CURRENT MISSION

Life is a travel

ABOUT ME

We met each other in 2004 year and at once understood that we had a lot in common - passion to active, healthy lifestyle, to self-development and travel.

We worked in the large companies, had success in career, but once we understood it was boring to go to office 5 days a week, and had short holiday for traveling.
So in November, 2011 we bought one way tickets and started traveling in Asia.

We appreciate the CouchSurfing project which helps to learn the country throw local people.
We are a friendly, guest-lover, enthusiastic, active guys. We enjoy the life as much as we can.

Every time we open to strike up a new acquaintance and always ready for new meetings. We are gladly help you with accommodation, show Saint-Petersburg, narrate anything interesting about our splendid city and simply assist you to have a good time!

It would be really cool to meet up while you're visiting our city and spend some time together, have a nice talk. It would always be nice to listen from your experience of your trips.

Our blog:
In our blog we are writing about our trips and also give advices about countries where we've been
http://www.life-in-travels.ru (actually it is on Russian, but it translated to english by Google translator)

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a gift, accept it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is a sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a tragedy, face it.
Life is a duty, perform it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a mystery, unfold it.
Life is a song, sing it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We are absolutely sure that the best way to know the country well, to get acquainted with the culture, customs and traditions it id only be communicating with local people, so we host guests at home and try as much as possible to communicate with the natives of those places where we come.

Often in the profiles of couchsurfers we read "I'm not a cheap hotel," but we do travel a lot and we understand that sometimes travelers are tired, so although we are always happy to talk, but never imposed. And if you just need a place to stay and we can provide, why not? You are welcome! No need to deceive anyone, because couchsurfing at the first time is "searching for the couch" , for this idea project was created, and if there is also a chance to talk, we will be happy too.

During our travels we will be glad to share our experiences and learn from yours.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We visited more than 30 countries and in most places we stayed in our CouchSurfing friends places or at least met with them. In 90% cases our experience can be described by the one word - it's amazing!
People in CouchSurfing are mostly positive, open and ready to help at any time. After our trips we had dozens of new friends and with many of them we are still in touch.

We rarely be at home and unfortunately our experience as a hosts less than as a travelers, but anyway everyone person wich we hosted also a unique and interesting in itself.

Interests

We like healthy mode of life. We are crazy about sport. Snowboard, skiing, skates, bicycle, rollerblading, swimming, traveling and hitch-hiking, go in for photography.

• culture
• writing
• singing
• performing arts
• photography
• traveling
• blogging
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• skydiving
• skiing
• snowboarding
• sports
• rock climbing
• swimming
• languages
• hitchhiking
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

• did skydiving from 4000 and from 800 meters;
• flied by paraplanes under Himalayas in Nepal;
• had a 10-days bicycle trip in Crimea's mountains;
• did scuba diving in Karelia;
• did snorkeling in the Indian Ocean;
• did mountain skiing behind a polar circle in Lapland in a minus 30 degrees;
• did mountain skiing in Alps – in France, Austria, Italy and Switzerland;
• went down on a bottom of Grand Kanyon by the helicopter;
• went for a drive on the Pacific coast of the USA and on the Atlantic coast of
Portugal by cabriolets;
• got married in Las Vegas;
• went down on a volcano bottom in Greece and riched top of volcano in Tenerife and Bali;
• investigated Death Valley in Nevada, USA in +46 degrees;
• took part in competitions on orientation and multi races - on bicycles, kayaks, rollerblades, rock-climbing and casually took a 1st place));
• travelled in Europe on a camper (house on the wheels) with our friends;
• travelled all Malaysia by hitchhiking ;
• participated in Camel Safari and stayed a night in the desert in India;
• lived in Ashrams of India;
• tracking in the Himalaya mountains;

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, Russian Federation, Thailand

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