CURRENT MISSION

to collect moments, and not things - except licence plates - yes, I collect original car licence plates 🤦

ABOUT ME

nice? boring? interesting or fun?? i think that is something you need to find out.. hopefully with a glass of wine and lots of travel stories in between.

FUN FACTS:
- Travel an average of 30 countries a year (sorry for my enviromental impact)
- Writer for Lonely Planet
- Photojournalist for BBC Travel
- I love french bulldogs!

PHILOSOPHY

Relax! Life is too short to be overthinking every decision you make.

IMPORTANT!!

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IN BERLIN I GET AROUND 3-5 REQUEST PER DAY. IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN MY PLACE, I EXPECT YOU TO READ MY PROFILE. SPECIALLY FOLLOWING INFORMATION

I try to read my requests once per day, but sometimes is not possible. If I don´t reply you, is not because I don´t want.

I also host once or twice per week maximum (I simply cant host all the time), so be creative in your proposal. I like to host people whom I can have a great conversation and I love to read funny things!

and finally....

I will only consider your stay if you answer me in your request WHATS YOUR FAVOURITE AIRLINE AND WHY. (I´m not joking!).

If you don't do it no matter how nice your request sounds, I will just decline it without reply.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I try in every aspect to give something. My couch is your house. I enjoy so much the stories i hear from you, travelers.. its amazing.. sometimes u dont want them to leave...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfing is a way to interact with cultures without leaving home or know this culture from a real perspective. Every time i do it the only word that comes to my head to describe it is FUN

I hosted
- Piotr ---> Poland
- Paul & Jordi ---> France
- Taimudas ---> Lithuania
- Anat & Gaya ---> Israel
- Isa & Johanna ---> Germany
- Clemens ---> Germany
- Alejandro ---> Argentina
- Alina ---> Germany
- Dilara & Anelia ---> Germany
- Kerstin ---> Germany
- Ya-An---> Taiwan
- Dakota --- USA
- Valeria --- Russia

And dozen more I'm too lazy to update...

I Surfed

- Guillaume ---> Paris, France
- Cleo ---> Athens, Greece
- Fanny ---> Liege, Belgium
- Katya ---> Hamburg, Germany
- Lene ---> Copenhagen, Denmark
- Julia ---> Stockholm, Sweden
- Nadia---> Frankfurt, Germany
- Ranjanti---> Hamburg, Germany
- Lara---> Berlin, Germany
- Carla-Marie ---> Berlin, Germany
- Lisa --- Frankfurt, Germany

And 20 more in other cities worldwide..

I met lovely people that became really good friends like...
- Dana ---> Germany
- Matt ---> USA
- Marlena---> Poland
- Amin --- Iran
- Emilis --- UK
- Juli --- Germany

as well I met many many people thought Couchsurfing Hangouts, Events or Parties....

Interests

Enjoy other cultures...

• photography
• backpacking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i think the most important moment in my life until now was the day i made the decision to go to germany to study.. start a new life from nothing, without family and friends and without the language is somehow hard

Being probably one of the most traveled Colombian passport holders and serve as an inspiration for those who want to explore the world.

I cycled all around Taiwan in 9 days (120 km per day) without cycling experience

ahhh. being blessed by an elephant was also kinda cool!!..:-D

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Germany, India, Singapore