Hey, I my name is Rado and I am a backpacker from time to time. I discovered backpacking as a way of traveling pretty late, at 30 years of age, when I decided to go to South-East Asia for 6 weeks. I got hooked and 1 year later I quit my job, and went again, this time for 4 months.

I rarely use couchsurfing since I found that I enjoy meeting people in hostels. Thus, I don't have plenty of references, but I hope my pictures can convince you that I have interesting stories to share. You can also take a look at my instagram profile https://www.instagram.com/radoonroad/.

If we put traveling aside, I am a software engineer living in Sofia. I started coding in high school and it has become my passion since then. I also have a master degree in General Psychology in English, which is totally unrelated to what I do for a living, but it was definitely worth it as a personal experience.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people.

Interests

• animals
• board games
• backpacking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• psychology
• hostels
• islands
• javascript
• indonesia

Music, Movies, and Books

It varies a lot.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling alone with a 5.5 kg backpack in South-East Asia on two occasions - for 6 weeks & 4 months. I also traveled through Vietnam by motorcycle, 2800 km in total.

This was the first time in my life I:
- slept at hostels with 2 to 40 other people in the same room;
- traveled without a fixed plan and pre-booked accommodations;
- lived on a boat for 4 days;
- saw corals; swam with sharks and turtles;
- had a flight as long as 16 hours and another one as short as 25 minutes;
- surfed; dived;
- explored islands by motorcycle;
- used couchsurfing to meet local people;

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn about local customs and culture. I am also very interested in the history of the countries I visit and the current political situation (if the subject is sensitive, then skip it).

I can teach you how to travel the world with 5.5 kg of baggage haha. Just kidding. You can do this only in countries with hot weather like South-East Asia. For other conditions I have no idea. o_O

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria