We're a couple who left our home in Melbourne to cycle across the US in June 2018. We are now heading to Portugal and planning to cycle from Europe to Asia.

We both previously had great experiences couchsurfing while on our own trips and hosted couchsurfers in our home in Melbourne. We enjoy the social aspects of couchsurfing while traveling, and a chance to connect with people to learn more about the places we visit.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
We met on couchsurfing! We both have hosted and have stayed with a number of hosts in Europe and the Middle East.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's really an amazing place to meet like-minded people from all over the world. After couchsurfing, it's really hard to think about travel without it being part of the experience whether it's staying with hosts or going to couchsurfing meetups and events. Really an awesome concept.

Interests

While on our bicycle tour we are also stopping to work at farms to gain experience with working with animals and learn more about organic gardening, permaculture, and community living.

• animals
• socializing
• language exchange
• sightseeing
• tea
• learning languages
• permaculture
• learning new things
• bicycle touring
• culture and history
• cooking together

Music, Movies, and Books

Dan is a musician and would love to jam while on the road. We like all kinds of music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Erika - Completed my first solo cycling journey 1000k across the 3 Baltic countries. It was amazing, challenging, rewarding, lonely at times, but worth the sweat and constant leg burn.

Dan - Backpacked around Iran on my own, and experienced the amazing hospitality of the Iranian people.

together - this cycling trip!

Teach, Learn, Share

Happy to share my love for yoga and cook/prepare some foods together (Erika)
Dan can play guitar and sing with you

We have both done a bit of language exchange and can practice English. We would be interested in learning a bit of any language!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Meals, conversation, community, stories, music, yoga, permaculture, love for traveling. We're also great at helping around the house if you need it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, United States