Hello, my name is Yuri. I am a tour guide in the westernmost part of Russia - Kaliningrad, but in a past life I was a civil engineer, and at one point I got tired of sitting in the office, said my boss: "bye" and went to a meeting of adventure and fun.

I also documentary photographer, and working on NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
My travel instagram: www.instagram.com/yrasss

I'm from Poland but now I'm from Russia (short story)
I have visited 28 countries. and I believe that travel makes us better every day.
For me, the main thing in traveling - is people, their smiles and their stories. And I keep all the wonderful memories in my head.

More than 10 times I was a volunteer in an organization who helping the locals farmers. For me, volunteering is the best way to get to know the culture of a country while living in one place for several months.

I never met bad people on my way, because my heart is always open to new things and helping people

I've hitchhiked about 80.000 km and sometimes give lectures on how to travel around the world .
I have millions of stories about human kindness, and I am open to communication to everyone and have fun :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In Summer 2022 I across 1200km around Kyrgyzstan by bicycle
In January 2022 I across 1000km around Turkey by bicycle
- In January 2020 I across 2000km around India and Nepal by bicycle
-In May 2017 I climbed alone on Mount Elbrus- the highest mountain in Europe (5642m)
- January 2019 I across Lycian way in Turkey
-In December 2017 I began to travel around Asia and Europe. I visited: India, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Georgia, Turkey

-In 2016 I traveled 6 months to visit Mongolia, Georgia , Russia , Finland, Poland .

Interests

Also i am volunteer in an international organization. I believe that volunteering is a great way to help and share experiences with people from all over the world

Books, talking with people, photography

• photography
• traveling
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Inception, Forrest Gump, Intouchables, La vita è bella, Pulp Fiction

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Cross India by bike
- Slept one night in a tent on the Great wall of China
- Cross India by hitchhike
- live one week in monastery
- lived in a tent for one week on the lake Baikal
- lived in the Gobi desert of Mongolia , surrounded by camels

What I Can Share with Hosts

Сommunication. Travel stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Thailand, Tunisia, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Finland, Poland, Russian Federation