CURRENT MISSION

Carbon Neutral Travel - Cycling around the world without flying

PHILOSOPHY

Life is for Living, Love is for Giving. Follow your heart and anything is possible!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Originally most of my hospitality experience was not organised and happened by chance on the many roads I have travelled. We have been very grateful for these experiences and they help us to better understand the countries and cultures we pass through. Since joining couchsurfing after stopping to live in Indonesia I have met many more interesting people and even been able to host some travellers and take part in the couch surfing community in Java. Eventually if and when I settle down I can return the many couch favours I have enjoyed over the years.

Couch Surfed with:

Chin Yuan in Singapore
Attila in Yogyakarta
Raluca in Yogyakarta
Mirna & Jaya in Yogyakarta
Travelled with numerous other CSers from Java and beyond.
Became family with Anez and Jozzi in Surabaya

Hosted (while living in Surabaya):
Citra from Jakarta
May Lina from Jakarta
Kylie from New Zealand

Interests

Nature, Wild Places, Open Roads, Mountains, Music and Food.

Cycling, Climbing/Mountaineering, Running, Swimming, Scuba-Diving, Sailing.

• dining
• running
• flying
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• camping
• mountaineering
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• rock climbing
• swimming
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Reggae, Dub, Drum&Bass/Jungle, Soul, Hip-Hop and traditional music from all over the world, esp Dangdut and Lingala musiki.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing +6000m peak in Himalayas.
Cycling across Tibet in winter and across the Baluch desert in summer.
Snorkelling with turtles and manta-rays in Kalimantan.
Camping alone at Everest Base Camp
Living in a traditional inner city kampung for a year in Surabaya and becoming Arek Suroboyo.
Being a founding member of Indonesian Rice and spreading conscious reggae vibes in East Java.
Sailing into the wind for 3 weeks from Indonesia to Australia

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Fiji, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tonga, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

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