Giovanni Gueci

Never endless..stimulating conversations...he speaks the same language I do just with different, grammar, words and intonation.

Gianni hosted me and my friend for two nights. He is generous, funny and nice. Very passionate about Sicily and Palermo. He and his friends are gonna give you an interesting and unexpected insight of their city. Thank you very much, Gianni!

Ciao, mi dispiace, io non sapevo che tu fossi già registrato sul CouchSurfing.
Come stai? Mi sono piaciuti i giorni a Palermo, ogni sera siamo andati a bere, nonostante che siamo tornati a casa tardi, Tu sei stato energico il giorno dopo. Che sorpresa!!
Mi manca la festa per guardare il colcio, noi abbiamo passato una bella serata. Tu mi hai comprato un pan al cioccolato perchè il mio portafoglio era stato rubato.
Non dimenticare che io ho detto di andare a Palermo fra 10 anni con le mie bambine...:)

Oh, my Dazzling Husband! Doesn't matter if you want jokes, good food, a quick history of Palermo or just to chill with an amazing guy, Gianni is always right! My favorite memories including cuddling with him and 3 others in a small tent on a beach in Sicily, dancing to some Sicilian oldies and just joking from the moment we meet until the moment we part!

Giovanni is a funny guy from Italy. He told me many things about the differences between north and south and made me think about which type I am :) As he was italian I suggested to meet at cafe italiano which was also funny. Finally we had a lot of talking about life,parties,mediterranean. He brought me some pictures of Sicily which was unbeliveable beautiful, would love to see the country one day. Arrivederci !

Giovanni is just great!!! We met recently during his trip to istanbul for some drinks and had a lot of fun constantly laughing all the time:)) he is fun, friendly and he definitely has the couchsurfing spirit. looking forward to going to palermo to have much more fun time with him:)) kisses

i met him in istanbul at a small cs get together party..i liked the way he communicate with people , and he also laughes at me when i try to speak in italian..the italian people i know so far generally get mad at me when i mimic their language , he is the first one to understand the humor and luagh at it :) the pasta he cooked for us was really good.sooo, my vote for him is pozitiveeeattoo :P

We had such a windy but a beautiful day together(at least we survived in that hurricane;)),I enjoyed walking inside historical places with this nice sicilian..I wish he could manage to join us after Melek bar;) I would like to try some scilian language and culture if I pass through his life again;)..

we had 2 days together and very nice to meet an openhearted person as Giovanni. i enjoyed too much while we were talking for hours,although sometimes we could not understand each other :)very nice to talk with him.
very thanks for have been sharing your experinces about life . i will always remember the fire and the wind ;)
hope to see you again

Che bello sapere di lui!!! We spent few days here and we felt that we know each others for a long time. Grazie per aiutare il mio Italiano :)) I really would love to meet you again especially in Palermo. Again I can taste Arancini and the bread you talked about. Thinking being in Sicily again PERFETTO!!! I am sure I will see you again Gianni in Italy or somewhere else. Grazie per tutto troppo...

Giovanni is a hurracane...i had a fun nigth with him and his friends....See you soon Giovanni!!!!

Gianny sei garnde, very nice guy, very fany, I have very good time in sicilia thanks you, i am very happy to meet you, and I hope see you again

A simpleton who doesnt look like one. A genuine person with a reasonable approach towards life.After all the chats I had with him, I could see that he belives in living life to the fullest and he is an enthusiastic soul. He invited me to join his amazing group of friends for Ferragosto and I had a blast. 'Te lo ricordi' Gianni :)

Gianni is a great guy...I'll come over soon to Palermo to visit him and Sicily...

genuine simple (but definitely interesting and active) who really believe in the best side of this website, staying with him though just for an evening was enriching me, I could understand something of soul of palermo and I had a very good feeling in been hosted and talking with him! a very positive person, I 'll wait to see you in florence, to show you the gipsy side of the city?!

The world is really small...after having been in the same hostel in Salvador's carnaval but without meet each other, we met in crazy S. Fermin Fest!We surfed the same house and shared so good time, laughing, having fun, talking abou everything...travels life, sticchio philsophy, cultures...;) This crazy sicilian guy is a real friend, outgoing and an authentical traveller soul, see you soon in argentina, sicily or wherever around the world!

I met Giovanne in Palermo with some other couchsurfer friends.We immediately got on well.He is easy to talk to and has a good sense of humour too.I am sure we will meet up again and next time its my turn to by the drinks !

Come dire... GRAZIE... !!
Palermo con te fu diversa, diversamente bella e preciosa.

Sul pianio umano, quello del contatto, era cosi ci conoscevamo da tanto tempo anche...Era buffo l'episodo della chiesa che ci aspettava...con la musica del matrimonio.
You've been so nice and so helpfull.
Please come in Paris, you re more than welcome.

gianni was very kind to host us in his house although he already had another guest. he was a very friendly and lively companion, bringing us to the beach and even a jazz concert! it was a very pleasant stay with this warm and spontaneous person!

un bravissimo ragazzo....!!


siamo tutti bravi....

gianni- a friend that always makes you feel happy! Many evenings we spent together and he managed it to make every night special. He makes me laugh all the time! But not only for going out he is a perfect person, he also showed me many great things about his city. He is a friendly, interesting, cute guy that I would recomand to everyone !

after having been exchanging mails for months gianni -and filippo- finally appeared in my life!
all the waiting was definetly worthy..
had a great time and felt like between long time friends

He's a perfect guest like his friend Filipek, I hosted them for a night and we had nice dinner in argentinian's restaurante. He's very kind, funny, tidy, pleasant, etc etc etc.
If you can know him... don't doubt!!!

it was very interesting to meet giovanni and filippo, two siciliens very specials. we didn't spend a lot of time with them, but it was great... we hope to see them in sicily, but also anywhere in the world... they are super highly recomended!!!!
ciao ragazzi!!!! è stato un vero piacere conoscervi,speriamo di vedervi presto in sicilia!!!

I host his friend Filippo.I met Filippo ad Gianni a rainy day in Toulouse, we have to lunch together and we have a typical toulousian mexican dinner with my friends! Gianni is a nice and funny couchsurfer! Good time with your game pim, pam , poum (or pim, poum, pam????) See you in Sicily!

We got first in touch through CS and exchanged a few emails about San Fermin. We could meet and go out during the first night of the festival with some friends, we pretty much went into every single bar/peña in Jarauta Street! We shared good conversation, Gianni is an interesting guy to talk to.

HEEEEEEEEY! I am still sad you couldn't host me after all... But I am so glad that we met on the both evenings I spent in Palermo, and I hope we can meet again, maybe in Sicily, maybe somewhere else! ;)

Guys~ this is a great guy!!! Helpful, talkative, funny, the soul of the group^^ Highly highly recommended to meet!!!!!!

Giovanni is an awesome guy! He has a great sense of humour, is so easy to get along with, is kind, generous and obliging. It felt like we'd been friends forever. Really, he's a champ! We shared some great laughs and I highly acclaim his cooking ; ) Can't wait to get back to Sicilia to visit. You'll have to come to Australia too!!!

Are you going to meet Gianni? Pay attention! You MUST have your abdominals muscles in training! (I went to gym 2 weeks daily before meet him) he can let you laugh for hours on end, even at 3am, sleeping at airport, after 3 days meeting, deadly tired. He also invented 3-4 new position in Tai massage. full of energy

I met him in Palermo and we spent one wonderful evening with him. We watched football (wasn't good match, but...) and he cooked the best pasta in my life. He is so funny, so nice and intelligent, that I'm very happy to meet him in my life. You are very welcome to Saint-Petersburg one day! ciao :)

Gianni, Gianni, Gianni, what can I say? He's a fantastic host. We laughed more in four days than I had in many months, even if it did mean I was occasionally attacked by apostrophes. He introduced me to all of his legendary Palermitani friends, we drove more than an hour away to get a special kind of bread and go to the overcast beach, we went to two soccer game parties, and (despite my feeble protests) we stayed out until after 4 in the morning for three nights in a row! He even made me pasta alla carbonara and helped me search the city for ceramic turtles and martorana (marzipan) fruits. Unforgettable. :D

Do be forewarned, however, that:
a) he has only ONE key to the apartment which means that if you come on a weekday you will be locked out from 8am - 5pm!!
b) any loyalties you may have to Napoli will be questioned, cross-examined, disputed, and systematically obliterated!

Gianni is one of my wonderful 'big brothers' here in Palermo and I couldn't ask for anyone better! i cannot immagine Gianni without a smile on his lips, a crazy joke, or the twinkling in his eyes when he starts to talk about Sicily! Always had the best time in his company and luckily there's still way more to come :D

This guy is amazing!
i got to know him better lately and it is always a great fun with him.
Giannuzzo "U LIBANISI" is simple, joyful and always happy! He'll make you laugh a lot! it is always nice hanging out with him and playing! I think he is very heartful, out-going, easy-going and charming so he has the perfect spirit to be a great member of CS...So I consider him one of the best HOSTS here in Palermo! absolutely trustworthy...just have fun when you meet him

If the Ficuzza pikki nikki or any other CS meeting in Palermo had a soul, it would be Gianni’s soul!
He’s a good cook (fantastic his pasta salad) and tireless in organizing games and other activities.
I would recommend everybody to meet him at least once in life!

I told this some months ago about Gianni..

I met Gianni in the evening for one aperitif with other couchsurfers and guests!
He is a friendly boy and full of topic of discussion.
It is easy to speak with him and I think we will share other evenings together or maybe.. why not, a travel!

My dear guest... If you visit Palermo, Gianni is another couchsurfer that you must meet!
Believe me!

... but I didn't have any experience of pic nic (called pikki nikki by cagnoli group) with him!
People.. if you want to have fun and have a super pikki nikki.. :) you MUST call Gianni.
I was so sick about my fuck allergy but between a sneeze and another I listened Gianni.. he was so funny!
I hope to organize another pikki nikki.. maybe without my allergy.. it will be surely amazing!!

gianni is a cool guy! in naples dialect i'd say "tien e qualità"!(=you have abilities!)trust him 100%!!!!!!
.. but please don't wear anymore a PINKPALERMO shirt in napoli-occupied-pizza-kitchen, otherwise i'll wear Lavezzi 7 t-shirt when i'll come to Palermo!!!;-)

one of the fantastic 5 who rule CS in Palermo! giovanni can make you laugh with tears if he's in the mood...
That last evening in my house after Pistoia Pizza Meeting i never enjoyed being together with other islanders like me since a long time! with our special sicilian instrument we can make walls shake...beware!

I met Gianni as a member of the Palermitani crew in the pizza meeting in Pistoia, and I enjoyed his positive energy and wit. Then I asked him for hospitality at the end of my roundtrip in Sicily. He's very aware of his Palermitano roots and I was curious to know more about Sicily. I enjoyed to know him better, he's very lively and has a strong temperament, and it's nice how he can bring life to a group. I'm thankful for his generous hospitality in his pleasant home, and most of all because he spoke with me about Sicily and his personal relationship with his terra, and because we went to the sanctuary of Santa Rosalia.

Meeting the Sicilians in Pistoia was real fun!!! The minute I met Giovanni and his friends it was lots of laughter and comparing countries since we are both from the South! A good guy to meet :)

Well for me GIOVANNI is a PALLEMMITANO' brother, great heart, funny boy and generous with the peoples!!

ci becchiamo presto grande fratellita'

So wonderful boy from Palermo. Passing time together, my mouth couldn't stop smiling and lauthing... Now, I'm writing this and I still can't stop doing that!:) You should see my face while I'm writing, proprio cosi :-) I had absolutly perfect time! Giovanni has all great south features inside! Full of life, full of colors, full of energy, and sun, sun, sun! P.S. I also tried to click neutral:-) A presto e il bocca al luppo per crescere figli e figlie, si? :-)

If you ever decide to cook rice for 80 people, don't do it if Giovanni isn't around!!! He will save your day!!!
It was a pleasure to party togehter in Pistoia!!! Fun, positive and totaly sicilian: what a great mix!!!
Ciao bello, ci vediamo prestissimo a Galiga!!!

Giovanni, one of the lovely crazy gang from Sicily. Nice talks, good coffee, some secrets in common;-))) I enjoyed so much being surrounded by you and your friends! See you in Sicily, probably in september if our paths don´t cross even earlier;-)

Giovanni' The perfect member of "i cagnoli" crew. Ready to party, fun and easygoing. I had fun with him and his crazy friend and i really feel like a brother with all the sicilian guys.
Giovanni what is your part in the crew?
It should be "the ambassador" all around the world:o)

Pistoia 2008 pizza meeting: "the boss" (Giovanni) and all his friends from Palermo are GREATTTTT!!!!
it was very very nice to meet so nice people like they are !!!!

ok,i admire this cheerful latino guy and all the movements he does while speaking..:) he picked me up from home and spent a funny evening in palermo,i highly recommend people to meet this guy who loves talking!communication!
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he came to istanbul during the wild stormy period..and it was soo cold and time was soo short,we spent 27 hours but we went to french street,i feed him as much as turkish food i can :) we cooked italian pasta(macaroni)and turkish pasta (cake) together with other couchsurfers,we went to semaver show,hanged around,breakfast,moda tour ...we were like bees:) meanwhile we talked a lot about many things and enjoyed every second!
i wished that i could understand italian because when he speaks,he does not only need words..but he needs his world,his language with those movements to express himself totally with soul and body ! i really look forward to seeing him in sunny day:)

He is an exellent companion! Very fun and cheerful and I would say profesional in hosting couchserfers! I'm really impressed! It was wonderful to meet you.
Thank you Gianni!

thx for giving me the suepr wonderful experience in palermo.i think i will never met a guy sweet n sensitive like u.i really enjoy every moment with u n ur frens which is the most amazing memory in my life.n i wont forget the pain on my cheek which is becoz i laugh too much=P im coming back anytime,get ready for me huh!your NIKA

Gianni is a really nice guy. He really helped make my trip to Palermo special and I look forward to seeing him again in Palermo(!), Rome(!), and hopefully around the world! :)
Update: Gianni hosted me in Palermo for my 2nd visit. He was a great host! I enjoyed getting to know him better and he, along with the Palermo group, created a fantastic weekend!

Only one word can describe this experience - WOW!!!

Gianni was so much fun. this friendly spirit is also, conveniently, a great cook! I only got the privilege of one night with him at Filipek's place, but he was such an energetic and fun guy to be around. Thanks Gianni.

We met twice in Barcelona and we shared a nice lunch in an indian restaurant. He is a very nice person with a great sense of humor!

Giovanni was extremely kind and friendly...A lovely person with a big smile on his face. Despite of not spending much time together we had a good chat, a lovely meal and good wine together..Perfect mix.:-)
Hope to c u soon again and that time we can cheer with some palinka...hehe..

gianni kindly made room in his apartment for me and my two travel buddies stay a couple nights in palermo. he is definitely into the guided-tour style of hosting with a whole itinerary all planned out... if that is your thing, then he is your man. he knows his sicilian food too: he led us to the BEST arancini of our two months in sicily! thank you!

Gianni, IL NIPOTE- the nephew, he wrote I am the uncle, but actually I am "the aunt" ;-) not in reality of course, this is just how we started our friendship many years ago. We live far away but we always find the way to meet up, London, Milan, Sicily...The world is such a small place when you want to meet that someone SO SPECIAL! So, I hope you guys will have the chance to meet this incredible guy once in your life, the best "guide" around Palermo and Sicily, the best mate, the person who will make your stay so pleasant and unforgettable!
Marta

Giovanni contacted me to host him and some friend but unfortunately i had already some guests in my flat, and it was completely full, anyway, we have met in Bairro Alto (Lisboa) and had a lot of fun. Giovanni its someone very energetic and a smilling person. Giovanni, you are always welcome and i promess that you will have space the next time :)
see you soon

mmhhh...it's just a question of sparkling connection! U Libanisi, i.e. Baker, i.e. Gianni, has - along with all his smart nicknames - several nuances in his personality which make me think that he's funny, nice, interesting, reactive all in and I totally admire the 0000000000 expression on his mouth whenever you talk to him...

I had a lot of fun with Giovanni when I met him twice in Palermo!He's very friendly, funny and smilling.It was also nice to see 2 Sicilian guys cooking in the kitchen while 3 girls(2 French and an American) were resting and chatting in the living room :-))Oh yes, I'm sorry for your tooth and I'm looking forward seeing your new smile !!!

This guy is a really lovely person with a great sense of humour. He is the only person that you will find with a beers' pyjama.
Gianni and his friend Giovanni spent 4 days at home and it was so fun. They cooked for us a delicious typical italian dish and we went out together, he's a good dancer :P
He is talkative and has a divine personality, easy-going and open-minded.
For sure I'd love to meet him again in Sicily or wherever life alows us. We are indebted he has to eat my typical spanish dish ;)
I hope to see you so soon Gianni.
A lot of spanish kisses!!! :*****

I ADORE Gianni!

There is something about him which instantly makes you feel very comfortable and affectionate. I feel very safe with him...mi senta molto sicuro con lui.

And he has a fantastic best friend-Filippo. This reflects well.

I look forward to dinner with him in January when he returns from Cuba.

Tanti Baci! Un uomo bravissimo (e biricchino). ;)

Gianni wow! We often meet in palermo and share good time together, talking, drinking... and recently we spent with my guests a very amazing evenings! Gianni is friendly, say always what he think, sure you enjoy with him... I'm glad to have met him and now I consider him a real good friend! We went in Spain together... fantastic trip!

I met Gianni in Palermo. He is kind and very smart. He showed me the historical area of Palermo. He knows so much about Palermo. He knows the history of every church there.
He is very interesting guy and I would love to meet him again.

When Palermo met Livorno in Barna is always a great OK! I spent with Gianni an easy but amazing 'noche brava' with my preatty jobmates-friends. We laughed a lot and had a good time!

Everybody has said it all 100 times, so let me try to give you a truly Sicilian reference : "Lu rispettu è misuratu cu' lu porta l'havi purtatu" Don't change !Bacini :)

Gianni will always find a solution to life's (i.e. your)problems. He will go out of his way to help you! He knows his city like the back of his hand and knows how to have a good time! If visiting beautiful Palermo, you will surely meet him as the CS community is tightly-knit there,everyone knows each other! But it's great, you get to know a whole bunch of Sicilians at the same time!

Gianni is a happy guy, so cheerful. The days you stayed here were so funny i lautgh a lot!! He made a really delicious sicilian dish, adaptet to vegetarians: thank you!! See you soon in Cuba!!! Best regards to Giovanni.

Me and my friend stayed one night in Gianni's house. :) We really enjoyed our stay and his company. He is very warm and welcoming guy. It was very interesting to communicate in 3 languages: English, Spanish and Italian. :) But we enjoyed it. I liked his stories about Brazil, Argentina and other of his trips. :) Thank you very much for all your help. :) Our visit in Palermo was great despite bad weather conditions.

Gianni Gianni.... you made me talk italiano all the time. Gianni Gianni.... you made me eat all the time! Gianni Gianni...... you made my trip so enjoyable! Gianni Gianni.... you made me want to move and live in Palermo! Gianni Gianni.....you forgot to make me sign your guestbook finally! :-P

Ciao Giani!!! io me demando qui e giovanni, alora voio a la fotografia e t'indentifico... un piaccere salutarte.
Gianni is a passionate person and walk to him in palermo it's wondeful, he have very much interesting histories. He is wonerful, and open mind person.
Baci carino

Kèèèè.....Gianni, GianniBaggio, Gianniilforte,MITICO!!!He is an explosive guy, he is a wonderful person full of joy and of life. I know him from when we were children and the memoirs are as that have of us, trips, laughters, party, moments of joy and pain but always old together.
I am happy to finally make part of this fantastic world and for this I must thank Gianni that thousand times he has spoken to me of you, of this adventure and than is all of this Real and not a pretense.
Who Gianni has known he knows that a way has to speak that people fascinate, she succeeds in involving you, to drive you and to make to have a good time with the maximum simplicity. now the fun starts and then goes!!!!!!!

Gianni is a Kosher guy , willing to help the other/s here in c.s.
To me he is a social person .

Nice to know you , salute michel.

After 30 minutes of homeless-ness, I was ready to throw in the towel and weep, but Alessandro and Giovanni showed up at the right time and put my worries to ease! His magnetic personality transformed my fatigue into energy. We had so much to talk and laugh about...he was my Italian teacher and a great friend. Unfortunately, circumstances had us parting earlier than expected...I do hope to see him in Sicily, eat all his food and drink all his wine! Hehe!

A CS friend asked me to host him... well that has been the occasion to meet an extraordinary person! The reason of his voyage to Genova was ot easy, but he was able to face it in a graet way, having the time to spend around, talking abuot our ideas and so on... he has a great respsct of friendship and relationship with people, a profound conceeption of "living" in places... what to say?
I was lucky in finding such a friend!

Giovanni is awesome!!! He has a constant smile on his face and is great fun to be around!! He has such a positive spirit and lives fully. I'm very lucky to have met him at the CS meeting in Palermo-- we had a great time together!! Hope to see you again!! :)

when we meet we spend nice time together... and laught a lot :)))

Gianni hosted us for several days in Palermo, a city he knows very well and we laughed a lot together, with Alicia and Toti. He took us to the best places of "li posto": the beach to look at the stars, the bar opened at anytime of the night and the morning, the restaurant where you can eat the best "produtti del mare", the shop which sells the best fromaggi and a typicissimo concerto. He is the real authentic sicilian man, who can explain the nuances of his culture and with who it is possible to exchange a lot; he has a big heart, a great sense of hospitality and generosity.
I hope to see you again, Gianni, Gianni!

he is very friendly, nice person.he loves to be sicilian,and love speak about his land, but also like listen how the other person feel. we spend a nice walking- day toghether on montisola, and a nice car -tour in the evening.

Easy going, friendly and with a strong sense of group, he is so talkative and basically a good buddy. See u soon Gianni I’m so sorry that I can’t join in your cineforum project

Lovely guy. generous, spontaneus, comunicative. Interesting to talk to, funny to be with. Sensitive and passionate. Relaxed but also always ready to party!! I'm very happy we met. (..Gianni, as previously accorded, it's 200 euros + taxes for the referece..)

Gianni is " mine COMPARE" i have know him at school, mine companion of bench.How many nights to talk, different problem:the woman , the politic,music,history,friendship and general people.All it changes for to remain all what before.

WHAT GIANNI IS TO ME: Gianni is for sure my guardian angel! This is what I think whenever we spend time together! WHO IS GIANNI? Gianni is a very passionate,nice and sensitive sicilian man, he has good feelings and values! He is soooooo fun! WHAT GIANNI WANTS TO GET FROM THE CS PROJECT: He wants to pick up the best from all the people and give them the same, this is why he really wants to spend time with his guests and hosts... MY ADVICE: Just try and meet Gianni...it can be one of the highlights of your trip!!
SO...I am proud to have been the one to introduce Gianni to the CS project!
Ciao Mischino! Ti voglio bene!