37 counties , 240 cities, 11 islands and counting

Travel motto: Go with the flow …. As well as some planning

I am best described as retro, nostalgic and sentimental at times

Best compliment received was being called a “realist”

TRAVEL HISTORY
2016 - Vietnam: Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Ho Chin Minh City
Germany: Munich, Dachau, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Berlin, Schwangau
Netherlands: Amsterdam, The Hague, Purmerend
England: London

2017 - USA: Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Henderson, New Orleans, Miami, Orlando, Merritt Island, Atlanta, Hapeville, Cleveland, Ellsworth, Mt Dessert Island (Bar Harbor), Boston, Cambridge, Danvers, New York, Philadelphia, Lancaster, Washington DC, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Seattle
Canada: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Niagara, Vancouver Island (Victoria, Courtenay)

2018 - Finland: Helsinki
Sweden: Stockholm, Gothenburg
Norway: Oslo
Iceland: Reykjavik, Grindavík
Denmark: Copenhagen, Billund, Grindsted
Netherlands: Amsterdam, Haarlem
Belgium: Brussels
Switzerland: Geneva, Zurich
Austria: Salzburg
Germany: Munich, Stuttgart, Ingolstadt, Bonn, Cologne, Bruhl, Hamburg, Berlin, Nuremberg, Heidelberg, Tubingen, Karlsruhe, Konstanz, Freising

2019 - Japan: Tokyo, Takayama, Hakone, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Osaka, Okazaki, Nagasaki, Yokohama, Ota, Mt Koya, Miyajima island
Vietnam: Hanoi, Quang Ngai (Son My village), Ho Chi Minh City
Italy: Rome, Vatican City, Sorrento, Capri island, Pompeii, Florence, Verona, Venice, Milan, La Spezia, Cinque Terre, Monterosso, Pisa, Chianti region, Modena, Maranello
Finland: Helsinki, Jyvaskyla
Sweden: Stockholm, Gothenburg
Germany: Bitterfeld, Burgkemnitz, Leipzig, Dresden, Cologne, Bruhl, Karlshrue, Ulm, Blaubeuren, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Regensburg
Austria: Vienna

2020- Work/holiday Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Ruissalo island, Jyvaskyla, Rovaniemi, Posio, Ranua, Kokkola, Levi, Piikkio, Kaarina, Loimaa, Ypaja, Tampere, Naantali, Porvoo, Vantaa, Espoo
Germany: Cologne, Stein, Ellingen, Berlin, Leipzig, Regensberg, Tegernheim, Buchlberg, Passau, Neureichenau (Bavarian forest), Nürnberg, Schwabach, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Baden Baden, Landau, Dietingen, Augsburg, Hechingen, Balingen, Alpirsbach, Seebach (Black forrest), Tubingen
Belgium: Brussels, Louvain la Leuve, Namur
Spain: Barcelona, Reus, Tarragona
Estonia: Tallinn
Norway: Sandefjord, Bodo, Oslo
Poland: Gdańsk, Warsaw, Łódź, Krakow, Oświęcim
Czech Republic: Brno, Prague, Plzen
Austria: Vienna, Mödling, Freinberg
Slovakia: Bratislava
Italy: Palermo (Sicily), Modena, Rome
Sweden: Uppsala
Ukraine: Kyiv, Pripyat, Chernobyl

2021- Covid hibernation

2022: Hungary: Budapest
Romania: Bucharest, Braşov, Bran
Serbia: Belgrade
Croatia: Zagreb, Split
Slovenia: Ljubljana, Bovec
Czech Republic: Brno , Prague, Olomouc, Sternberk
Poland: Warsaw
Finland: Turku, Vaasa, Helsinki
Estonia: Parnu
Latvia: Riga
Lithuania: Vilnius
Germany: Berlin , Leipzig , Koln, Bruhl, Mainz, Karlshrue
France: Toulouse
Spain: Barcelona
Malta: Valletta, Sliema, Mellieha, St Julian’s, Marsaxlokk , Comino island
Italy: Sirmione, Verona, Roma

2023 - Japan: Tokyo, Motegi, Moriya, Osaka
USA: Las Vegas, Miami, New York, Seattle
Italy: Rome, Napali, Florence, Bologna, Modena, Roteglia
Austria: Kufstein
Liechtenstein: Vaduz
Germany: Trier, Liebenscheid, Herborn, Hachenburg, Koln, Düsseldorf, Dresden, Moritzburg
Luxembourg: Luxembourg city
Czech Republic: Prague, Kolin, Brno
Poland: Krakow, Warsaw
Denmark: Copenhagen, Helsingor
Sweden: Helsingborg, Hoganas, Mölle, Krapperup, Johnstrop
Finland: Turku, Jyväskylä, Joensuu
Turkey: Istanbul, Antalya
Greece: Athens, Mykonos island, Santorini island (Fira, Oia)

2024 - Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh, Nha Trang, Sa Pa, Ha Giang, Quang Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van, Pai Ling, Meo Vac, Du Gia, Ninh Binh, Hanoi
Ireland: Dublin
Iceland: Reykjavik, Pingvellir National park, Laugarvatn, Geysir, Gullfoss, Reykholt, Hvolsvöllur , Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss, Vik, Kirkjubaejarklaustur , Fellsfjara , Grindavík
Norway: Alesund, Trollstigen, Skodje, Liabygda, Gudbrandsjuvet, Ovstestolen, Valldal
Spain: Palma (Mallorca)
Germany: Stuttgart, Esslingen, Bamberg

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have met some amazing people even though we are worlds apart.

Ive stayed in hotels in the past, and although the accommodation is nice, you don't actually get the chance to engage and socialise with anyone.

Interests

Since a young age ive been interested in cars/ motorsport and playing a variety of sports such as cricket, basketball, hockey, table tennis, mountain bike riding.

Food and music for me defines a culture. Best dishes I enjoy are banh mi, Ukrainian chicken kiev , anything that comes out of a polish milkbar, chicken karrage, doner kebab, currywurst, shuba salad, smažený sýr

I enjoy German, czech, Japanese, Belgium beer, Japanese plum wine and whisky highball, Finnish longdrink,

My fathers passion was film photography and it grew on me, so I take his film Canon and Polaroids on my travels

While travelling I have a keen interest on war history and love documentaries

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite bands include Nirvana, White Stripes, Radiohead, Crowded House, Queens of the Stone Age, MUSE, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pink Floyd, The Living End

Simpsons, Futurama, Dexter, X- Files, Seinfeld, Booklyn Nine Nine

My childhood film I watched over and over on VHS was the Mighty Ducks series, Star Wars, Shawshank Redemption

George Orwell - 1984
Christopher Hitchens - God is not Great : How religion poisons everything

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

captaining a mixed basketball team to a premiership in our first season

Road tripped around Tasmania

Travel alone

Made 143 runs for and bowled 6/41 for Ringwood North Cricket Club

Stopped a fight at a train station by using verbal communication in stead of physical

Teach, Learn, Share

I find it amusing that some Europeans and Americans believe Australia is full of dangerous animals. I will show you the cute ones and then feed you to a dingo

Id like to learn languages and share Australian music

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have helped with cooking, i even took one of my hosts dog for a walk

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia