Hello there, they call me Vlaďka, and as a couch collector (see photo) I can accomodate up to four travellers at a time. My house is on the route between Brno and Olomouc in the Czech Republic (in Moravia). Besides lots of couches, I also have a small pottery workshop at my home. I make my living as a potter, I arrange pottery courses as well.

I’m not fluent in any foreign language; I can speak Czech, I understand Slovakian and I’m learning Polish. Hitchhiking round the Europe I have catched a lot of phrases and vocabulary from some languages, so… Have you ever tried to have a conversation using your hands, feet, theatrical gestures, puppets and a mix of vocabulary from about five world languages? It is funny!

Anyone who wants to come overnight should know that there lives a disabled dog in the house who is incontinent (mainly on the stool). There is one and only rule – whoever first sees the shit he cleanses it. Anything else we can arrange.

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Ahoj, říkají mi Vlaďka, a protože jsem gaučový maniak, mohu u sebe přijmout až 4 pocestné najednou. Můj dům stojí na trase mezi městy Brno a Olomouc v České republice (na Moravě). Mimo spousty gaučů mám doma také malou keramickou dílnu. Živím se výrobou užitkové autorské keramiky točené na hrnčířském kruhu a pořádáním individuálních keramických kurzů.

Kdo ke mně chce přijet přenocovat, měl by vědět, že v domě žije ještě invalidní pes Badyán, který je inkontinentní (hlavně na stolici), a platí tu jedno hlavní neměnné pravidlo – kdo první uvidí hovno, uklízí ho. Na všem ostatním se můžeme domluvit.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In fact I surfs couches for decades, starting in pre-internet era. In my early days the way to couchsuring was by meeting people on hitchhike trips. So here I am stepping in couchsurfing in the era of internet...

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Atlas mraků (Cloud Atlas), Sedmá pečeť (Dest sjunde inselget)
Poetry:
Diane di Prima (especially in Jan Zábrana’s translation from Horoskop orloje anthology)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I learned how to drive a car and earned my driving license. To pay back and give lift to other hitchhikers.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can let you peep in my pottery workshop and teach you basics of the craft. I can share black currant and gooseberries – depending on season.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic