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FRANZS

Current Mission: "To Surf YOUR Couch.............NEXT STOP: Lyon 5th-8th Dec 2008, Marocco Dec 24th-Jan 6th"

Personal Designations

Couch available Verified Vouched for20
Italy
Lazio
Rome
Lat: 41.8956, Lon: 12.4516
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General Information

FRANZS has been vouched for
VERIFIED MEMBER (1) more info
Couch availableYes
CouchSurf requests replied to100%
member sinceMarch 7th, 2007
profile views23144
genderMale
membernameFRANZS
occupationMedia and Communication Manager, Traveller for passion ;-)
educationMBA's degree
grew up inNaples, London, Milan, Turin, Rome
ethnicityCouchSurfer
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Languages

  • ItalianExpert
  • English (United States)Expert
  • Spanish (Spain)Beginner

Groups I Belong To

Roma 4024:25420
Why: Meeting people :-)
ITALIANS IN THE WORLD 226:262Morocco 2454:2741
Why: I'll be in there from DEC 24th to JAN 6th :-)
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Couch Information


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

Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: No

Please note that my couch is for people who are
* Not just looking to stay anywhere for free
* interested in exploring the life style of Rome
* open-minded and interested in making a friend
* flexible with time and plans
* clean and rispectfull

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PLEASE READ MY PROFILE ;-)

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LOCATION: I live alone in the center of Rome at 250 metres to Vatican and St Peter Church, and close to Trastevere, Campo dei Fiori and piazza Navona

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FLAT: My flat is really nice and i have every confort and very nice terrace with view on Rome

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CONNECTION: Bus at 50 metres and metro/train station at 100 metres

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HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE WITH ME: I live alone.

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SMOKE, PETS AND DOGS: I don't have pets and dogs and i cannot host them. I don't smoke but i give permission to smoke outside

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COUCH PHILOSOPHY: I like to spend time with you and show the city, if i'm not busy. I host only friendly people!! If you only want a free bed please ask other people!!

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BEST MOMENT: is from friday to sunday, during week you're welcome after 7pm. You can stay in my flat 1-2 days, more depends if i'm busy

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MEETING: I'm also available for coffee, drink, dinner, visit rome, beach, hang out, party, nightlife. Feel fee to contact me to +39 3336141979 :-)

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HOUSE RULES:
- keep you stuff in one place - not all over the living room
- always clean up after yourself (dishes, tables, floor etc)
- put things back where you found them (food, plates etc)
- send me some sort of confirmation when you are coming (text, email etc)

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NEXT STOP:
Lyon 5th-8th Dec 2008
Marocco Dec 24th-Jan 6th


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THINGS TO DO FOR NOT ORDINARY HOLIDAY IN ROME (under construction)
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WORK IN PROGRESS

1) Have bath in summer (in the night of course) in the biggest fountain (that is not Fontana di Trevi)
2) eat the best "carbonara" in Rome
3) drink wine on the wall
4) eat pizza on the car
5) eat the rice balls on the wall
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THE B E S T OF R O M E
Colosseum
Roman Forum
Piazza del Campidoglio
Pantheon
Piazza Navona
Trevi Fountain
Piazza di Spagna
The Vatican City: Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica
Castel Sant’Angelo
Isola Tiberina (Tiber Island)
Trastevere
Ostia Antica
Centrale Montemartini
Borghese Gallery
Villa Borghese
Catacombs and walk along the Appian Way

Trastevere and Campo dei Fiori offers a great variety of restaurants and bars for a fun evening.

Friends (291)

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PictureGennarinParsifall
29, Male
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Friends since February 2007
"We're both CS members in Rome"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
I vouched for FRANZS
Met in person  
PictureSvetlana Lavrenko
26, Female
Rome, Lazio
Italy
Friends since May 2008
"we met in Rome"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person  
PictureBaiba Ziemele
22, Female
Jelgava, Jelgava
Latvia
Friends since November 2006
"He is special!"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
I vouched for FRANZS
Met in person   Hosted3   Surfed30+   Traveled3  
PictureKelsey Giusta
27, Female
Encinitas, California
United States
Friends since September 2007
"he likes mozerella"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
Met in person   Surfed15   Traveled2  
PictureELENITAP
30, Female
Barcelona, Catalunya
Spain
Friends since September 2007
"We met in Barcelona"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person   Hosted2  
PictureDARIA ELENA
28, Female
Rome, Lazio
Italy
Friends since March 2007
"friends in common"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person  
PictureMarco Sorice
30, Male
Rome, Lazio
Italy
Friends since May 2007
"Amici in comune"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
Met in person  
PictureFlapic
36, Male
Rome, Lazio
Italy
Friends since September 2006
"We meet pretty often in Rome."
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
I vouched for FRANZS
Met in person   Traveled2  
Picturekenzoweb
32, Male
Rome, Lazio
Italy
Friends since September 2006
"we travel and hang out often with spaghetti "aglio e olio""
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
I vouched for FRANZS
Met in person   Traveled3  
PictureMADRAC
34, Male
Rome, Lazio
Italy
Friends since December 2006
"We met at a CS meeting and quickly became good friends"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
I vouched for FRANZS
Met in person  
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Personal Description

PLEASE READ MY PROFILE ;-)

Life is made of dreams.....live your dreams.........life is now!!!!

Full of life :-)))))
I love travelling and meeting people from other cultures!! I like have fun and to be happy :-) I'm open-minded and friendly ;-)

I like go out during day and night...........around city, to winebar/pub/restaurant/disco or drink wine on the wall!!!.
Anyway I like to cook, especially in the spring/summer, for a magic dinner on my terrace :-))

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NEXT STOP:
Lyon 5th-8th Dec 2008
Marocco Dec 24th-Jan 6th


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How I Participate in CS2

I host, i surf and i meet travellers :-)

CouchSurfing Experience

I had CS experiences as host with people coming from 36 countries.
I hosted people from Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brasil, Bulgaria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, South Korea, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA.

I had CS experiences as guest in 21 countries.
I was guest in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Isreael, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, USA

Interests

Travel, music, go kart racer, motorbike, basket, football, tennis, bike, fitness, art, cinema, theatre, opera, dance, rollerblade

Philosophy

The World fascinates me (Andy Warhol)......and travel by CS is cool!!!

FOR HOST: I like to spend time with you and your friends but i'm indipendent if you are busy!! I'm friendly, funny, easygoing and clean! I usually bring present for you ;-)

FOR GUEST: I host only friendly people!! If you only want a free bed please ask other people!! CS for me is not free b&b or free hostel but different way for visiting new places and meeting new friends!! I live in nice and clean flat but if you want to stay in my place you have to accept my rules (no dirty people, please pay attention on my stuffs and furnitures) and spend time with me and my friends

HOUSE RULES:
- keep you stuff in one place - not all over the living room
- always clean up after yourself (dishes, tables, floor etc)
- put things back where you found them (food, plates etc)
- send me some sort of confirmation when you are coming (text, email etc)

Music, Movies, Books

I like music very much........from pop to rock to classic. I like concert, theatre, opera and movies!

Two of my favourite radios. Listen online
Radio Montecarlo 2
Radio Montecarlo 1

Types of People I enjoy

I like open-minded, happy, friendly and smiling people :-))))))

Teach, Learn, Share

I explain you what to visit in Rome. I can teach you to cook italian food and italian languages. I like to learn everything about your country. I like to share time and experiences with you :-)

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

Italy (visited each region but i haven't been in Venice, Trieste and south of Sicily), Spain (Madrid, Barcellona and Catalunya, Valencia, Cadaques, Figueres, Roses, Palma de Maiorca, Murcia, Benidorm, Bilbao, San Sebastian), UK (London), Greece (Creta, Santorini, Skiatos, crossed by car and visited from east to west), France (Paris, Nice, Cannes, Grasse, Annecy, Montecarlo, St. Tropez, Nimes, Arles, Marseille, Montpellier, Aix-en-Procence, Corsica, crossed by car and visited south cost from Italy to Spain), Holland (Amsterdam, Eindhoven), Switzerland (Ginevra, Lugano, Losanna), Hungary (Budapest), Malta, Germany (Berlino), Poland (Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot), Portugal (Lisboa, Porto), Slovakia (Bratislava), Austria (Wien), Czech Republich (Praha), Bulgaria (Sofia, Varna and Black Sea), Serbia (Belgrade), Sweden (Stockholm, Malmo, Gothenburg, Smogen), Finland (Helsinki), Estonia (Tallin, Haapsalu, Parnu), Latvia (Riga, Liepaja, Ventspils, Jalgava), Israel (Tel Aviv, Jaffa), USA (New York), Turkey (Istanbul), Denmark (Copenhagen), Norway (Oslo)

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.com Project

Great!!! Cool!!!
I really like philosophy of travelling and meeting people sharing friends, time and experiences!!

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
LIVED: Italy, United Kingdom
WANTS TO GO: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Japan, United States, Venezuela
IS GOING TO: France, Morocco

References

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From SHAILINH
 Rome, Italy
 Dec 1
Met in person  
Positive

He’s very very very nice and open mind !!!
Grazie per sto weekend Franz. A prestissimo !!!!!

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From Khanh Vu
 Melbourne, Australia
 Nov 28
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  

Thanks for hosting me. Maybe I caught you on a bad day. Things were left in an awkward state, hope it was just your cold.

k

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From Rosemary Rundell
 Sydney, Australia
 Nov 27
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

hey franz is a really laid back gut, good personality, relaxed and also shares the same passion for food..especially sweets:)

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From Mareike Müller
 Berlin, Germany
 Nov 13
Met in person Acquaintance, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Francesco is a nice, friendly and easy going person and it was fun spending time with him. Even if the time i had was very little...

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From Marlies van Erp
 Rome, Italy
 Nov 12
Met in person Friend, Traveled 23 days 
Positive

Invece io FACCIO un c*zzo! No, non si dice cosi eh..io studio tantiss..ok ok lasciamo stare tanto non ci credi :D

Francesco is a nice guy to hang out with and socialise with and always laughing! He likes baileys with chocolate (which i still didn't TRY!) and has a nice house with view on the vatican! He's the first italian guy i met who speaks english!

'quanti anni haaaaiii??'

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From Gosia Stobieniecka
 Lodz, Poland
 Nov 12
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

a person of great culture, nice and friendly:)
see you soon in Roma

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From Emilie Wong
 Kowloon West, China
 Nov 10
Met in person Traveled 1 days 
Positive

I meet Franzs in Berlin, i bring him go walking around a Feal Market and drink coffee ( actually hot chocolate , he is really nice guy. And i've found that he haven't host people from Hong Kong on his list, so i hope i am the first one to break the record. Then we can make CHINESE FOOD. No problem FRANZS :)

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From Marta Wlodarz
 Warsaw, Poland
 Nov 1
Met in person Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Franzs is a very, very nice, friendly and helpful person. He was patient (while waiting for me ) and provided me with all information necessary for traveling. He cooked very good pasta and we had a very nice dinner :) I wish I had had more time to talk with him because he is a very experienced traveller. Franzs, I hope you come to visit me in …Singapore!

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From Svetlana Chizhkova
 Barcelona, Spain
 Oct 22
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

extremely nice and intelligent person with a good taste and sense of humor! i feel so relaxed and myself with you!
Thank a lot for that fantastic evening in Roma, it was a pleasure! You are more than welcome whatever in Moscow or in Barcelona or any place at the world, lets see :) Would love to see you again! besos

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From CAROLINEINTHECITY
 Munich, Germany
 Oct 12
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

BELLA ROMA! I really had a wonderful time with Francesco, and felt spoilt like a princessa: he took me to wonderful places in ROMA, Trastevere vine bar and special viewpoints at night, typical Roman restaurant,special viewpoints of the city....he made me coffee for breakfast, pasta for lunch and took me around the city and to the beach...his apartment is just wonderful, I felt so comfortable there,so nicly decorated and eqipped and here you really could eat from the floor. Francesco has so much sense for aesthetic and style, he is reliable and has a calm and nice disposition. GRAZIE MILLE for having me and giving me such a wonderful time...and for sending me to the sunday mess at St.Peter and seeing the pope! Francesco you are welcome anytime in MONACO!!!

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From Irene de Vos
 Zandvoort, Netherlands
 Sep 25
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I met Francesco when I was in Rome for my holiday. Francesco is a very nice and sweet person. We had nice chats and he took me out to taste the best gelato of Rome! And he cooked me a nice dinner when I came back from a short trip to Ponza. We had a great time together!

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From Baiba Lange
 Riga, Latvia
 Sep 21
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Totally easygoing and nice and funny person!;)
Nice to meet you, Franz!:)

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From Yuliya Kutikova
 Brooklyn, United States
 Sep 19
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Franz, Franz, Franz. Great guy. Funny, friendly and pozitive.
It was a very pleasant evening. Grazie molto :)

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From Karla Machado
 Guara, Brazil
 Sep 17
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Francesco is a nice guy, very kind and sweet. He helped me a lot in my trip! We went in Campo di fiori and we had a nice time. Such a good energy and nice chat! You are wellcome in Brasil, Franzs.

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From Natalia Volkova
 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
 Sep 15
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

It was very nice, thank you for hospitality and italian pasta-)

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From Lauren Kahn
 Seoul, South Korea
 Sep 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

We met in Rome and went out for drinks. He showed me a beautiful place over looking the city.

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From * N
 Sao Paulo, Brazil
 Sep 7
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

Grazie, Francesco!

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From Selma Silva
 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 Aug 30
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

nice person, easygoing and fun.told me a lot of informations about the city about the life.It was a bright night in "campo del Fiori" ciao bello! noi vediammo!

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From Johana Sanchez
 Malmo, Sweden
 Aug 29
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

He hosted my place and we spend some good time together during the Malmö festival. He is very friendly, positive and quite funny as well.

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From Anne-margrethe Petersen
 Copenhagen, Denmark
 Aug 28
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Franz is a very worm-blooded Italian, sweet and gentleman-like. He has a good appetite for learning about other cultures and is generous in sharing himself and his knowledge with other people. Also he is mature to take responsibility of himself, which makes it easy and comfortable to host him.

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From PILIMARIA
 Pompano Beach, United States
 Aug 28
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Francesco contacted us when we were in Rome; he showed us around town, enjoyed some wine and appreciated some of the magnificent art in this spectacular city.
Thank U for a beautiful evening in your magical city! Looking forward to the next time we can share. Ciao!

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From Andrea Chirulescu
 Oslo, Norway
 Aug 27
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Hanged around a little in Oslo adn talked about this and that. Was a nice walk. I'm sorry he actually had a bad experience in this city but hope the next ones will be better.

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From Nadia Høier
 Vanløse, Denmark
 Aug 23
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Franz is very easy to be around...

he very polite and friendly...

and he brings presents... yeah...

he was good at exploring town on his own when i didn't have time...

in all, a very pleasant experience...

ur welcome any time...

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From Tilde Anker Worsøe
 Copenhagen, Denmark
 Aug 19
Met in person Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Francesco is a sweet and polite guest, he will always ask you before doing something in your home, and if you are lucky you will taste his excellent Italian cooking skills. I hosted him for three days and we had a fun time enjoying Copenhagen:-)
Wish you all the best…
Tilde

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From Annelie Mossberg
 Gothenburg, Sweden
 Aug 19
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Hosted Franz for 2 days... Showed him some of Gothenburg and the west coast.. He is a very genuine, gentle nice,warm and special person... im happy to have met him and thank u for making me pasta.. "Im gonna continue counting horses" :-))

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From Heng Du
 Muenster, Germany
 Jul 25
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Francesco was a caring and considerate host. Bring him some sweets. That'll really get him!

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From Angela Scheck
 Edmonton, Canada
 Jul 22
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

After a long day of travel he had food, drinks and a hot shower ready for me! A funny, sweet man with a desire to know about his guest and their life. Our time was two days but easily could have been more.

Angela, Canada

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From Sharine A Mohamed
 New York, United States
 Jul 20
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frannz was a great person to talk to full of life and travel adventures.

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From SILJE VANILJE
 Oslo, Norway
 Jul 16
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

he he..Oline s my friend, i am Silje.
thanks for taking us out for a nice dinner!

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From Svetlana Lavrenko
 Rome, Italy
 Jul 1
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

He is nice and sweet guy. You can trust him.

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From Vanessa Rheinheimer
 Barcelona, Spain
 Jun 30
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

we had a great night with friends in bcn... talk, drink, dance, walk...

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From Marie Fazio
 Barcelona, Spain
 Jun 30
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Franzs is very nice, open and smart...and Italian :) And he was MY guide to my new city of BCN :P See you in Roma!

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From SUSANNAHBCN
 Barcelona, Spain
 Jun 20
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Nice guy, funny too, he came to my house for lunch. Only met him briefly but he has already invited me and my friend to stay in Rome!!

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From Zsofia Decker
 Budapest, Hungary
 Jun 20
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

lively, allegro, good company

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From Katja Smirnov
 San Francisco, United States
 Jun 19
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Upon my arrival to Roma, after 17 hours of flight time, my host Antonio took me to this great beach party in Ostia where i met the handsome Francesco! Too bad we didn't get to party more...i think we are both party animals, but i'll get you next time :-)) Come to SF anytime...would be lovely to show you the city!

June'08 - Behind those absolute handsome looks of Francesco (he might as well be the best looking Italiano you will meet) there is a great heart and fun personality that is hard to miss. Thank you for spontaneously hosting me; it’s been fun spending time with you! I look forward to comeback to Roma again and again…thanks to friends like you ;) My casa is always open for you in San Francisco!

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From Heather Nguyen
 Dallas, United States
 Jun 18
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

Franzs not only introduced me to a great Italian dish,he also saved my life..ok my camera's life since I lost my charger, Franzs took time out to charge my battery and return it to me early early the next morning. He is wonderful and kind!

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From Leentje
 Barcelona, Spain
 Jun 18
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Carino, educatto, positivo .... ci vediamo pronto. bacio bello

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From KARNEE
 Seattle, United States
 Jun 15
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

we met through our friend Lena, and spent the night drinking wine on "the wall" that overlooks Rome...

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From Jennifer Petley
 Halifax, Canada
 Jun 11
Met in person  
Positive

ohhh what to say...:-))))
Francesco is great person and has become a dear friend. He is kind, generous, courteous and a lot of fun.I am absolutely smitten with bella roma and Francesco made my time there as close to perfect as possible.
Ahhhh Francesco...ti adoro e a presto!!!!!

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From Marina Chiarandini
 Henderson, United States
 Jun 10
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Well... we had a bit of difficulty meeting up... Francesco is an extremely busy person!! But we had spoken and chatted on several occasions so when we did finally meet everything flowed naturally... he made me dinner and we talked a lot... and then it started to rain heavily and would not cease so he also allowed me to sleep over until the morning and then he made me breakfast! =o) Grazie Francesco! HEY THERE! Just wanted to add that he keeps his place clean and has one of the nicest bathrooms, and I really good soap! I must mention this flaw though: you cannot take a picture of him in the morning- but I snuck one anyways!! Muuuahahahahaha! =oP

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From Cathy Noel
 Montreal, Canada
 Jun 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

It was really nice to be host by Franz! I felt like a princess! He took me on a car ride to see Rome by night, it was fabulous!

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From Yulia Shiryaeva
 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
 Jun 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Thanks for hospitality!

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From Isabella Chen
 Singapore, Singapore
 Jun 8
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Franz is warm and honest. I wish we had more time to get to know each other. I felt very comfortable with him.

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From Line Bisgaard
 Aarhus, Denmark
 Jun 3
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Great guy who ll teach you how to say bad things in italian ;)

I didnt say it to anyone yet Francesco... but ill considder it. Thanks for showing us the wall...

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From Jessica Page
 Quebec, Canada
 May 28
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  

My stay at Franzs' place was too short to get to know him well but from the first contact, he was very friendly and helpful. When I finally arrived at his place, he welcomed me with open arms, we took a Martini together and he brought me to visit Rome by night. However, I am quite sorry to say but I must admit that I was a little disapointed by my experience. Nevertheless, I believe that my discomfort was a matter of circumstances and expectations. Would I get to meet him again I would be glad to have the opportunity to know him better.

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From Paola N.
 Milano, Italy
 May 20
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I only write positive because I didn't spend as much time as I wanted to with Francesco! We met on a nosiy night in Istanbul and never had the time to have a good chat and a good dinner like we wanted to. But I am sure he's a great guy! I'll see you in Rome then ;)

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From Yuko Shimizu
 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
 May 16
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Francesco is such a gentle napolitano and he cooks so well! I fell in love with his beautiful appartment with a fantastic view of Rome.;-) Watch out, I will be back soon.;-)

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From Ufkum Murzoğlu
 Istanbul, Turkey
 May 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

we met with at a ,İstanbul cs meeting.. and glad to know him even if we had short time during his trip..

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From ISOLANA
 Istanbul, Turkey
 May 5
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Francesco is a nice + pleasant "napolitano":)It was a pleasure to meet up with you and have a chat+meet you by chance again this morning:) See you around!Ci si vede!

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From CHUP1CHUPZ
 Paladru, France
 May 1
Met in person  
Positive

Thank you very much for having spent a moment with us in Roma, it will be a part of what we will remember of Roma! Keep us posted if you plan to go to France, it will be a pleasure to see you again.

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From Sandra Koka
 Riga, Latvia
 May 1
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He is a really nice, sweet, gentle person. :) We spend two evenings together in Rome and i can only say the best things about him. Just meet him and u will agree with me.. :)

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From Emelyne Parfait
 Dijon, France
 Apr 16
Met in person  
Positive

when francesco saw i was in rome he kindly invited me to meet him.we had a coffee and he showed me places he likes.it's a shame we did not spend more time together.hope i'll see him in france

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From Liat Gal On
 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
 Apr 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Francesco + 2 other couch surfers from spain and walked around Rome for the afternoon...
thanks Francesco

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From Tcvetislava Yordanova
 Varna, Bulgaria
 Apr 3
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days Surfed 1 days Traveled 1 days 

PARTY TIME :))))))))))

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From DELALUCY
 Barcelona, Spain
 Apr 1
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Francesco and Adrianna stayed two nights in Barcelona. They are nice and independent guests and brought as a tempting chocolate fondue set. Thank you! Francesco is perfectly prepared and seems to know more people here than we do ;-) CU soon in Roma!

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From Marzia Mizzon
 Torino, Italy
 Mar 24
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

funny, friendly, openminded, expert traveler as well and un atypical travel, which give to him a lot of respect!

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From Annabelle Ambler
 Paris, France
 Mar 18
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I finally took a ticket to visit Francesco in ROme...

2 short days, made magic by my host !

So many attention, kindness, energy...

best capucino, ever...

best pasta, ever...

Bisous





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From Ksenia Olkhovskaya
 Saint Petersburg, Russia
 Mar 17
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Francesco - very touching and impressive :) Evening became funny as soon as I've met him in Rome ;))) Tnx for beautifull views of eternal city :) and for nice meeting with yr friends after :) Hope to c u soon again.

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From SOPHIA
 Merano, Italy
 Mar 2
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

I met Francesco in Rome and I would like to say a huge thank you for the help he has given me. Francesco is a extremly nice guy, he is Mr. Couchsurfing Italy and I am really happy to know him and his charming girl friend. Wish you all to meet a lot of CSers just like him.

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From Paolo Beltrame
 Rome, Italy
 Feb 10
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He is a nice and friendly guy

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From NIETIX
 Rome, Italy
 Feb 7
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Franzs in many meetings , always busy with his ambassador job...doing it very well

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From Adele Di Marzo
 Rome, Italy
 Feb 5
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

francesco is very simple, sociable, intelligent, open minded and loves travelling ...and he is also a real gentleman!

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From Talena Sanders
 New York, United States
 Feb 4
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Such a nice guy, Francesco! So warm and friendly, just wish I hadn't been so busy while he was staying with me, I barely got to spend time with him. However, he was lovely to host - let him stay at your place if you get the chance!

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From Monica Scheerer
 Brooklyn, United States
 Feb 3
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

What a wonderful nice guy! Franzs was a great temporary addition to the household, he helped out with the party we threw, bartending and then dancing with us! I only wish I had got a chance to say good bye...he will have to come back!

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From S0PRING
 New York, United States
 Jan 31
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Franz surfed my couch for 2 nites. we could not spend much time but he is very friedly guy,
thanks for the wine!

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From Lorenzo Colloreta
 Pistoia, Italy
 Jan 30
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

We met while we were both in NYC, hanged around a couple of days enjoying the city. Too bad we literally lost ourselves in MoMa museum and didn't say goodbye. He's a good ambassador with a good point of view about Couchsurfing and hosting.

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From PURELILY
 Orlando, United States
 Jan 29
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We had a great time chatting and eating :) Franzs is super friendly and I hope to be able to visit him one day!

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From Sally Kay
 New York, United States
 Jan 29
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Francesco is so much fun! We explored NY on a very cold day, sadly we were both busy that night and he was leaving the next day...I can't wait until I make it to Rome or he comes back here :-)

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From Connie Hum
 New York, United States
 Jan 23
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Francesco and I got to know each other while he surfed with me for a couple of nights. He's a great guest and brought me a mini espresso maker. It is fantastic! Francesco is really eager to learn about the places he travels to and is a great addition to the CS global community.

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From Sabrina Colombo
 Rome, Italy
 Jan 22
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Franz at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, we had a drink together and talked about his mission in Couchsurfing. He is a very earnest person. See you soon!

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From MIRIAM05
 Prague, Czech Republic
 Jan 17
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Francesco is one of those guys who make a great impression on you in their 1st reply already :))) So I was very excited to finally meet him last Sunday in Vatican! HE is just like his profiles says- very friendly, full of energy and passion :))) Hope to meet again- Prague or Rome or just wherever!
PS: HE and ENZO also made sure we catch our plane back, grazie!

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From Lāsma Migleniece
 Riga, Latvia
 Jan 14
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We and our friends spent one nice chill out evening evening in Red bar in Rome. I enjoyed it a lot. :))

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From Natasa Golosin
 Aveiro, Portugal
 Jan 7
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Very friendly and nice guy. He is trustful, clean, active and easy going - great guest. I would host him again, for sure. Hope to meet you again Franzs maybe in Rome? :)

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From Laura V
 Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Jan 6
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

He hosted me in Rome for three days. He made things so easy for me. I had a really great time there with him and Mindy, my lovely Taiwanese friend. You'll be always welcome in Argentina!

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From Shiri Golan
 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
 Jan 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

we meet in tel-aviv. forse civediamo in italia. ciao!!

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From EUGLENA84
 Berlin, Germany
 Jan 3
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Such great memories :)

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From Jill Ryther
 Santa Monica, United States
 Dec 31, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Francesco was very helpful and patient with my friend Rebecca and I. His flat is clean and nice and he took good care of me while I was there. Even woke up at 4:30 a.m to carry my heavy suitcase down to the taxi :)

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From Elena Siamese
 Rome, Italy
 Dec 31, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

With Francesco we tried to meet many times but we're sooo busy :))) And.. Anyway, he is a friendly and smiley guy, so I hope it's only the beginning! Looking forward to see you, Franzs! :P

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From Kirstine Desian
 Copenhagen, Denmark
 Dec 29, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He felt a bit sorry for me walking around on my own in Rome I guess, so he invited me to his home a couple of times on my stay. He is great company, I enjoyed it very much.

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From Linda C
 Aix-les-Bains, France
 Dec 19, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

april 07: I met Francesco for a lunch, he cooked me good pasta. And we spent a good time during a CS meeting in roma, he's really a great guy!

December 07: we stayed in touch since our fisrt meeting and he supported me to become an ambassador.I was very happy to meet hime again and despite he was very tired, he took care of me and offered me always so good meals. He's defintely a great host and I hope he will become my guest one day.
See you soon in aix les bains or may be barcelona!

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From Manon Deblois
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 17, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Too bad i was so busy and was unable to spend enough time with Francesco but it was very pleasant and comfortable to have him at my place.
Maybe at his next visit we will have more time.

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From Elien Herwig
 Barcelona, Spain
 Dec 17, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

I had the honor to host Francesco for a night ;) He's an enthousiastic, uncomplicated, sweet italiano!! So Franzs, if you come back in june, I hope you stop by at my 'office', haha :) Ciao!

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From LILLA_LN
 Paris, France
 Dec 11, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Francesco was a sweet guest and after spending last week-end in Rome hosted by him, I can say he is a wonderful host too. He makes delicious carbonara pasta. He does his very best to make you feel at home. During those 2 days, he took me for a full sightseeing of Rome, out of touristic paths. Despite the rain, he showed me around his city. He's a sweet guy with a very beautiful and generous soul.
I'm very happy to know him.


First meeting in September'07:
Francesco is a really sweet & warm-hearted guy, a real gentleman. He arrived in the evening and left the following morning, so we didn't have time to do much but we talked a lot, shared a diner & our travel experiences, we shared a very nice moment. He is welcome back to "surf my couch" any time.


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From Csaba Illés
 Budapest, Hungary
 Dec 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Very funny guy, cool guest.

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From Andrea Mile
 Budapest, Hungary
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

he was not bluffing when writing "full of life" in his profile. funloving, outgoing, extremly social. thanks for choosing my flat as accomodation.

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From Milan Kidd
 Budapest, Hungary
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met at the most successful CS meeting I've ever been to, and he was very friendly and interesting to talk to.

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From Andras Foldvari
 Budapest, Hungary
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Francisco is a return visitor so no surprice he is like a local.. his shining character left a mark with us, and I do hope when I am in Rome I can do like the Romans do.. thanks for the great party and keep in touch Man..

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From Hyunju Yi
 Seoul, South Korea
 Nov 29, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Met him for a very short dinner and had a nice time with him and his friend!

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From Alessia
 Rome, Italy
 Nov 27, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Franzs is a positive person, he is very nice, friendly and he makes me feel comfortable. He is a good cooker too :-)

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From Martina Prochazkova
 Prague, Czech Republic
 Nov 26, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 5 days  
Positive

Franzs is a great host, thx for having me :-)

I still remember the hot tub you prepared when I got to your place after a whole day of travelling, plus the nice dinners and places you showed me around. You are most welcome again in Praga or Berlin!!

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From Kelsey Giusta
 Encinitas, United States
 Nov 20, 2007
Met in person Close Friend, Surfed 15 days Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Francesco is an exceptional host. He went out of his way to make me feel comfortable, made me bubble baths, cooked me glueten free food, cafe and eggs in the morning, went to see games, foreign films, dancing, tasting wine, walks in parks, collecting shells at the seaside, dancing at the lake, driving around rome and looking at 500, eating lots of proscuitto and mozerella. He is very trusting and so fun to be around. I didnt want to leave. I was able to experience and see rome in ways that were only possible because of his generosity. he is a good friend and hope to meet up in NYC soon.

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