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Overview

  • 78 references 53 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German, Spanish; learning Italian
  • 47, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Public Transport Studies Management
  • by my parents ! (+schools in Germany and Switzerland)
  • From Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Back from a 8 months Bicycle-Touring in Asia !
***last country was Laos before lockdown***
Now back in France
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Before I was 3 months in Vietnam and 4 months in Japan, both so great, too ! Started trip on 23rd of July in Paris traveled through Russia by Transsiberian train :-)

ABOUT ME

I'm a open minded and easy going person... I like to meet new people all the time... and of corse why not host them in Paris if I have time!
I'm European, and convinced about the famous European idea with all its cultures, languages and habits. It's so fantastic to share all this together... and of course couchsurfing is one possibility to do this even with people all over the world. Originally from Germany and now since 17 years in France...

PHILOSOPHY

Discover life and the world!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I offered for long time a couch in my apartment... and traveled a lot (see below)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

a lot!!! Hosted about 40 persons in Lyon and Paris... and met other members in Paris, Lyon, France, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Denmark and Finland...
2008 Singapore, New Zealand, Australia...
2012 in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia
2019 Japan, Vietnam, Laos and more

Interests

cycling, hiking, walking around, 20th century history, Europe, railways, public transport, more...

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discussions about society, culture, history, languages, Europe
cooking (I'm a good cooker! I did some cooking schools in Paris, Lyon, Singapore and New Zealand...)

  • culture
  • cooking
  • walking
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • history
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

books from Jon Krakauer (Into Thin Air! Eiger Dreams. Into the Wild)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen:
- Meeting with monkeys at 2400msl in Japanese Alps!
- The Parque Nacional Tayrona in Colombia!

Heart: Jaw's harp from the Ainu people in Japan!

Done:
- Cycling the Mekong delta in Vietnam!
- Cycling the Norikura volcano in Japan!
- Cycling the Cuestas de Zapata, del Obispo y de Lipan en Argentina!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Bicycle repairing tips and help ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Switzerland

Old School Badges

  • 10 Vouches

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