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Overview

  • 53 references 37 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Spanish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Traveller
  • Dentist
  • From Florence, Florence, Italy
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To travel the world, experience the cultures, climb mountains, eat great food, meet amazing people, and discover myself

ABOUT ME

Well, after studying many years and working a bit, on August 2015 I quit my job as a dentist (I worked just 2 years as a dentist) and started travelling around Asia.
So I can kinda say I'm a traveller now.
I've been travelling for 16 months, exploring Istanbul, India, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Macao and China. Then due to some meeting and reflections I suddenly realized that my time in Asia was over (for the moment) and I booked a flight to Netherlands.
Plans changed quickly, so I travelled a bit also in Europe visiting some amazing people met while travelling in Asia in Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and finally Germany.
Then, since it was Christmas time, I came back home, in Italy and made a surprise to family and friends. That was pretty cool but after 1 month I booked another one way ticket, to Australia, and started a new chapter.

About me...I could say I'm a honest, curious, maybe a bit crazy person, hungry of discovering new things, new places, new flavours, tastes, cultures, people, perspectives and so on. I guess I've weakness for adrenaline. So, before leaving for my big adventure on 2015 I thiked off my bucket list also the Encierro (Running with the bulls) of Pamplona during the San Fermin week (...crazy week), surely one of the best experience of my life ;)
I like to party but I also enjoy just chilling out with good people or also alone.

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." MT

"Don't wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect."

"One day you'll leave this world behind so live a life you will remember."

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home."

Interests

visiting and discovering new places, meeting new people and exchange experiences with them.
travelling
hitchhiking
hiking
camping
nature
music
eating new food
sport
adrenaline

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living into the Peruvian Amazon for months with a native tribe

Sleeping under a blanket of stars in Thar desert.

Living two days at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India hosted by the monks

Bungee jumping - Verzasca Dam (220 metres)

Dentist's volunteering in Haiti

Encierro (Running with the Bulls) in Pamplona, Spain during the San Fermin festival

Annapurna Circuit Trek, Himalaya, Nepal

Everest Base Camp, Nepal

Sunrise from Kalapathar (5600 m) with the Everest Range view, Nepal

Gokyo, Nepal

ThaBarWa Meditation Center in Thanlyn, Myanmar.

Sunrise/Sunset in Bagan, Myanmar.

Hari Raya celebrations with a muslim family in Malaysia

Philippines local life

Keep traveling, keep exploring

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Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Italy

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