CURRENT MISSION

Travling Thailand-Vietnam-Malaysia in the rest of 2022, PLEASE DON'T SEND REQUESTS FOR 2022!

I want to connect with travelers who visit Budapest, help you guys as you did to me at other places, hang out, have a trip together, giving you a space to sleep and grab beers or wine (ideally both) but don't drink too much because i may book a flight to India for 3 months again. true strory...

ABOUT ME

Hi Fellow Travelers,

I've been a veteran on Couchsurfing, did a lot both surfing and hosting but as with traveling it's never enough so i'm ready to meet more cool people from around the globe. But please don't overwhelm me with boring copy paste messages, then you don't give me other chance just to decline. If you live in such a booming place like Budapest and are active on CS easily get 4-5 messages a day so there's a competition going on so be creative:)

I grew up in a small city far from Budapest, got bored of the surroundings so went to Istanbul for Erasmus in September 2015. It has changed the game, I was a student, English teacher, online enterpreneur, actor, waiter and many more and loved every moment of it. I was lucky enough to call that chaos home for a year but then moved to Berlin in September 2016.
Okay, the German capital is the best, coolest, ugliest, craziest, most beautiful and most everything city i've ever lived. Trust me i can tell you about it.
For some stupid reason ($$) after a year i moved to Dusseldorf where i spent only 5 weekends in 10 months. Why? Because traveling was more fun. And the city was not really my style so our story came to the end in August 2018.
I moved back to Hungary but spent the rest of the year traveling in Europe, India and Nepal. Quitting your job and go to India for months is such a cliché. Sure, but it was still the best idea of my life.
And now I'm here in Budapest, having a pulsing life and updating my profile while a couchsurfer is sleeping on my couch.

I have a very intense life, spend a lot of time out, play music (guitar), do sports (running, climbing, cycling), go to concerts, events, parties, meet people. I could write way much more but let's keep it for later:)

PHILOSOPHY

Ohhh it's way too complicated, let's meet, grab a coffee/beer/wine or something botanic and talk about it :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNAjGCpcuFE

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Surfing and Hosting
Yes sure i'm openminded would like to have authentic experiences, meet locals blabla. Everyone does. What else does everyone want? Save some money! And it's absolutely okay! If we all were millionaires i'm not sure CS would exist. But luckily we're not so we have to/can be open for more. CS is a lifestyle and I enjoy both surfing and hosting.

One thing: i've spent more than hundred nights in hostels and the thing that bothered me the most was not the lack of cleanness or comfort, the overdose of smell but the "cool, openminded, hipster" people who for some reason all starting to complain about Donald Trump, our great leader Viktor, politics and other stupid issues. I'm open for any discussions but am fed up with these topics, let's celebrate life and go for positivity, funny stories!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Surfed in 7 countries, hosted in 3, met amazing people who made me believe in pure human kindness.
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1. This whole trip was with Couchsurfing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9otf1IYJxY
2. The time when I joined CS I was living in my hometown in a 60 years old, industrial small city, far from everything. I never thought anyone would be interested in staying there. One week later I got a request from a girl from Ecuador and I not only hosted but helped her making a documentary film.
3. When I moved to Berlin and Dusseldorf I didn't have flats to stay so my first few weeks I did with CS. These people really saved me!
and many more...

Interests

Hitchhiking&Adventures
Seriously, the best way to travel. I consider myself either as an adventurer than a traveller. Why? We do sometimes crazy things, risk a lot, go to streets that the most avoid, eat on the street, assimilate to the locals wheter in a hidden valley in the Pamir or a desert market in Morocco.

Photography, videos
Check my instagram for traveling pictures: https://www.instagram.com/thomas_the_traveller/
And my YouTube for some videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyd-XoyPDd1T8SjpReUj3dg

We have a small Facebook blog with my good friend:
https://www.facebook.com/ThomastheTraveller/

Guitar&Music:
I'm a guitar player and like writing music. I founded two metalcore/hardcore bands in Hungary, we won a few contest, played 50+ concerts in pubs, clubs, festivals, once even in a stadium! If you are into heavy music check these out:
https://www.youtube.com/user/FranticHuOfficial
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmF9nnhrAkAzLy39pySaTg

Outdoor activities:
I like cycling, climbing, hiking, everything that you do under the sky.
I love running, already did 3 marathons and would like to go for more. I gladly would go jogging, running with you my or your city or to nature.
Check my Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/14043494

Hedonism
I'm a big fan of gastronomy, hanging out, go to concerts, parties, enjoying life generally. If you look for an energetic, outgoing mate we gonna be friends :D

Music, Movies, and Books

Beside metal/rock music I like:
psychedelic trance, jazz, chillout, funkstep , downtempo, lounge, ethnic-world music (arabic, turkish, berber, balkan, gypsy). Berlin made me to like techno as well but either just at parties, I never listen pure electric music.

Films:
Guy Ritchie, Tarantino, Scorsese movies, documentaries, authentic movies
Top10: Inglourious Basterds; Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels; Departed; Body of Lies; Snatch; Seven Years in Tibet; 12 Monkeys; Bloody Diamond; I Origins; Fight Club

Books:
Eye of the Needle; Naked Mountain: Nanga Parbat, Brother, Death, Solitude; Murder on the Orient Express

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just watch this video, this is what life means to me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MjqUZLVxyI

Teach, Learn, Share

Whenever I hitchhike it's not about me. The most importnat is never my story, where I am from, etc. The most important are the drivers, their days, life, views and suggestions. I could learn from every single driver and think CS is the same. Just start a conversation and we get definetely smarter!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach some music (guitar, piano, drums), tell great stories, share my experiences and all the thing i already learned from others. Beer for sure.
My cooking skills are quite good so making dinner, breakfast is always a pleasure with me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Turkey