Hello!
‼️🚌 Currently on a huge overland trip from London to China & Beyond Via the Caucasus Countries & Central Asia 🚝‼️ Travelling 🇨🇳 China At the moment
I’m Adam, originally from the countryside (UK) but since being an adult would call both East London & North Melbourne home.
Here are five of my favourite destinations so you can discover a bit about me
1. Istanbul - Incredible food, the breathtaking view of the Bosphorus and the beautiful Mosques. Huge Baklava fan.
2. Florence - Boboli Gardens, Uffizi collection, Birthplace of the renaissance… I was a fan of art & wine.
3. Melbourne - Fun, easy and a strong modern culture. The markets here are easily some of my favourite.
4. Paris - Timeless, The Pastries, perfect place to read a book in a park or stroll by the Seine.
5. Manila - Crazy, chaotic and overwhelming. Just what I love, friendliest people & the most fun public transport.

I got my degree , worked in a backpackers hostel, travel a lot and hosted a lot (although not on the app), people I meet in hostels around the world when they come to London. Having lived in both Milan and Sicily I can speak Italian & it gives me pleasure to have conversations in it.

Unfortunately unable to host now until I settle down again wherever and whenever that is! 🇨🇳🇳🇿🇨🇦

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share deeper connections with people, to experience a place more authentically and to open my mind even further! I plan on embarking on a huge trip in late 2024 so I’m here hoping to meet locals and have a unique experience. Meet-ups in cities have introduced me to some really cool people. I loved hosting people near to brick lane in London, but now I’m out there in the world without a fixed address!

Interests

• cooking
• reading
• music
• hiking
• camping
• geopolitics
• languages
• mountains
• diving
• indie music
• china
• asia
• cultural exchange
• travel writing
• central asia
• interrail
• dinner parties
• pilgrimage

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Something feel good, something that allows me to reflect or something that helps me define a particular moment in time.
Movies - I rarely watch them but my favourites would be Slumdog Millionaire, Eurovision ; Fire Saga, The Notebook, Spirited Away, Parasite
Books - Prisoners of Geography - Tim Marshall, One Day - David Nicholls, Around the World in 80 Trains - Monisha Rajesh, Step by Step - Simon Reeve, Animal Farm - George Orwell

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I walked from Bologna to Florence over 5 days with a tent in Spring 2022

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach a fun card game, I should always have a pack on me. Also language skills & cultural information on my experiences living in different countries. I’d love to learn more about cultures that are seemingly very different from those in the West. As for sharing, I’m always happy to cook a dinner or share a breakfast and if I can host you can treat the place as if it were your own home too.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share interesting conversations on the shape of the world, recommendations based on places I have been so lucky to have experienced so far. Although I can make a bit of a mess when I cook, I can cook well so that’s certainly an option! And above all, a chill, caring personality with a British sense of humour :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Italy, United Kingdom