Paweł Nosal

Paweł Nosal

Current Mission: "icnd certification"

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Austria
Vienna
Lat: 48.21092, Lon: 16.39021
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General Information

Paweł Nosal has been vouched for
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Couch availableMaybe
CouchSurf requests replied to100%
member sinceDecember 24th, 2005
profile views12236
age29
birthday28 June
Everyone can see this.
genderMale
membernamePAWEL
occupationnot watching tv
educationin progress...
grew up inStepnica (PL) ...moved to Vienna (AT) at the age of 15
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Languages

  • PolishExpert
  • GermanExpert
  • EnglishIntermediate
  • FrenchBeginner
  • MalayalamBeginner

Groups I Belong To

Airlines (low-cost, budget, cheap flights) 6697:5710
Why: let's fly high!
Vienna - Wien - Vienne - Bec - Vieden 7440:37456
Why: since 1995
Zachodniopomorskie, Szczecin 139:394
Why: born in Goleniów, grew up in Stepnica
☼☀☼ total solar eclipses: next 2010.07.11 (5min20sec) 66:84
Why: 1oo% TSE is magic!
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Couch Information


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Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 1

Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: Yes

Notice: I'm living with my girlfriend Sophie. Unfortunately we have only one (=living) room here. The (huge) couch is on one side of the room, our bed on the other. Two small/average people should fit on the couch but don't expect comfort! This is why we decided to set max 1 person instead of two. It's not a rule, it's a suggestion.
If you are interested in surfing our couch use the CouchSurf... button. For other cases you can contact me directly per eMail: ppawel@gmx.at (remove one 'p') or phone (AT): +431230720726737 (voice box only! but I get every message delivered to my eMail).

No couchsurfing experience yet: check the "How to write a CouchRequest" section.

Below some of my past/future trips, I can't host during the future ones.
...
Zadar (30.04-03.05) 5th Balkan Mafia meeting
Kraków, Jodłowa (21.05-24.05) visiting Kraków and grandparents with Sophie
Manchester, London (11.07-14.07) visiting friends before leaving for Asia from London
Kuala Lumpur (15.07-16.07) first time Malaysia!
Beijing, Shanghai (16.07-24.07) longest total solar eclipse in this century!! Moon covered the sun for around 6 minutes totally!
Hong Kong (24.07-25.07) English China!
Macau (25.07-26.07) Portuguese China!
Guangzhou, Yangshou (26.07-30.07) WOW!!! next time more countryside China, less cities!!
Kota Kinabalu (31.07-04.08) Borneo beach side!
Brunai Darussalam (04.08-05.08) one more country visited!
Kota Kinabalu (05.08-07.08) last time beach and back home!
Gent (17.09-19.09) short road trip with Sophie!
North Sea (17.09-19.09) closing the personal swimming season 2oo9
Bad Wünnenberg (09.10) buying a chopper with my dad
Znojmo-Popice (10.10) wine tasting with some friends
Stepnica (23.10-26.10) visiting grandma with Sophie
Berlin (03.12) short visit with Sophie
Szczecin (04.12) my sister's wedding!
Tromsø (06.12-08.12) will be the most Northern point on Earth for Sophie and me, we hope to see Northern Lights aka Aurora Borealis!
...

some facts about my current apartment:
* I live in the 3rd district, close to the city centre (Stephansplatz is about 15min walk), the couch is huge and comfy!
* public transportation: U3+U4 Landstrasse (=Wien Mitte) 7min walk, Radetzkyplatz (1min walk) trams 1 (to Schwedenplatz) and O (to Praterstern (=Wien Nord) and to Südbahnhof). Closest landmark: Hundertwasserhaus just around the corner.
* my flat is not that big: 41m2 -> only one room!
* no TV here,
* non smoker -> no smoking inside... except hookah maybe =)
* I can't really cook, my fridge is usually empty, used to eat outside, but if you want to cook something -> I'm open to learn :-)
* If you don't have sleeping bag and towel, no worries -> you get a blanket and fresh towel from me,
* I work during weekdays, sometimes 24/7 on standby, also still studying, so can be I won't really have time,
* To see who reads this information and doesn't just send mass copy and paste messages, please while sending request add your name to the subject (=change the "Request to Surf your Couch in Vienna, Austria!" subject to "Firstname requests to surf..." of course inserting your first name).
* wanna know more? ask!

Friends (137)

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Sophie Speer Sophie Speer
21, Female
Vienna, Vienna
Austria
Friends since February 2009
"I know this person. Somehow."
Friendship Type: Best Friend
I vouched for Paweł Nosal
Met in person   Surfed30+   Traveled17  
Pyotr Magnus NedovPyotr Magnus Nedov
27, Male
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Friends since September 1999
"We met in highschool. I actually remember that wonderful 2 week schooltrip in 1999 to a Paris suburb called Clichy sous Bois where I got robbed twice by my Tunisian neighbours. But I believe Pawel enjoyed his stay in the half-built house of his hosts too."
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for Paweł Nosal
Met in person   Traveled30+  
Saad EssaydiSaad Essaydi
26, Male
Marrakech,
Morocco
Friends since February 2009
"By CS"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for Paweł Nosal
Met in person   Hosted4  
Craig and Olga Craig and Olga
26, Several people
Prague, Praha
Czech Republic
Friends since March 2007
"We surfed Pawel's couch."
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for Paweł Nosal
Met in person   Hosted3   Surfed8   Traveled1  
Sana NicolauSana Nicolau
33, Several people
Bucharest, Bucuresti
Romania
Friends since December 2007
"through CS"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Paweł Nosal
Met in person   Hosted3  
ZENZERINO ZENZERINO
42, Male
Augsburg, Bavaria
Germany
Friends since April 2007
"surfed his couch and spent a great day plus evening at the opera together"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Surfed1  
KORCANKORCAN
30, Male
Vienna, Vienna
Austria
Friends since April 2008
"I really don't remember where we first met :)"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Paweł Nosal
Met in person   Traveled2  
SWEETLYNNSWEETLYNN
29, Female
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Malaysia
Friends since July 2009
"Surfed his couch"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Surfed1  
desaparecidadesaparecida
26, Several people
Vienna, Vienna
Austria
Friends since August 2007
"the gipsy connection"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Paweł Nosal
Met in person   Hosted2   Surfed1  
Roger Julià PuigRoger Julià Puig
28, Male
Barcelona, Catalonia
Spain
Friends since May 2008
"Un català de Polónia!"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
I vouched for Paweł Nosal
Met in person   Traveled5  
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Paweł Nosal
Me on the Li River in Yangshuo (China)
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Personal Description

There is a huge portrait of Salvador Dali hanging on my wall! I like driving by car at night with good music.

Hmm, what else.... oh yes: I like travelling...

visited 32 states (14.2%)
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How I Participate in CS

More hosting than surfing.
I created and moderate some groups, one of them:
Airlines (low-cost, budget, cheap flights) - great success!
Wanna learn something about cheap flights?
Check the guidelines first!

CouchSurfing Experience

4o days after becoming member, I surfed in Zürich & Dublin - both times great experience and tons of fun! :-D
I'm trying to keep the traveled/hosted/surfed status of couchsurfers from my friend list up to date. As you can see I have some experience already.

Interests

Too much... the newest ones: photography, traveling since my 6 weeks India trip 2oo5, Google Earth and flying :-D

Philosophy

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
We can only win over the opponent by love, never by hate. Hate is the subtlest from of violence. Hatred injures the hater, never the hated.
Mahatma Gandhi

No Rain - No Rainbows.
Tell the truth - there is less to remember.
Goals are deceptive - the unaimed arrow never misses.
some Kauai Life rules

Convention of those wounded in love.
And some other parts of "The manual of warrior of light."

What is wisdom?
a) According to Islam: A wise man arrived at the village of Akbar and the people lent no importance to him. Except for a small group of young people, the wise man was of no interest to anyone; on the contrary, he became a object of irony for the inhabitants of the city. One day he was walking down the main street with some of his disciples when a group of men and women began to insult him. The wise man went up to them and blessed them.
When they left, one of the disciples remarked: “They say terrible things, and you answer them with nice words.”
And the wise man replied: “Each one of us can only offer what he has.”

b) The Greek philosopher Anaximenes (400 A.C.) approached Alexander the Great to try to save his city.
“I received you because I know that you are a wise man. But you have my word as king that I shall never accept what you have come to ask me,” said the powerful warrior to his generals.
“I just came to ask you to destroy my city,” replied Anaximenes. And in this way the city was saved.
Paulo Coelho

Music, Movies, Books

MUSIC: the best radio station I ever listened to:
en direct!


to count some genres: World Music, Blues, Jazz, Soul, Funk, Alternative, Ethnic, Pop, Classic Rock, ...

Below up to Top 1o artists played by my music players past week:



And here up to 1o songs played on my laptop lately:



MOVIES:

some selected:



The Roots, Teen Deewarein, Dzień Świra, Heaven, Leaving Las Vegas, No man's land, Le peuple migrateur, The Pianist, La vita e bella, The Godfather Trilogy, Mystic River, American History X, Memento, The sixth sense, ...

BOOKS: YALOM: The Schopenhauer Cure, COELHO: The manual of warrior of light, KUNDERA: Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins, LESSING: Nathan der Weise, PUZO: The Godfather, WIŚNIEWSKI: S@motność w Sieci...

Types of People I enjoy

Crazy and funny people, who don't hurt other people of course :)
Honest, fair, respectful, friendly, telling straight what they think.

Teach, Learn, Share

My hobbies are travelling, photography, Photoshop, information technology therefore I should know some tricks about those topics... can fix your computer or give you some security advices, tell you how to use your camera more efficient...

Polish and German are the two languages I know quite well.
Check also above in "How I participate" to learn something about cheap flights!

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

There are more things I've seen or done, here just some of the most amazing ones:

2oo9: to be continued...
2oo7: I crashed on the motorway. Beside me, Christine and Spyro there were at least 3 angels in the car - nothing happened to us.
2oo6: tried couchsurfing for the 1st time! which changed my life radically!
2oo5: 6 weeks India trip was fantastic! Since that time I decided to turn off the TV and travel instead to see reality with my own eyes and get to know other cultures!
1999: total solar eclipse passing trough Austria: magic minutes, I'm going to experience as many total solar eclipses as possible!
1997: a thunder hit extremely close to the camp in Krk/Croatia I stayed in - the Earth was quaking!
1995: tramping nonstop about 48 hours at the age of 15 with my dad from Katerini (seaside) up to the Mount Olympus... I thought I'll die, I had blebs on 7 of my toes... will never forget the green luminescent cross of Litochoro :-) This was a real adventure!
1993: I fell in love for the 1st time in a girl of that the second name was "Szatan" (eng. Satan). First deal with the (d)evil?
1981: I lived in a country where martial law was imposed by Jaruzelski, but me as a 18-months-baby didn't understand nothing of course.
198o: I saw the daylight for the 1st time! While birthing they broke my collarbone!
1979: Made in Poland, My body and mind started to grow inside a woman called Ewa Kawka, aka my mother. My story begins.

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project

I dreamed about something like CS for years and had no idea that it already exists!!! Since December 24th, 2oo5 one of my dreams finally came true... no, this time it was not Santa Claus' favour ;-)

Travelling without couchsurfing is like reading a book without knowing the language. OK, you can see pictures but you will never learn what are they really about.

Couchsurfing is so much more than just traveling!!! It allows you to be integrated into the local life and this is the most worthwhile experience!

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican
LIVED: Austria, Poland
WANTS TO GO: Australia, Cuba, Kazakhstan
IS GOING TO: Belgium

References

 
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Graham Wright 
From Graham Wright
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Oct 2
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Pawel and his girlfriend Sophie were excellent hosts! I had the honour of being Pawel's first surfer after he had obtained the noble status of ambassador. Even though I was visiting during the week, we met for lunch and a nice view of the city from Pawel's work building. In the evening we had some beers on the "beach" and went up in the hills outside the city for some nice drinks and finally dropped by a Vienna CS meeting briefly. Overall I had a great time and think Pawel is very much deserving of the title of ambassador!

Christina Lim
From Christina Lim
 Singapore, Singapore
 Sep 22
Met in person Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Pawel is awesome! really funny and relaxed.
he helped us out alot, especially on saving cost for our intercity transport xp
one question though.. why is Lord of the Rings not in your selected movies list?!?!

Chan Chee Khiong
From Chan Chee Khiong
 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
 Aug 21
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Great guy. He and his brother are fun people to meet. I definitely will look for you if I head to Vienna.

SWEETLYNN
From SWEETLYNN
 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
 Jul 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Pawel was so kind to host us in wonderful Vienna. Pawel & Sophie were so hospitable to us for the nite that we spent couchsurfing with them. Pawel is such an interesting character with so many interests that it is so awesome to have a conversation with him. Can't wait to host you in Sabah and will get the info on Islands hopping for you very soon....Hope you have the best times & great journey travelling through Asia real soon.

Valentin Wadl
From Valentin Wadl
 Vienna, Austria
 Jul 4
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Pawel and I meet unfortunately to rarely. But when we meet, we always talk a lot interesting stuff. I hope to meet him soon at CS event or unplanned somewhere in Vienna

Heather Varner
From Heather Varner
 Chico, United States
 Jul 2
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Pawel may be the sweetest guy I have ever met. He is so hospitable and so thoughtful and really funny! He made us laugh all the time. I can't wait to hang out with him again in the future! Thanks so much Pawel for giving Jackie and I a place to rest and have fun!!!

PETRUCCI67 
From PETRUCCI67
 Duisburg, Germany
 Jun 15
Met in person  
Positive

Pawel is definitely a crazy, funny, interesting and enthusiastic CSer! I will never forget what he did to that fish in the Danube.

Josh Cahill
From Josh Cahill
 Berlin, Germany
 Jun 15
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Pawel is one of those very surprising people you wish to meet!
He's very generous, incredibly funny, imaginative, always attends to the moments to catch and he definitely is the one who takes refreshing initiatives :)
We had a great time to angle money at birgits rooftop...
See you very soon and thank you for the cool time!

Scott Malcolm Wigglesworth
From Scott Malcolm Wigglesworth
 Vienna, Austria
 Apr 27
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

Random things happen when Pawel is about, from having showers in feathers beside lakes, saturday night fever action sitting in 5 hours of traffic, enforcing limbos on dancefloors, urban gymnastics, and pulling faces that would make your grandmother worried for your safety if she thinks hes your friend. Hes a relaxed dude who is always up for spontaneous good times.

Martynas Bieliauskas 
From Martynas Bieliauskas
 Vienna, Austria
 Apr 26
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

You wont find a better guy than Pawel.

I want to give birth to his polish little kids. Oh wait I don't have a vagina.

Well anyway I can say Pawel is one of the coolest and most entertaining people I know.

I thoroughly enjoyed every time we got together and I look forward to many more fun filled moments.

To any couchsurfer that is reading this and contemplating his company ...meet him, host him, surf his couch !!

Sophie Speer 
From Sophie Speer
 Vienna, Austria
 Apr 25
Met in person Best Friend, Surfed 30 days Traveled 17 days 
Positive

My Poobl--sweet, hilarious...and avid CSer who welcomes people gracefully...an interesting man who sees oppoturtunities in the mundane...spontanious, refreshing...he lives who he is, and what he is is GOOD.

Through Pawel I have met people and experienced things that I will never/can never forget. He is a silly-goose goofball with his head put on straight, who lives his life openly and honestly. I admire his kindness to all beings (big and small), his generosity, his boyish sense of humor, his willingness to be the first one out on the dance floor...

amazing couch, amazing sound system, but more amazing friend.


BONNIE737
From BONNIE737
 Saint John, Canada
 Apr 14
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

Oh Pawel!Deepest apologies for startling you to near death after getting me to, from , & around Croatia so safely...well except for that time we almost drove off the mountain...Thanks Pawel for a wonderful trip. I think you are much funnier than I am though your jokes are just as "weird"...I prefer to say "unique". High five to the Super nice guy! xox

KALINUSCHKA 
From KALINUSCHKA
 Duesseldorf, Germany
 Mar 30
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Pawel is a cool, funny person. We spend a great time together with our mutual friends. Thank you Pawel for all the crazy ideas. I hope you'll join us at the music-festival in June.:)

Kamil Polonko
From Kamil Polonko
 Orkelljunga, Sweden
 Mar 23
Met in person  
Positive

Pawel is my good friend and cousin. He is a guy to get example from him. He is a good listener and great advisor. We grow up in this same courtyard in a small town near Szczecin. I hope see him soon.

Saad Essaydi
From Saad Essaydi
 Marrakech, Morocco
 Feb 24
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

I really enjoyed a lot with pawel,he is so funny guy and open minded he was curious to try everythings in a short time :)
hope to see u soon friend :-)

Mohamed Alioua
From Mohamed Alioua
 Casablanca, Morocco
 Feb 23
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Il m’a envoyé un mail 24h avant d'arriver a Casablanca je suis venu le chercher a la gare
Malgré la barrière de langue le feeling est passé je le recevrais volontiers chez moi une autre fois

SAIDHBHIN
From SAIDHBHIN
 Barcelona, Spain
 Feb 23
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Pawel was my first ever CS guest and the perfect guest. He is extremely easygoing and polite but I also really like him as a person and we had some great conversations. I met some of his CS friends too which was nice as they obviously really like him too. I hope we stay in contact.

Burrasca 
From Burrasca
 Vienna, Austria
 Jan 21
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Pawel, a man with a mischievous streak. At first I didn´t really connect with Pawel, but I can safely say I know where Pawel is coming from:) I like Pawel, he is a fun, sporty, friendly and spontaneous chap. Enjoy the eclipse in Shanghai:) PLUS PAWEL IS CERTIFIED INSANE!

KORCAN
From KORCAN
 Vienna, Austria
 Jan 16
Met in person Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Pawel is the man... We had a terrific Stockholm trip with Pawel, Ais and Zu... And definately I can go any where in this world or outerworld with Pawel. Enjoy the good company If you have chance... And hey Pawel I am sure we will manage to go running-sushi :)

Joke Hertogen
From Joke Hertogen
 Gent, Belgium
 Jan 11
Met in person Acquaintance, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

He must be a little crazy, or maybe in love with Gent, because he took a 2OOkm drive (are was it more?) just to spend a night in Gent and show it to his dear friends. Looking forward to some more time with the strange polish guy and the fun candian and sarcatstic (I love this btw) austrian girls.

Adam Wrzosek
From Adam Wrzosek
 Szczecin, Poland
 Dec 1, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

We grow up in this same village. At the beginning of our short(Paweł left Stepnica when he was 15) friendship we share the love of amiga games, now we share love of CS Idea. :-D (but i have all the time great contact with his family, (great people) :) )
So 1st CS meeting in Stepnica woluld be superb occasion to refresh contact. Also it will be on exceptional Christmass time.

KATRINSOPHIE
From KATRINSOPHIE
 Vienna, Austria
 Nov 28, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

pawel- well i'd say he is still the party clown. haven't seen him around lately..but from what I can tell knowing him for a while he has a good heart...is fun to travel with (roadtrip to gent and antwerp in belgium from berlin)...worth getting to know

Forgetful Zuli
From Forgetful Zuli
 Vienna, Austria
 Oct 27, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 1 days Traveled 4 days 
Positive

Oh Pawel! He is one of the first persons I started to hang out with in CS. He is probably the funniest guy I have ever met, so many memories.. salsa in Floridita, strawberries picking :), movies, bootie call chats, motorbike adventure (this was awesome), endless bubbles!! We traveled to Stockholm, got frozen in a boat, and had the most unexplainable 5 seconds in a big machine in an amusement park.
You have to meet Pawel, he simply rocks! :o)

Vincenc Palushaj
From Vincenc Palushaj
 Vienna, Austria
 Sep 22, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Pawel...what comes in my mind when I think about Pawel: funny, open minded, crazy... It is always a pleasure. He is surely someone you want to go our with, meet, host and be hosted by. I guarantee you a lot of fun : )

Ann-Katrin Bosshammer
From Ann-Katrin Bosshammer
 Lindau, Germany
 Sep 12, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Pawel is a great guy, like seriously, i haven't laughed that much in ages. I think he's a guy u can totally rely on nd he takes care of his friends nd those who try to become friends with him. And apart from being a great person that let me invade his home, he has the biggest couch ever nd it's soooo damn comfy. So whatever u do, make sure, when u come close to Vienna, to meet this guy or to host him on one of his trips.

John Archambault 
From John Archambault
 Boston, United States
 Sep 8, 2008
Met in person  
Positive

Thanks to Pawel and Company I got to see the Donaukanal at night && I also got some good advice about air travel in Europe. He's a pleasant soul with a bright personality.

Priscila Amaral Argoud
From Priscila Amaral Argoud
 Sao Paulo, Brazil
 Aug 25, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Well. I only stayed in austria for two days. it was very very short, but it awesome. Pawel is the best company, lots of fun and laughter garanteed.
Thanks for all :)

Marion Suedois
From Marion Suedois
 Vienna, Austria
 Aug 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Pawel is a really nice guy. Open minding, interesting in getting to know other cultures.. Even the creol one with food and drinks! So, isn´t its true that the rhum killed your cold and that you feel better now? :-)

Gaid Quere
From Gaid Quere
 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 Aug 13, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I first met Pawel in a CS meeting in Kotor as he was using a plastic glass as an oxigen mask, then got in touch with him when I got to Vienna, and stayed at his place. He’s a specialist not only of computering, and cheap flights, but also of hospitality, spicy food, performances, humour, and really helpful and simple Also, he let me a mobile phone for my stay in Vienna, very kind of him! Danke again, dziękuję... You’re welcome to Madrid when you wish !

Emily Frisk 
From Emily Frisk
 Graz, Austria
 Jul 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Pawel and I had met at plenty of random CS events in Vienna, including meeting the night I was told of the magical wonders of the website. We knew eachother by face and so on but not well enough to friend and reference eachother. UNTIL Barbeque turned Danube Bridge jumping. We swam together across the Danube with a French guy we had met (who got lost somewhere?) and arrived in America. We there met some Brazilians and within 5 minutes we had conquered our fear and had jumped off an 15 meter bridge. Then later our new friends joined the party and we all chilled the night away. Very memorable, very fun, glad to have had Pawel there because its great fun talking someone into jumping off a bridge. but it didnt take much convincing...he was as excited as i was.
hope to see you soon. U bahn party?

SANTAMONICA_GIRL
From SANTAMONICA_GIRL
 Berkeley, United States
 Jul 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Pawel is a super nice guy. He walked me to the train station at 5 am! I enjoyed our talks at night before sleeping, and our shared love of photography, cheap travel, and India! Please come visit America one day, Pawel.

Kevin Post 
From Kevin Post
 Medellin, Colombia
 Jun 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Pawel my last night in Turkey. He's a very nice guy with a good laugh. We had a good night and took funny pictures. I wish that I had had more time to talk to the man. He is always welcome in my home.

Michael Stingl 
From Michael Stingl
 Vienna, Austria
 May 29, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

from what i can see he must be the best polish goalkeeper since jan tomaszewski. i hope that next time i can actually score a goal against him. but his knee-protectors give him an unfair advantage.

Faruk Saadet 
From Faruk Saadet
 Istanbul, Turkey
 May 22, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

we met on a hookah nite, and he seemed to enjoy every breath of it-ah and also took cool pictures and posed simultaneously..Though we had little chance to talk, his "family" and he seems to be really cool people to hang around with..hope to see you next time man!

Nihal Sen
From Nihal Sen
 Istanbul, Turkey
 May 21, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

If you have not seen the movie “Borat” you would not understand some of his funniest jokes, so it is a pity for you. He always has a sentence like “In my country there is a huge problem ..." the problem of course changes from occasion to occasion:p Anyway, he is a nice guy who has unbelievable mimics and who makes you burst into laughter:) Together with Lu they made our short union incredibly perfect! He is the husband of the Salupani family and he has three problems:) guess what? While shooting pictures, he would forget everything, even himself and of course the wives:) He likes taking photos so much! In those times, he does not even notice what is going on, but when he and his dear Nikonia are separate; he is an amazing and very very funny person. With him, you will never get bored, I guarantee:D Please do not skip telling him how good-looking and how smart he is, you know, he is the husband:)

Richard Schneider 
From Richard Schneider
 Vienna, Austria
 May 15, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Pawel is an extrem cool and very funny guy. I believe you can't avoid having fun when he join a party! If you have the possibility to meet/host him - do it!

Josef Teufer
From Josef Teufer
 Vienna, Austria
 May 12, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

He used to wake me up when i had to work ;) now i call him when the networks not running. We survived a road-trip madness in the Balkans and i am glad he choose to store his "treasure" in the Mediterranean sea!

ZEANANA
From ZEANANA
 Vienna, Austria
 May 12, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

Pawel + Car + Destination "Montenegro" = HUGE Fun!
He drives with great skill and stamina, and his dedication to fun is just hillarious. I don't think I ever laughed more in such a period of time than when Pawel was around.
Fotography, Diving up Pots (stinky ;c) ...), Freezing, supportive! He is just in every situation there with a great mood! Thanks for keeping your head and cool in all situations :c)

Cédric MAGNIEN
From Cédric MAGNIEN
 Cluny, France
 May 12, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

We had a fantastic experience together: As I had been kicked out from a cafe because supposedly I "couldn't afford the place", Pavel and I decided to organize (and shoot in video) a freezing demonstration.

He was indeed unbelievable as a frozen customer, I guess the waiter wondered if he got lost into the 4th dimension...;-)

Have a look at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7XFWp2fsVk

Also the evening I bounced him out of the room of two too beautiful Bulgarian girls who were burning his eyes, I took him away a few seconds before his brain get melted by so much beauty!!! ;-0 :-p

If you go for holidays somewhere, make sure you've put him in the trunk... otherwise you'll miss something once on location...

Be the best, see ya in Thessaloniki for more freezing protests!

Roger Julià Puig
From Roger Julià Puig
 Barcelona, Spain
 May 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 5 days 
Positive

Pawel you have a new nation now, you are from CATALUNYA! You contributed the most to make the whole trip to Balkans the best ever. You also kept the diginity when it was needed. So, welcome to the club of dignified catalan couchies.

Nenad Stojanovic 
From Nenad Stojanovic
 Nis, Serbia
 May 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Very funny person and always in the good mood. Thanx for the beer!

Christine Hinterlang 
From Christine Hinterlang
 Vienna, Austria
 May 6, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

Pawel is so much fun. Ai laik.
He is Senor Catalunia Pawka Maria Kafka, tamer of wolf-like dogs and finder of treasure pots. And he makes a great pillow.
Ok serioulsly, he's the perfect travell companion and interested in all and interesting to talk to. I look forward to seeing him around lots and doing bookreads.

Anna Rutkowska
From Anna Rutkowska
 Perth, Australia
 Apr 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Pawel is one of a kind! Had a great time with him in Vienna with lots of fun and laughter! Felt like we knew him for a long time. Hope that we will really see each other again and again!

desaparecida
From desaparecida
 Vienna, Austria
 Mar 17, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days Surfed 1 days  
Positive

pawel is a genius! he can do miracles using his camera, I mean cameras! I wish I had at least 50% of his talent. Whenever he shows us pictures of some place they make me want to go there immediately :o)

he is also a wonderful member of the viennese cs party crew, always nice company, always up for a good chat and a lough!

but i think that he should come to more meetings so that we can chat more ;o)

*update* so we see each other a lot more often now and it is usually great fun - no chance to be bored around pawel! he surfed our couch after he fell asleep on a party (twice) and birgit did the same on his comfortable green carpet (his legendary couch would have been the better choice though). soon we will travel to holland together and we are looking forward to this trip a lot :o)

Jack Wilde 
From Jack Wilde
 Pacific Grove, United States
 Mar 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I would have left an "Extremely Positive" but apparently we're getting rid of those. Pawel and his friends are totally cool. They had me over for a cookie party and then they fed me and entertined me with fifth season family guy which I did my best to explain. You would be a fool to not invite Pawel into your home and your life.

Kendra Hoover
From Kendra Hoover
 Portland, United States
 Mar 12, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 10 days Traveled 2 days 
Positive

---March update---
We had the best idea for the freeze, went to the Pakistani restaurant (finally!), and I got to spread the joy of chocolate chip cookie dough. Pawel really knows how to introduce people to native Austrians.

Ps. He also wins the award for longest CS reference ever written. ;)
---------

----February update-----
2 words: IKEA truck.
And... tortillas.
Jazz.
Scarf theft.
And marshmallows.
----cease the update----

---til next time----

----which will be soon---


Pawel was one of the first CS experiences I had and a prime example of why to be involved. He is one of the few people in the world who can make me laugh without reservation...even when we eat vegetables meant for cows and that tall guy sits right in front of him at the theater; and I miss the last train to the airport. There will be many more misadventures to come...

Peter Buki 
From Peter Buki
 Budapest, Hungary
 Feb 27, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Pawel, the photographer, who drinks beer and keeps smiling all the time. :)

Rudolf Staribacher
From Rudolf Staribacher
 Vienna, Austria
 Feb 22, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I met Pavel at a CS meeting. He seems to be very open minded. As far as I know he is some kind of hardcore couch surfer ;-)

AnitaHUN
From AnitaHUN
 Solothurn, Switzerland
 Feb 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Everybody has to know Pawel:-)He is a real and very active couchsurfer,with much experience of this project... he was surfing in my home with Alex and offered his couch for me in an emergency situation, we had fun together everywhere:-)I bet we'll meet soon again and the CS adventures will go on:-)

Andres Cvitkovich
From Andres Cvitkovich
 Vienna, Austria
 Feb 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Pawel is a very nice host and besides interesting movies has a lot of photos and some stories to share. Looking forward to our next movie encounter!

Norbert Dubois
From Norbert Dubois
 Vienna, Austria
 Jan 3, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Pawel helped me moving out. He is generous and cordial. Thanks mate!
Looking forward meating you again.

Raluca Lupoian
From Raluca Lupoian
 Bucharest, Romania
 Dec 27, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Pawel is this guy that goes right to your list of friends as soon as he walks in the room. Now that I know he is an expert in flying “cheep and high” he is on my speed dial also:) He is extremely funny and a great negotiator without language barriers (he got this amazing Christmas three at half price, God knows how…) can’t wait to have him show us all the good places in Vienna.

Sana Nicolau
From Sana Nicolau
 Bucharest, Romania
 Dec 27, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

We had a great time with Pawel, bought together the Benetton Christmas tree and brought it home.
We laughed for three days with him and Stefan and plan to see each other soon.
Hope to see also Poland some day, because he always says "In my country...":), like in Borat.

Ana - Maria Bogdan
From Ana - Maria Bogdan
 Saskatoon, Canada
 Dec 17, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Pavel was a real pleasure meeting you. I had a great time hicking Tampa together, ordering your muschi de vita, exchanging thoughts over a slice of Jazz, or over a bottle of beer, or just over a cabbage soup. It was a pleasure having you as a guest, I really enjoyed it. Pavel is very talkative, he loves enhacing the other cultures, he is very sociable, he makes you like him very quickly. I hope we get the chance to meet in Poland so that I can bring a grandmother doll to your grandmother’s grandfather doll, I hope is not very confusing

CAROLINE11
From CAROLINE11
 Vienna, Austria
 Dec 8, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days Traveled 27 days 
Positive

i first surfed his couch with 2 friends for a couple of days back in april..we all had fun and enjoyed the things we did. we took lots of pics and he showed us the CS spirit which he definately embodies~! we than decided to meet up again later in june to travel throughout some parts of eastern europe and the balkans. it was a great trip! he is highly trustworthy and respectable. :)!

Ashton O'Gorman
From Ashton O'Gorman
 Virginia Beach, United States
 Nov 30, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Staying with Pawel was one of the most hilarious experiences i've ever had. Pawel has an amazing sense of humor, especially when it came to my friend almost burning his flat down. He also does one hell of a borat impression. This is a couch i would recommend for anyone to surf.

Rahul Thomas 
From Rahul Thomas
 Chennai, India
 Nov 25, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Pawel - the crazy Indophile I met when he war wearing scuba gear at a summer party in cold and wet Copenhagen.

He has obviously has picked up some choice Malayalam from all his Mallu crew in Vienna :D Loud, friendly and great fun, he was the first person to introduce himself and gave us shots of vodka. Good way to kick off a party!! Will definitely be seeing you again Pawel! Keep in touch man

SCHAFSMANN 
From SCHAFSMANN
 Vienna, Austria
 Nov 16, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

paweł will be my assistant and brave travel companion on our adventurous quest to dracula's country on the traces of roman polanasky's movie "dance of vampires". if we will not get bitten by bats i will be able to report more... :)

Ewa and Monika
From Ewa and Monika
 Krakow, Poland
 Nov 15, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Giving me chocolate or alcohol is the easiest way to become my friend and Pawel came with both :) I don't even try to describe this amazing person, he's just awesome and we definitely want to travel with him (february?) :)
oh, and thanks for the beer supplies, love you for that :) You don't have to send me any couch-requests before coming, knocking on my door is just enough :)

Natalia Eiriz 
From Natalia Eiriz
 Melbourne, Australia
 Nov 11, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Pawel let me stay at his place although he was really really busy doing a work.
He is an absolutely honest person who I hope to be able to meet again in another moment when he has more free time!
Thanks for all!

Ashley Sawyer 
From Ashley Sawyer
 Virginia Beach, United States
 Oct 26, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

how do i begin to describe my experiences with borat? he is incredibly nice and has a great sense of humor that will undoubtedly entertain you if youtube clips and his sweet dance moves aren't enough! he took us out wandering the streets of vienna one night, made some reeeeaaallly great food (well, participated in making it...) and we had a great time at a CS gathering!!! he's totally fun and anyone who has the chance to surf with him is lucky!

RAFFALEYLA
From RAFFALEYLA
 Vienna, Austria
 Oct 2, 2007
Only met online  
Positive

Pawel helped me a lot addressing all of my concerns as
>an xpat in Wien! He is such a sweetie and I appreciate
>the fact that, despite a demanding job, a wonderful
>fiancé and a passion 4 travelling, he always found
>some time for me

Osas Osas
From Osas Osas
 Manchester, United Kingdom
 Sep 30, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 30 days  

more than a good friend .. he's my polish bruder.

Suzanna B
From Suzanna B
 Hassleholm, Sweden
 Sep 28, 2007
Met in person  
Positive

This guy is so nice :) I remember some of my best moments hanging out with him and his cousin. So much crazyness!!! Very trustworthy.

DUBLINGUY 
From DUBLINGUY
 Dublin, Ireland (Republic of)
 Sep 24, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Pawel and Jenson, his firend, came and surfed my couch - they were both very pleasant and great surfers and Id have thme back anytime - we had some fun - i can strongly recommend thme to any host or surfer!

Georgi Stefanow
From Georgi Stefanow
 Pomorie, Bulgaria
 Sep 22, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Pawel and frends onli 1 night
in my houm. next time maybi more
we ar veri simpathi ,veri ,veri...

Marika Dostie
From Marika Dostie
 Rovaniemi, Finland
 Aug 30, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days Traveled 10 days 
Positive

Me and Edith passed something like 14 days with this crazy guy ,We went with him for a poland-trip we met all of his familly, we drank a lot of wodka we took so many pictures and we had a lot of fun !So, if you want a good couchsurfer , search for a polish one , they are the best !

Ramona Calin
From Ramona Calin
 London, United Kingdom
 Aug 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Pawel was really nice , i really felt at home at his place because he gave me a lot of freedom of movement, i loved vienna and i hope you will enjoy romania, I am really sorry I won't be home at that time.. :(

Bartosz Plotka
From Bartosz Plotka
 Wroclaw, Poland
 Aug 2, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

I spent by Pawel's flat 2 nights and haven't any problems, it was very nice to meet him. Unfortunately we hadn't any time to meet for a beer and talk a bit, but... maybe next time :) Otherwise Pawel was really helpful and really made my stay in Vienna very pleasant.

Christine Keene
From Christine Keene
 Anchorage, United States
 Jul 30, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Yes, we were in an accident...but the best part is that all three of us in the car felt responsible...so there are no hard feelings to anyone!! Not everyone would have gotten the car back under control like Pawel and saved all our lives! and I could see how bad he felt...there's no better way to tell someone's character than when you are in a traumatic event together...Pawel's a true champion!

We had great convos both before AND after the crash and he even invited me to ride in his car again...hahaha...love it! Pawel...I am not afraid to ride with you anywhere! Very sweet, helpful,and interesting guy!

Isabella Andert 
From Isabella Andert
 Vienna, Austria
 Jul 9, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Pawel is so cool, no matter if he makes a funny face, takes a picture, bathes the little stinker or stops dead in the middle of whatever he was doing at the moment to think about if what I just said makes any sense to him or not (usually he ends up laughing). He has great travel stories to tell and photos to show and Frydryk is one of the cooles pets I ever met and so cute! Was a cool time in the car on the way to Prague with him and Caroline :) Super guy!!

SPYRO
From SPYRO
 Kaikoura, New Zealand
 Jul 9, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

I really really like pawel, first he introduced me to the first ferret i ever met, then he introduced me to the world of google earth and then he brought isa and me on a road trip with he and Caroline(though they are now called Buster and Kimple). We had a bunch of fun and hopefully we can take trips again and hang out when he comes back.

Craig and Olga 
From Craig and Olga
 Prague, Czech Republic
 Jun 16, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 3 days Surfed 8 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

July 4-5 were my sisters first time CSing. What better a host then Pawel!! Thanks Pawel and hope to see you in September for the wine festival!!


We surfed Pawel's couch on the third of March 2007. Due to his studies, he was unable to show us around (besides on the map). Pawel has a great sense of humor. We will definitely offer him visit Prague as often as we can. Na zdravi!

Edith Martin
From Edith Martin
 Quebec, Canada
 May 28, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 12 days  
Positive

Pawel is the most impulsive guy I never knew! I went to his flat with Marika, met him for a half hour, and there we felt like he trusted us like he never trusted nobody before! We had the best Poland trip with him that we could never have if we didn't meet him. we were like old friends who didn't meet since long. I don't know how I could say more, he is a friend like everyone want to have!

manj0
From manj0
 Vienna, Austria
 May 27, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

The first time I met Homer Simpson I knew he had some important role to play in my life. Yes, this was to carry my furniture down two flights of stairs which he'd done with much enthusiasm, as in everything else he seems to do. Surprisingly, he turned down the offer of free beer and I believe this illustrates certain special hidden qualities in the Homer we all thought we knew. Homer is animated but unlike his cartoon persona, he is smart with a good sense of adventure and a thirst for more than just beer

Paul Santero
From Paul Santero
 Vienna, Austria
 May 24, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Pawel, my Polish namesake, is just a cool guy. Funny, entertaining and a great photographer. There's always a lot of fun when he's around.He showed me how to register for the "citybike", he showed me the "Stadtpark" (yes, I've never been there before) and we went to this fantastic little blues pub called Louisiana. Moreover, he let me surf his couch. And all that on one day! I really felt like a couchsurfer from abroad! :D *LoL*SOLETTIS forever! *high five*:D   

Francois Plaiasu
From Francois Plaiasu
 Vienna, Austria
 May 19, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

yeah, pawel rocks

but for a real polish man, he can not drink very well ;)

cu

Lei Yu
From Lei Yu
 Shanghai, China
 May 19, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Pawel sent me the friend request one and an half month later after we met, but he is still vividly in my mind. He is smart guy; on top of that, He has a good heart. Welcome to Berlin, Pawel, anytime.

Stefan Derkits 
From Stefan Derkits
 Vienna, Austria
 May 1, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

er wooars papa, er wooars, i hobs gsehen
<- for everyone who wants to know more about this sentence, meet Pawel and watch "The 3rd Man" :)

Loopis & Michael
From Loopis & Michael
 Mexico City, Mexico
 Apr 27, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 5 days Surfed 5 days  
Positive

Pawel is the coolest guy!! i surfed his couch and he made me feel just like in home, we chat, we hang out, he introduce me to his friends and he always was taking care of me, he made my first couch surfing experience just unveliavable also he always knows how to draw a smile on my face (or evereybodys face) i just adore him! thanks for everything my dear friend!! :D

Maddie Moffitt
From Maddie Moffitt
 Kent, United States
 Apr 23, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

I loved staying with Pawel and Fryderyk! Pawel is incredibly friendly and has a good sense of humor. He also has great, outgoing friends who had dinner and drinks with us one night. I would couchsurf with him again if/when I come back to beautiful Vienna! :)

Jerome LI-THIAO-TE 
From Jerome LI-THIAO-TE
 Budapest, Hungary
 Apr 14, 2007
Met in person Acquaintance, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Pawel seems to be very generous and is very friendly. We didn't have time to speak for hours since I was in a rush and he open his flat to me to have some few hours rest. Hope to see him soon, in Vienna, Praha, or in Poland.

Joe B. 
From Joe B.
 Vienna, Austria
 Apr 14, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Glad not to be a girl: Would have been love at first sight! ;) I looked up Pawel's profile when joining the Vienna-Group. However, you can't beat reality!! :)) Let's sing some songs to the rythm of guitar while having that beer, my friend!! Okay?!

ZENZERINO 
From ZENZERINO
 Augsburg, Germany
 Apr 13, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Pawel is an exceptional person, host and friend to have a great time with.
We share our love for India among other things and plus he likes to take (very good) pictures with his camera.
Hope to meet again often

Kevin Shea 
From Kevin Shea
 Ottawa, Canada
 Apr 12, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

I've met Pawel twice now, and both times it has been a blast. Our trip to Bratislava was filled with laughter, all different kinds of excellent music, and many, many fake tears. And his 'good mood' at the couch surfing meet in Vienna was also a blast.

Karla Hoover
From Karla Hoover
 Paris, France
 Apr 12, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Pawel hosted my sister and I during our few days in Vienna this spring, and we had a great time! He has a very entertaining, chocolate-loving flatmate named Frydyreck, who pretty much runs the place. :) Pawel introduced us to a couple of his good friends, and we all had a wonderful time drinking sangria (a little spot of sunshine) together, and attempting consciousness during The Third Man. Pawel, thanks so much for letting us stay...I hope to see you in Oregon or Afghanistan!!

Przemek Krajewski
From Przemek Krajewski
 Vienna, Austria
 Apr 10, 2007
Met in person Close Friend,  
Positive

He´s crazy and that´s why I love him :)

YEU
From YEU
 Vienna, Austria
 Apr 1, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Pawel is just a great gent. It turned out that i've nearly been to his village in Pomerania, Poland...but just nearly. Anyway, he's an amazingly funny company for partying, hope gona see him in the future. Na zdrovie!

CharlesABQ
From CharlesABQ
 Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Mar 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met up here in Vienna. I think Pawel is one of the kind, sensitive type. I can tell he is passionate about the cs community and we are lucky to have him. Hope to meet up for a beer and talk more about Poland!

Sue Schwarz 
From Sue Schwarz
 Vienna, Austria
 Mar 18, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

i met pawel the first time at a cs-gathering in vienna, but he knows me from university (from my time at students council [ÖH]).

we had a really nice chat at the meeting and since university isn't the only topic we are able to talk about, i hope to meet him again soon ;-)

he is a real crazy guy. able to drink MUCH and always has his photo with him ;-)

Rachel Baumann
From Rachel Baumann
 Dallas, United States
 Mar 15, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Dined overlooking the museum quarter of Vienna, followed by free-flowing wine and a night of broken hearts (of the card game variety).

Leo Pold
From Leo Pold
 Vienna, Austria
 Mar 15, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Quote Pawel: "Well, I do like photography allot, but i dont think i´m really good at it..." an hour later while Rachel showed some pix, Pawel flicks out his mobile phone showing one of his captures... BaMmMm, definitely and definitely definitely not overstating, one of the most truthful and mind-embossing images aka moments captured i´ve seen in a looooong while. Pawel leaves the impression of a lovely, caring, interested and savvy gent thats up for all exitement. I bet CSing his joint will exceed 5* hospitality and entertainment.

Kate Mackeson
From Kate Mackeson
 Bristol, United Kingdom
 Mar 14, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Pawel was a most excellent host, They cooked me some beautiful soup, and took me to see an amazing band!overall brilliant experience for my intorduction to Vienna!plus he has a very naughty ferret who was brill!defiently recommend staying with him, on his most comfortable couch!

Kristen French
From Kristen French
 Boulder, United States
 Mar 13, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Pawal is so fun to be around, and cares about the couchsurfing community! He tried so hard and was patient to meet up with us, A+ for effort and fun!

CHICIDA BANANA
From CHICIDA BANANA
 Vienna, Austria
 Feb 25, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Pawel is a funny guy, had a great time with him at a Jazz-concert last week, where he convinced me that it is time I go to India:) And, he's into photography, I would like to nick his nikon..:)

Maria Pelufo 
From Maria Pelufo
 Toronto, Canada
 Feb 24, 2007
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

We met at a couchsurfing gathering. i think he is a very nice guy...I was impressed because not many guys his age talk so openly about personal issues, with clear sincerity and he obviously showed family values. Something I (and my children) appreciate very much in a person and we consider somehow scarce in the society in which we are living.
An overall very positive impression!

Pyotr Magnus Nedov
From Pyotr Magnus Nedov
 Cologne, Germany
 Feb 24, 2007
Met in person Close Friend, Traveled 30 days 
Positive

I´ve known Pawel for a long time now and I´m glad that we got in touch again.
Pawel introduced me to Couchsurfing, he is a great guy who likes to enjoy life which is why I like hanging out with this fella. If I were a communist leader I´d award Pawel the Order of grandfather Lenin for fearlessly feeding dogs on the Macedonian border and diving for old relics;)!

Masha Smirnova 
From Masha Smirnova
 Vienna, Austria
 Feb 24, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Was a real pleasure to meet this polish bloke :) I had a great time hanging out with Pawel and his Indian friends at Vienna's CS meeting. On 'Bereitschaftsdienst' for a next party :)

✌Ryan Peveto 
From ✌Ryan Peveto
 Tyler, United States
 Nov 29, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 7 days  
Positive

Pawel is really cool. So much so that we gotta go back and see more of him and the wonderful city of Vienna! I believe him to be so trustworthy and such a nice guy we left some of our stuff there to lighten the load, thanks Pawel!

Upon our return even tough Pawel was too busy to even be at his house he gave us a place to stay anyway! He is truly a great guy and my only reget is that we did not get to spend enough time with him. I hope one day our paths cross again because I had such a great time when he was around...

Samantha Bass
From Samantha Bass
 Tyler, United States
 Oct 22, 2006
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Pawel is very cool and showed us around the town and went out with us. We had alot of fun, and he was able to tell us about other places we could visit while he was at work. We are hoping to go back to visit him again soon, so we will add to it later! :)

Marcela Modzelewska
From Marcela Modzelewska
 Szczecin, Poland
 Oct 22, 2006
Met in person Best Friend, Hosted 14 days  
Positive

really interesting person

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