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Overview

  • 36 references 34 Confirmed & Positive
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  • 52, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Traveling.computers and art.
  • University of life.
  • From Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Meet some like minded people

ABOUT ME

I am 46 and i like to travel as much as possible.
I read fiction.enjoy motorcycles.
I live in Iran but i also live in the uk.

PHILOSOPHY

Be yourself

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Id like to meet people from other walks to see what they have to say and also i know that traveling is difficult when you love it and dont have enough cash to spend at hotels so why not share.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met a cyclist in Turkey on my way to the uk and i invited him to my house in tehran when he was cycling nearby.
He also invited a dutch friend of his while he was here.
a few swedish friends of his also came for some coffee

Interests

Cycling,
reading
Movies
Computers
sports
driving
motorcycles

Music, Movies, and Books

I like Stephen kings books.Bios and study books.The best book i have probably read is The Egyptian:A novel by Mika Valtari-I also loved Victor Hugo's books such as The Miserables and Hunchback of Notredame.Another good author i can think of now is Alexander Solzhenitzin which i really enjoyed reading his One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich:).Recently read A thousand splendid suns by the author or Kite runner.
Ever read under the dome?
Lots of German teckno and Italian romantic music. Movies:Shawshank Redemtion-Training day-Hostel part 1 and 2-Birthday girl-Seven years in Tibet-Shindlers list-Fargo-The curious case of Benjamin Button-The Illusionist-The colour purple-Crash-Wages of fear-Zorba the greek-Fidler on the roof-Blood diamond-The wrestler-The score-The Italian Job-The untouchables-The taxi driver--Scarface-Apocalypto-Gladiator-The mummy-The mummy returns and recently hell or highwater.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

10000 km in one trip on my bike.
over 320km in less than a day on a road bike(including a heavy daysack on my back).
Gone around Italy on my bike.
Climbed mount Damavand solo.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you reached as far as Tehran and need your bike fixed i can help.
I can help you with farsi
It would be great if you would teach me your language or maybe just some phrases.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hospitality.talks.information.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, United Kingdom

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