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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Greek (modern); learning French
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Videographer
  • Bachelor Degree of Science in Sound Engineering
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I am from Greece but have grown up quite internationally in places such as UK, Cyprus and UAE. I worked in Oxford for a few years as a videographer. I love capturing wildlife and travel by bicycle to amazing places with my camera to capture the natural world. I now live in South Africa working for National Geographic.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Travelling from South Africa to see friends and family in Greece. Now that I am fully vaccinated I hope to move around more confidently, but still with caution!

Interests

I have worked as a videographer in various places, most recently South Africa where I film sharks and whales for a National Geographic. I get to dive with them and get up close and personal!

I do a lot of cycling touring, couple of years ago I cycled from the southern tip of Africa in South Africa back to Greece.

  • music
  • cycling
  • video editing

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOK: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Calvin and Hobbes

MUSIC: Muse/65 Days of Static/ M83/Nirvana/Gary Moore/ Dispatch

FILM: WALL -E

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled 10000 km from South Africa to Tunisia!

Teach, Learn, Share

If you got problems with your bicycle, let me have a look and see what I can do. If you have a camera and not sure how to use it, I can show you a couple of tricks. I always like to learn new things so if you have any ongoing projects that I can be of assistance let me know!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share some advice about travelling to certain places I have been if you are interested in going and see if I can hook you up with people along your own travels. I can also share my friendly company and easy going vibes!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malawi, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, England, Greece, South Africa, United Arab Emirates

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