SCHEDULED 2026 TRAVEL PLANS
Japan
- May 3 - 4 : Osaka
- May 4 - 5 : Koyasan
- May 5 - 8 : Will be hiking the Kumano Kodo (Kohechi route) starting at Koyasan
- May 8 - 10 : Wakayama Hongu, Tanabe
- May 10 - 12 : Nara
- May 12 - 16 : Kyoto
- May 16 - 20 : Osaka

Taiwan
- May 20 - 23 : Taipei

Hong Kong
- May 23 - 25 : Hong Kong

MISSION

- Figure out why I like disco music. DONE.
- Become a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. FAILED.
- Become a contestant on The Price is Right. In progress.
- Become a contestant on Let's Make a Deal. In progress.

ABOUT ME

I am the ex-couchless Couchsurfer. I am serious... I had no couch before. But now I do after years of searching high and low, left and right, here and there. Only to find it at Amazon.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting is my way of paying it forward to the CS community the hospitality that was afforded me when I needed it most.

CS says my response rate is 60%. I promise i reply as quickly as i possibly could. Don't be shy; send me a quick note or something.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted and been hosted. All were awesome experiences.

Interests

Movies (Horror, action, thriller, tear jerkers, classic romcoms), good food, hiking, road trips, paddling (kayak, dragon boat, OC6), cooking, street food.

Back in 2022, I've picked up how to make bonsai and I love it. It's very therapeutic.

During warmer months, I try to do as much trail jogging as I can especially on trails that do not get much foot traffic. I also like to fish.

I am not much of a party person but when I go out I love clubbing or bars with live music. I am a social drinker so beer, cider, and wine (thanks to my trip to Spain I am a wine drinker now) are all fine with me. Drinks aged in oak barrels do not appeal to my primitive taste buds but I do try it on occasion because I am open minded gentleman. However, there are certain types of drinks that I know I can tolerate better than average beings.

• cooking
• movies
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• rugby
• road trips
• sleeping
• disco
• jogging
• james bond
• dragonboat
• outrigger canoe

Music, Movies, and Books

AC/DC, Barry Manilow, Kenny Rogers, Donna Summer, Nat King Cole, Kongos, Neil Sedaka, Anne Murray, The Platters

Songs on my playlist:
Starman - David Bowie
Man! I feel like a woman - Shania Twain
The Best - Tina Turner
The Boss - Dianna Ross
Steamy Windows - Tina Turner
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
ABBA songs
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
My first, my last, my everything - Barry White
Caught Up in the rapture - Anita Baker
No one in the world - Anita Baker
Beauty and madness - Fra Lippo Lippi
It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
You spin me round - Dead or Alive
Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart

I enjoy most music except techno; I don't know why.

Books:
Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie
Waiting by Ha Jin
Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The Alchemist by Paolo Coehlo
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paolo Coehlo
The Rosales Saga by F. Sionil Jose
48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
The Cask of Amontillado by E.A. Poe
Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I fixed the clogged pipes that connect to an old dishwasher. So happy with the result.

Recently, I've redone the septic system of my place. This one is something I am so proud of because it wasn't just any ordinary repiping job. It took a number of mental simulations and luckily I did.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, stories, and stories. And food. And a place to stay.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Netherlands, Philippines, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, United States