CURRENT MISSION

To let know Siracusa, the Sicily and Italian traditions to the whole world :)

ABOUT ME

What could I say about me ?I studied engineering for 3 years in milan where i lived and worked in a USA Engineering Company until 1999 and then i got back to Siracuse where i was born ...A couple of years in Siracuse for a project and then back to milan for another year ...
I love travelling, Sailing, surfing , hiking and share it with Friends Many of them live all over the world .

PHILOSOPHY

we are all under the same sky ....

Here I'll type some basic rule to follow to stay well together at my home.
Those are "my house rules", just read it before and if you agree, you are welcome :)

1) to stay more than 1 night
2) to be friendly and comunicative
3) no pets , sorry ( it is not my apartment and i've to foolow owner's rules)
4) I've only 1 key for the apartment, so, we get out home togheter and we'll back home as well
5) this is not an hotel or a b&b, so remember it. It is not fair to ask me one night in advance to host you just arriving at 10 pm to going away the morning after ... So dont be upset if I won't answer to this kind of request ...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting people and getting hosted, whenever i can, i try to go to CS eventslittle guide of SiracusaSalvo's Guide :)before of all sleep and eat ^_^What can I do for you , actually is , if you dont find any couch , to give you a couple of addresses where could you go ( and of course it depends from your budget )the first is the lolhostel ( www.lolhostel.com ) very close to the train station and 1 km away from Ortigia(the historical center)and the other one is the B&B Ortigia : www.ortigia-cameraconvista.it and many othersto eat evry kind of sicilian entrée and the best pizza of siracusa : Amici Miei : viale montedoro 99-101 Siracusa Le vin de l'assassin ( français Bistrot ) : a piece of francevia roma 115 , siracusaThe best fish in siracusail porticciolovia trento 22siracusato drink something and to listen live music , you can go to the SaLe Pub in ortigia, the buzz, city life in via malta ( on the main street to go to ortigia )now the culture :)This is in fews words a little guide about Syracuse ....It takes about half a day to the archaeological zone (quarries, greek theater, Roman Amphitheatre, Ear of Dionysius): 9 €, if you have a student ID 4.5, if you are a student of architecture or fine art € 0. Then the catacombs of s. John, the shrine of the Madonna of the tears ( Madonnina delle Lacrime ) ... follow August Von Platen street leading east and you reach the friar Capuccini church (Mexican-style church) and follow the sea (that is on your left) to the isle of OrtigiaAfter corso Umberto , you cross the bridges to go inside Ortigia.On the left side ( with your back to the bridges ) you’ll find the old market, you face the Temple of Apollo and on the right Piazza ArchimedeFrom archimede’s square you can choice …:Via Roma to go to duomo sqare , Palazzo Vermexio (the city hall) , S.Lucia alla Badia with the caravaccio paint ( la sepoltura , the burial of s. lucy )In duomo square you can find Ipogei too , it is a tunnel used in ancient times as a refugee … there is a permanent exposition and it leads to the Marina walkVia Maestranza if you want to watch the opera of Sicilian puppets... shows are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 18.30 ...there 'to see the church of the Immaculate ... At the end of the workforce, turn right and follow the sea ( you are now in the middle of the Jewish quarter )ciao Salvo et bonne chances

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Not yet even if my will to travel got me all over the world using friends as couchers :)

As a Host:

Aug 2009 =Olga Olga (Naples, Italy )
Apr 2010 =Katja Fidler,Nika,Nina(Ljubljana,Slovenia)
May 2010 = Laura Desmaras (Argentina )
July 2010 = Adeline Dufrennoy,Cyrile Toussaint(Strabourg, France)
July 2010 = Aiva Simaite (Vilnius, Lituania)
July 2010 = Milena Masaříková,Hana Hlinská(Oznice, Rep. Ceca)
July 2010 = Justine&Stéphanie Marteau(Tours, Francia)
July 2010 = Barbara Fuseau,Anne-sophie Collin (Versailles, Francia)
July 2010 = Aljona Kononenko (Stutgard , Germania )
July 2010 = Gil Abrantes&Letitia(Lisboa, Portugal)
Aug 2010 = Estelle Fouchet (Bourges, FR)
Aug 2010 = Delphine/Alessandra ( Paris, FR)
Aug 2010 = Aniela ( Bucarest, Romania )
Sept 2010 = Kristine&Cordula(Bavaria,Wuerzburg)
Sept 2010 = Firouze(french)(Spagna,Barcellona)
Sept 2010 = Mara Light (Russian,Norwegian,Tromso)
Oct 2010 = Gabriela(Germany),Marina,Sherena(England)
Oct 2010 = Miriam,Sonia (Italia,Liguria,Savona)
Oct 2010 = Olga e Victor Safranovich Minsk,Belarus
Oct 2010 = Andrea e Mira (Göteborg-Sweden)
Feb 2011 = Pauline, Helene e Silvia(Tours,Paris,Cadiz)
Mar 2012 = Damla (Istambul ) & Fred ( Germany )
Jul 2012 = Davide ( Siracusa )
Jun 2013 = Anne-Sophie ( Amiens - Francia )
Jul 2013 = Alicia ( Galitia Spain )
Jul 2013 = Sara Vaghefian ( London )
Aug 2013 = Alexandra ( Meinz )
Oct 2013 = Alva Pan ( Taiwan )
Nov 2013 = Diana & Sarka (Slovakia & Czech Republic)
Ago 2014 = Varvara Ryumova (Russia)
Sett 2014 = Emma (New Zeland) & Lena ( Berlin )
Sett 2014 = Domitilla ( Paris )
Sett 2014 = Maria ( Salamanca ) & Claire ( Bordeaux )
Oct 2014 = Sabine ( Germany )
Dec 2014 = Julia ( Russia )
Dec 2014 = Mariana ( Brazil )
Apr 2015 = Youlasha ( Russia )
May 2015 = Maja & Katherine ( Germany )
June 2015 = Patricia Oprea (USA/Romania)
July 2015 = Lidiia & Sierra (Ucraina & USA)
July 2015 = Marie, Saana and Hope (Germany, Finland and England)
Sept 2015 = Aljona Kononenko (Stutgard , Germania ) + Friend
Oct 2015 = Anja Menzel (Germany)
Dic 2015 = Filippo, Bruno e Marianna+ (Palermo)
Mar 2016 = Melanie (Hannover Germania)
Apr 2016 = Gessica (Pachino - SR)
Mag 2016 = Natalia, Emilia e Kajetan Kayo (Warsawa - PL)
Aug 2016 = Aurelie, Roxanne e Mael (France)
Aug 2016 = Camilla, Irene, Chiara e Chiara (Milano - ITA)
Aug 2016 = Lola (Buenos Aires - ARG)

as a Guest

Aug 2009 = Olga Milano
Aug 2010 = Alexandre Toulouse
Aug 2010 = Sammy Toulouse
Dec 2010 = Justine & Stephanie Tours / Blois
Dec 2010 = Barbara Fuseau,Anne-sophie Collin (Versailles, Francia)
Dec 2010 = Estelle Bourges
Nov 2012 = Daniela ( Koln )
Apr 2013 = Audrey Treccenere (Londra)
Apr 2013 = Bibichen (Londra)
Jun 2013 = Fernanda ( Lisbona )
Jul 2013 = Fernanda ( Lisbona )
Oct 2013 = Erika & Eva ( Budapest )
Nov 2013 = Francesco Caia ( Altamura )
Dic 2013 = Alex The Bonz ( Palermo )
Jan 2014 = Maria Cangialosi ( Palermo )
Jan 2014 = Maria Cardamone (Palermo)
Mar2014 = Miriam Badino (Albissola)
Dec 2014 = Paulo & Gail ( Porto )
Nov 2015 = Romina & Martina Haarth (Mendoza AG))
Nov 2015 = Pipe ( Cordoba AG)
Nov 2015 = Jose ( Salta AG)
Nov 2015 = Laura ( Buenos Aires )

Interests

Caving , sailing , Surfing, water sports in general , tracking , exploring, snorkeling
Trips and to know new cultures , cooks and languages ( latin languages).

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/members/salvatore-bengasi/trips/1472474431

• culture
• theater
• folklore
• architecture
• cooking
• drinking
• pub crawls
• traveling
• painting
• music
• live music
• opera
• fishing
• hiking
• spelunking
• surfing
• snorkeling
• sailing
• sports
• engineering
• history
• languages
• tourism
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies : all Tarantino Movies , Fantasy and SciFi ... and Japs , Tradition Italian commedies ...

music : Green Day , Red Hot , Queen , Pink Floyd , Blues and R&B . Indie Rock , italian Folk Rock , Vinicio Capossela, Paolo Conte , Nina Zilli , Carmen Consoli, 99 Posse, Amelie Les Crayons.

Books : Fantasy , Novels and Portuguese / Spanish Narrative . Historycal and archeologycal studies .

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Meeting in Praia a Mare with a bunch of crazy funny peoplestaying in Toulouse for two weeks being the only Italian there , teaching Italian and Sicilian to everyone ( but not learning French , as I would ^^ )14 days with unknown guys from all over the world in Toulouse ...actually changeing couch and hotel every 2 days for my new job ... anyway I love to travel for fun ... job is another thing ...
Couch Couch Meeting in San Vito ( 2013 )
Burning Sand in San Vito (2013)
Ciuffi Ciuffi Meeting in San Vito (2015)
Praja a Mare GNU Meeting (2015)
Paragliding Iin Praja a Mare (2015)
Skydiving in Praja a Mare (2015)
Praja a Mare GNU Meeting (2016)
Rafting in Praja a Mare GNU Meeting (2016)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach to cook sicilian dishes, language and dialect ... sea trekking around ...I'd like to learn to cook from different countries , improve my english,french and spanish.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A couch at 151 mt away from one of the best seas in Sicily, a good cook to discover some traditional italian dish and my couriosity ...
What can you bring together with you ?
Your will to know me, my land, my history and tradition, your couriosity and your will to have fun ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy

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