Grew up in the PNW of the USA, love the trees, water, and mountains.

When I visit a new place I'm on the lookout for breweries, coffee, and architecture. I'd rather spend out wandering through the Louvre than at a night club. I'd rather be on a sailboat than at a resort. I'd rather be somewhere low-key than hyped up.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I’ve been a couchsurfer since 2009 when I first started hosting people in Korea. Since them, I’ve hosted and surfed on countless couches and met some of my closest friends, had crazy experiences, and been helped in ways I cannot describe. These days I’m mostly traveling with my wife Alexa (https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/alexandra-volkova)

Interests

Scuba, hiking, new foods, great subway systems, questioning life, eating too many cookies at one time, sunrises, hosting friends, some drugs, brewing, sailing, sitting on beaches with beer, planning trips, homemade pasta, house made cocktail cherries, dreams, real estate, architecture, some philosophy, and people.

Find me on Instagram @staygoldtyler

• cats
• photography
• baking
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• kayaking
• self-development
• scuba
• curiosity
• space exploration
• coffee shops
• paddleboarding
• environmental protection
• home brewing

Music, Movies, and Books

Carle Jung, Alan Watts, David Deida, and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry are some of my favorite authors.

I like stand up comedy on Netflix.

Pearl Jam, Chris Cornell, Brandi Carlile, Lana del Rey, Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers, Alice in Chains, Johnny Cash, Lorn, Mr. Kitty, Röyksopp, BLVCK CEILING, Sidewalks and Skeletons, Clams Casino, Badass Wolf Shirt, Le Matos, Odesza, Weeknd, Eminem, Petit Biscuit, Dance with the Dead

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paddled 140 miles from Miami to Key West on paddle board.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Loads of travel stories from Philippine motorbikes to guerrilla camping in French castles to catching the last ferry out of the Faroe Islands.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, South Korea