🙋 Nice to meet you. My name is Benardo and I was born and raised in the beautiful city of Amsterdam. I am 36 years old and work as operational manager for a touroperator in Amsterdam and food writer for a Dutch platform.

🕺 I am spontaneous, funny, direct, social, bit weird (good way) and openminded. I like to travel, read, go out, drink(try good wines and new beers), talk about travelling, history and food.

🏢 I live in the centre of Amsterdam in my small but great apartment. Always open to meet new people and show them a good time in Amsterdam. Since I find the best way to discover a city and it's culture by surrounding yourself around the locals. Be openminded, be yourself and send me a message if you wanna meet.

📷 Instagram: @tourguideben

🍻 Amsterdam recommandations: http://tiny.cc/di93vz

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

🚴 The best way to discover a city is through the eyes of the locals. Because through CS it is possible to meet locals it is a great opportunity to meetup and see a city though a different perspective. This way I make friends all over the world.

Interests

🏄 My biggest interests are travelling, food, making new friends, sports, history, music and cooking. I love to meet other travelers and locals in the cities that I visit.

🥞 The best way I find it to discover a city and it's culture is through food and by locals who love their city. I absolutely love Amsterdam and I like to show people around and taste the food that it has to offer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

🚁 Fly with a helicopter over the Grand Canyon in the United States and being part of the opening ceremony of the Europa League final in 2013 in the Johan Cruijff ArenA holding the flag of Benfica are memorabele moments in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

🌷 I can give a very nice cultural tour through the perspective of a local and show you the best places and hidden gems of the beautiful city of Amsterdam.

What I Can Share with Hosts

🍻 I can offer people the local experience by cooking together and showing Amsterdam through the eyes of a local and tell you some stories about this great city.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Netherlands