I grew up in France and quickly got the travel bug, I ended up in Australia where I settled since then.
I've been backpacking over the world in the last 10 years.
I'm a chef and really got a passion for cooking and baking.
I currently lives in a south-west suburb of Sydney
I enjoy cooking, crafting, drawing, bushwalking.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

in Ngoc Vung Island (Vietnam)
There were larger and more famous islands in the bay but I choose this one specially to be quiet. I've not been disappointed i was the only foreigner on it. I met three young vietnameses who spoke to me on the boat, few words of english, a phrasebook and some signs were the only way to communicate. They knew that there was no hotel on the island so they invited me. They came on the island to visit friends at the school. I didn't know but it was the National day, a great dinner was prepared there. All eyes were on me, so happy to have an unexpected guest from far away. After a lot of Vodka (yeah i know not really local) and a feast, the question was : where am i supposed to sleep ?
After few talks a guy gave me a ride to a house where i stayed two nights, I can tell you that those days were so rewarding in every way, I really enjoyed every moments there, I've been really lucky !

In Cagaan Uul (Mongolia) I was in Moron trying to get a bus to go further west, after half an hour trying to explain where i wanted to go, I got in one of those small bus (old russian mini bus). The place where I wanted to go was maybe 300k away but it took so long to get there, we had to stop in the middle of the night to push the bus stuck in the mud, a drunk man couldn't stop looking and laughing at me, but that was the same guy that offered me to stay at his house when we arrived in the small town !

Interests

• arts
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• baking
• boating
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• fishing
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books : I don't read enough but I love Jack Kerouac as every travellers i guess

Movies fro travellers : Into The Wild, The Indian Runner, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, Terra Estrangeira, Gadjo Dilo, Away We Go, The Straight Story, Little Miss Sunshine, Deux jours à tuer, Lost in Translation, The Visitor, Dead Man, Gerry, Old Joy, Ulzhan, Tracks...

Music : everything good (can be Rock, Reggae, Soul, Folk, Hip-Hop, Blues, Jazz, Trip-Hop, Electro...)
few various examples :
The Doors, Fela Kuti, Pink Floyd, Eddie Vedder, Cat Power, Esma Redzepova, Ben Harper, Tinariwen, Beastie Boys, Hugh Mundell, Beirut, Wu-Tang Clan, Alain Bashung, David Bowie, The Black Angels, Cymande, Massive Attack...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I covered about 3000 km between Cairns and Darwin on the Savannah Way by hitchiking (Australia)
I've been devouring by leeches in the Lao jungle

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some cooking techniques, french, mexican or spanish gastronomies
share with you my knowledge in music or movies.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Chile, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Mongolia, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France