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Informazioni generali

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  • Lingua che parla fluentemente English, Gujarati, Hindi; lingua che sta imparando Nepali, Portuguese
  • 44, Uomo
  • Membro dal 2008
  • Pub owner, documentary filmmaker, former TV journalist
  • University
  • Città di origine non indicata
  • Profilo completo al 100%

Chi sono

Easygoing, fun loving, freewheeling, love adventure and riding motorbikes. I used to work as a TV journalist, until I quit and opened a pub in Manali and in Goa. Always game for a new adventure, impulsive, a great sidekick when it comes to chasing rainbows. Very lucky, I always get away with a lot, and always get much more than I deserve :)
I have traveled extensively through India, living closely with the people. I am fascinated by its diversity and its beauty.

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

To share with people of diverse cultures, to explore the world through their eyes and their perspectives. To share with others the beauty and wonder of this land and its people, to make them see a method in this madness that is India. To share stories, experiences, adventures, freedom and joy.

Running a pub brings me in touch with people from all over the world. We share a few moments of our lives, which sometimes turn into enduring friendships. An afternoon, a short adventure, a motorbike ride - sharing is what makes life worthwhile.

Interessi

Good conversations, travel, road trips, yoga, tantra, shamanism, culture, traditions, myth, music, technology.

  • horses
  • culture
  • folklore
  • documentaries
  • beauty
  • cooking
  • fitness
  • yoga
  • running
  • pub crawls
  • technology
  • tv
  • traveling
  • music
  • journalism
  • religion
  • road trips

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

Though I had a very crazy life - A runaway childhood, ending up as an investigative journalist, and now running pubs in Manali and Goa (you can read more about it here if you like - http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/true-life/the-road-to-freedom), and have been lucky enough to live to tell the tale.

Easily fascinated, and very impulsive, I once quit my job and traveled through Darjeeling, Sikkim, Nepal and Changthang for 2 years to to shoot a documentary on the ancient pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet. Moved by motorbike, horses, foot and yak caravans, crossing borders without papers; lived with nomads on high Himalayan meadows, and with Tibetan lamas in remote monasteries; gathered yak-dung every day to cook our meals, and went without a bath for 5 months straight because that's how everyone lived there. What I saw changed everything I believed in - https://www.facebook.com/wildog/media_set?set=a.46730722437.55801.597422437&type=3

Cosa posso offrire ai padroni di casa

Adventures, motorcycle rides, road trips, good experiences, incredible-but-true stories, excitement and fun.
An understanding of Indian culture, tradition, Ayurveda, yoga, tantra, myth, mythology, legend and religion. I am a good storyteller, and a good listener.
I can be a friend, can listen, lend a shoulder, lend a hand, can be comfortable with silence.
Would love to share fitness routines.

Paesi che ho visitato

China, Nepal, Thailand, United States

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

India

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