everyone My name is Davide (italian version) or david for english speaker, I'm Italian but spent the past 13 year in US mostly in new york which is basically my second home, I love travel and I'v been traveling all my life since the age of 13 now I'm much older but i still love travel, ideally i would travel with my old Harley davidson but unfortunately is very expensive traveling with a bike over seas.
I love meeting new people and learn new culture, in my life I'v visited over 40 countries and each one is unique and beautiful.

After 12 years living in NY USA I moved back to my childhood city of Roma, Just opened A bed & breakfast ,And everyone is welcome to ask me info about this beautiful city.
ciaoo!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Great Experience couchsurfing in Africa!

Interests

Traveling, motorcycle, salsa dancing(beginner), cooking, running, Soccer.

Motorcycle what can i say? I bought my first honda rebel 400cc in hawaii in 1986 never drove a bike before i my life but has soon has I seat on that bike i new i was going to have the ride of my life, since than I had, Harley davidson 883 sporster, yamaha R1, BMW 1150R, Ducati monster, suzuki Sv 650, my long distance riding experience are, cross country united state 15,000 Km in 6 weeks, western europe 11,000 km and the latest one is Rome to Saint petersburg and back 8,500 km all done with my 1995 harley sportster. And my dream is to ride around the world with a bike!!

salsa dance i started to take few classes few years ago, I'm no expert and i would love to learn it more.

I started running when i was living in Hawaii in 1997 I run 2 honolulu marathon, than i move to new york and my running days were over for a bit, now I'v started to run again and hope to keep doing it ( my belly got out of control!!).

the other biggest passion is cooking, which i learn most from my father, I love to cook specially for friends, i can pretty much everything and lately i learn how to make fresh pasta, also I worked in a restaurant for a bit and i learn new tricks.

traveling, well i can't say is a passion because is more a way of life, I'v been traveling all my life and i really hope I will always have the energy and financial possibility to travel, I love meet new people and ear there life story.

last but not list is Soccer, well At my age is getting harder follow that ball al around the field but i still can kick it!! Hope to go to a world cup one day, maybe south africa??

  • culture
  • dancing
  • salsa dancing
  • cooking
  • breakfast
  • marathon
  • running
  • walking
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • soccer
  • world cup

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

amazing thing I'v done and see? my god!!! if i start write now will take me weeks to finish, mmm well lets see if i can be short.

driving my motorcycle across US with zero long distance experience , going to santiago de chile slums to find a guy that was renting me a motorbike.

walking 5 km on the great wall, run my first marathon.

driving an old 125 cc minsk motorbike for 2000 km from Hanoi to saigon with my ex girl friend and 2 back packs.

15 days non stop hike in the annapurna circuit (nepal) during the 2006 general strike to over trow the king and begging the red cross jeep driver to took us back to pokhara because my ex GF had huge blister in her feet and could not walk anymore.

this are just few things that I'v done in my life if I you will ever meet me i can tell you much much more!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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