CURRENT MISSION

Visit all countries in the world. About 50 to go... ;)

ABOUT ME

I am passionate about travelling and learning about people from all over the world. Having been to over 200 countries, there is still so much to see and learn. I like helping people, too. I currently sponsor two boys in West Africa to go to school, and a monk from Laos, for whom I paid university fees has now graduated and became a teacher. I love taking photos and write short travel stories. I am tolerant and can get along with any type of person, except smokers... ;)

Currently on a long mission in Switzerland. So, if you are around Zurich, let me know. I might be in town for a chat and a drink.

PHILOSOPHY

Visit places only once, the world is too big and the life is to short to do otherwise. But do visit friends often, wherever they are.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For now, I cannot offer a couch. So, in the meantime, I am going to try to spread my 'travel wisdom' with others. And I can show surfers around Zurich if they like.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am a relative beginner here. But have been a member for a while.

Interests

Travelling, photography, music, cinema, trekking, hiking, backpacking, camping, travel writing.

• writing
• photography
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams (book & film)
Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue)
The Fifth Element
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem (book and both films)
Y tu mamá también

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked at the airport of Hargeisa, Somalia for a flight to Djibouti.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell stories and give advice, particular about travelling in Africa and Central Asia, also including Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, southern Siberia.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Fascinating travel stories, practical travelling tips for many countries in the world, wit and jokes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom

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