Hi guys, my name is Tony and I recently came back to Vietnam after a year exploring South America by bicycle.

I left the UK almost 13 years ago and have been slowly travelling the world since then. I started in 2011, by traveling for two years on my motorbike, around Europe and then south through Africa. Then I headed to Australia for a year to get some cash so that I could continue into Asia. I was lucky enough to get sponsorship in the form of a bicycle. I then spent 8 years working and travelling through South East Asia. When the Corona virus restrictions were lifted, I started travelling the Americas with my bicycle. After a year cycling through South America, I flew back to Vietnam to settle down for a while.

If you want to find out more about this, the easiest way is to visit my social media:

Website: www.Tgon.co.uk
YouTube: YouTube.com/tgonstravels
Facebook: facebook.com/tgons.travels
Instagram: instagram.com/tgons.travels

PHILOSOPHY

I feel that there are 5 principles to uphold in life:

Peace✌️
Love ❤️
Truth 🔍
Wisdom 🧘
Freedom 🏕️🗺️

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

While I was travelling I was only surfing as I didn't have a place for people to stay. However, I do have a place now I'm in Hoi An. I will try to host people when I can.

I also like to attend meet-ups and activities in the different places I visit.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosting:

2013
- July -
Matteo Melini from Italy - hosted in Perth, Australia

2014
- August -
Sole Garcia from Argentina - hosted in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2023
-September-
Sabina Galeano from Colombia - hosted in Hoi An, Vietnam
Dubrovnik from Russia - hosted in Hoi An, Vietnam
-November-
Juliette from France - hosted in Hoi An, Vietnam
Zakaria & Safoora from Iran - hosted in Hoi An, Vietnam
-December-
Lisa Girard from France - hosted in Hoi An, Vietnam

2024
-January-
Elizabeth Rodriguez from Peru - hosted in Hoi An, Vietnam
-February-
Margherita Zilli from Italy - hosted in Hoi An Vietnam

Surfing:

2011
- :September: -
Lara Pepper - Thessaloniki, Greece
Myrto Sullivan - Volos, Greece
Filip Kit - Volos, Greece
Afi Blsk - Athens, Greece
Ian Palombi - Parma, Italy
- :October: -
Simone and Djurdjija Stefanini - Padova, Italy
Federico Vanoni - Verona, Italy
Siatevivi - Aosta, Italy
Arno Ragot - Barcelona, Spain
Florian Bartkowiak - Barcelona, Spain
Federico Munoz - Valencia, Spain
Arthur Heckstall~Smith - Alicante, Spain
- :November: -
Javier Contreras - Sevilla, Spain
Amy Oliver - Lisboa, Portugal
Carola Caramello - Lisboa, Portugal
- :December: -
John Dykes - Gibraltar
Shawn Jay - Gibraltar
Felix Hoffmann - Gibraltar
Ronny Spreyz - Cordova, Spain

2012
- :December: -
Mike Weiss - Blantyre, Malawi
Serendipity72 - Tete, Mozambique
Thiago Cavalcanti - Maputo, Mozambique

2013
- :January: -
Fabio Duarte - Maputo, Mozambique
Cindy Naidoo - Durban, South Africa
Cat Pritchard - Cape Town, South Africa
- :February through to August: -
Jessica Salustri - Perth, Australia
Nathaniel Baldwin - Perth, Australia
Byron Sowerby - Perth, Australia
CraicHouse54 - Perth, Australia
- :September: -
Chelsea Niida - Carnarvon, Western Australia
- :October: -
Chris DeafnCrazy - Darwin, Northern Ter, Australia
Mark Pethick - Adelaide, Southern Australia
Maziar Sotoudehfar - Adelaide, Southern Australia
Eric Anderson - Hobart, Tasmania
Lawrence Hamblin - Hobart, Tasmania

2014
- :November 2013 to February 2014: -
Federico Binali - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- :February: -
Sita Teofani - Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
David Bailey - Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Indah Soeryani - Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia
Hery Permana - Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia
- :March: -
Gede Subianta Eka Kresnawan - Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia
Yulie Rahmawati - Banyuwangi, Java, Indonesia
Jessica Karina - Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Nova Togatorop - Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
- :April: -
PutraBorneo - Tarakan, Borneo, Indonesia
Daniel Mercier - Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
Adam Idrus Bunajos - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
- :May: -
Eric Yong Fock, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2022
- :June: -
Byron Donoso Danyan, Santiago, Chile
Don Pablo, Santiago, Chile
Ivan Antivilo, Valparaiso, Chile
Christian, Valparaiso, Chile
Gaby, Vina Del Mar, Chile
- :July: -
Cote, Cachagua, Chile
German, La Serena, Chile
Marcelo, Bahia Inglessa, Chile
- :October: -
Jose Luis, Puerto Maldonado, Peru
- :December: -
Angie, Lima, Peru

2023
- :January: -
Giancarlo, Piura, Peru
Oscar, Sullana, Peru
Mercedes, Talara, Peru
Jorge, Manta, Ecuador
Max, Cuenca, Ecuador

Meetings:

September 2011 - Athens, Greece
October 2011 - Valencia, Spain
December 2012 - Maputo, Mozambique
February 2013 - Cape Town, South Africa
March 2013 - Perth, Western Australia
October 2013 - Hobart, Tasmania
February 2014 - Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
April 2014 - Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
May 2014 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 2023 - Guayaquil, Ecuador
February 2023 - Manta, Ecuador
April 2023 - Cuenca, Ecuador
September 2023 - Hoi An, Vietnam

Interests

Travelling🚴, Learning new Languages🗣️, Photography📷, Snorkeling🤿, Scuba Diving🤿, Playing Guitar🎸, Meeting new people🫂.

• animals
• photography
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• travelling
• bikepacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
High Fidelity,
Into the Wild,
500 Days of Summer,
Almost Famous,
Donnie Darko,
Star Wars,
Lord of the Rings,

TV
Game of Thrones,
House,
The Office (US),
Breaking Bad,
The Wire,
Dexter,
Fringe,
Severance

Music:
Here are just some examples.
Acoustic stuff - Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan, Nick Drake, Passenger
Older Stuff - The Doors, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits

Books
The ´A Song of Ice and Fire´ series
Fyodor Dostoyevsky,
Milan Kundera,
Ted Simon,
Hunter S Thompson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I Lived in Tanzania for a year teaching Maths, English and IT in a secondary school when I was 21 years old. Before heading home I took a month to travel around Tanzania, went on safari and climbed Kilimanjaro.

Spent two years traveling through Europe and Africa on my Motorbike from July 2011.

Spent a year cycling through South America.

I am currently on a round the world journey that will last for the foreseeable future.

www.Tgon.co.uk

Teach, Learn, Share

I used to be a guitar teacher, so if you are trying to learn I could probably teach you a few easy songs. I am always willing to share my time and stories with new people that I meet.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories of my travels, Help cooking together, Company to take hikes, Good conversation (I hope) 😅

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Western Sahara, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Indonesia, Malawi, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

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