Owen Venes

owen is a good man to have around in a strange situation. and a strange man to have around in a good situation...

I met with Owen in the house of Chris in Dublin by chance. He was also the guest of Chris during my stay. We chatted a lot and played "ESEK", which is one of the Turkish famous national card games, together after he had reminded us this game and had great amusing time during our game.

His advices helped me during my stay in Iran,. Owen’s a charming, open minded pal and we had a very good small time!.Thanks…

Owen was my guest ... I think for 4 or 5 days in Tehran. He is a very nice guy, with good sense of Humor. I enjoy their stay in my home, and specially Owen is a good Cook!, don't miss his cookings:D I Wish you best on the way to India, and I hope you reach to Pakistan with no problem!

he comes well recommendedS

Owen was a few years ahead of me in primary school so I've known him forever. He's a friendly guy and is hilarious - he's got tons of great travelling stories, and a totally unique outlook on life

Owen is wondeful guy.he is real traveler that know many thing about how we can have cheep trip around world.
Unfortuantly during day that he was in yazd i could not help him so much becouse i was so busy.buti hope in next time he come to iran and i could help him.
i wish nice trip for you dear owne

owen and his friend were our guests for 2 nights, they are energetic, good knowledge about many area. if you see the rout of thier trip, I'm sure you'll sit for some hours to hear their useful memoir.

he is a real traveller, heading to what ever happens
wish you best of luck

Owen is a great guy to hang with. He's full of great stories and amazing life experiences. We hope he makes it to Japan safely (and maybe we can meet up with him and George for some noodles in Tokyo!)

I would say with the utmost experience that owen will serve as perhaps the best couchsurfer you ever take into your home. Grab the chance while you can!

I hosted Owen for two nights at my place, and i really wish i had more free time for him, but we were both very busy and very tired at those days (although i must admit his work was much harder than mine).

He is a very smart, interesting young man, really independend and a true traveller.
Dont hesitate to host him or meet him if you have the chance.

It was extremely nice of him that he offered to go to the train station and pick up my next guests. Thanks a lot for that, Owen.

Good luck in the rest of your journeys, i really hope we have the chance to meet again, and maybe till then we ll be able to talk in Esperanto :)

I met him in Istanbul by accident in one hostel, he seems to be a cool guy. Good luck on your travel around the world!

Owen is a very very nice guy. He is the most adventurous person i've ever seen and that's why he is very inspiring also. He always has an interesting and funny idea on any subject. He-as a tourist, hosted us in a hooka place in Turkey.. Isn't that ironic?

He and Michael were very nice and talkative, they were kind and cooked pasta with a nice cheese sauce and vegetables too! Hope they're enjoying their travels if they're still on the road! :)

he has so much stories with him, he is a true traveller who knows the history, politics, culture and environment of the countries he travalled. the stories he shared were all so excited to listen. i'm glad we met. and sorry about the rabbits telling your furtune rubbish:S

He was a great person,adventurer, talkative and funny person he is always smiling!!!

Owen is a good guy.

Alway an interesting person to converse with. Awfully random, a bit like a headless chicken with the brains of einstein.

Owen stayed for a few nights on my couch. He was nice enough to cook for me- well, irish food!- and to be friendly to my cat and friends. He's quite an original guy and an experienced traveller, for such a young man. Sail ho!

Only few hours together, but very intensive. We fall to sleep at 2 hours a.m.

We met when I surfed his mom's couch in County Clare, Ireland. He was there to visit her at the time. He's really great company and spent a day showing us around in the area.

Owen played our tourist guide in county Clare (great job! ;)) and I had a lot of fun when listening to his stories!

Bogman!!! Surfed with Owen while he was over at his mom's in Co.Clare, Ireland. Did some great hill and bog walking together. This guy knows the area like the back of his hand (even though he sometimes forgets which hand!!!) and knows all kinds of great adventurous shortcuts. They might take a bit longer sometimes but they're definately worth it!
Hope to see you in Faro, I'll be waiting for you in Riga :P!

Sertug came to Dublin with his kazak friend and the surfed my friends house so I help him host them. They were very friendly. They seemed to like Dublin much more than we do! Chris' housemate Mary beat us all at Eshek!

This man has a piercing in a very interesting location! If you meet him he might even show you. Im sure this crazy cat dont pay for the Luas®, and neither should you! Free Tibet. Save the whales.

Co-incidentally, we were both surfing the same guy in Iran. We had a few chats and went for a meal. Interesting guy.

Me and Mike stayed with Reze during our trip in Iran. Reze was a great host who hosted us in true 'me casa is tu casa' style. It was great to really relax and get up up late for the first time in more than a month of traveling. He took us to a great party too which was fun. Reza is also a great historian so if you wana know about Iran, hes your man.

I used to know kirsten when we were tiny little twerps. Then we met up recently again after all those years. I hope you go traveling and fulfil your dreams of exploring the globe!

Finn yesh is a dude. Always has been and always will be.

Joannas a great laugh and really apriciates good music. Czechtek was great.

I'v known morrissey for yonklimes. He taught me a few things on my guitar and in return I semi-perminantely lent him the guitar! I'm sure hes treating it better that I did. Morrissey is a genius both musically and computerally. Dont miss the chance to host him when hes on his travels.

I met abbas randomly in his hostel. He let us use his phone to call our host, served us tea, looked after our luggage while we explored and even changed money for us when we ran out.
A real saint!

Michael is a very experienced traveller with lots of interesting stories from around the world. He is also really great fun to hang out with. A real cool guy.

Mehrdad kindly took us into his home even though we had only contacted through the phone. He helped us to navigate the city and made sure we had somewhere to stay after him. If you stay with Mehrdad, he will make sure you have a good stay.

she didnt mind meeting me late at night and promtly showed me the way to her beauty salon which was very comfortable indeed and even had aircon blowing directly down on my bed!

Mina and Hassan were really great hosts. They told us about their country and mina prepaired some very tasty food for us. We chatted about china and exchanged travel stories. Hopefully we will see them agian some time.

Although I only had a night to chat to them, we had a few laughs over dinner. Im sure ill see them again in the orient somewhere...

If she ever looses her spark ill be very disapointed. A truely spontaniously fun girl.

George took us in to his lovely home in Athens when we were running very low on options. He showed us where to get decent suvllaki and taught us a bit about his city. He cooked some traditional japanese food for us to!

I came back 2 moths later alone and the weather was so so hot. George made sure there was a fan pointing at my bed and plenty of cold water. A truely great host.

I showed him the deepest darkest corners of the mountain forests beyond the realm of men in which i hosted him.

Iv known this guy a long time now. We went to school together and lived in the same house for more than a year in Dublin and Corofin. You can always count on Chris to come up with a good idea or cook a good roast or drive somewhere interesting.

We met in a hostel and had great chats about slovakia and other things.

I stayed with him in Barcelona during my hitch to Japan. He showed us around and gave us an insight into Catalunyas history and culture. Great host. He took us to a bar and told us about catalunya, drove us to various gaudi spots on the way home.

Erwan was more than happy to host me at fairly short notice. He picked me up in his car and took me to his cosey little appartment that he shares with his cat. He brought me to Cannes to meet his friends. We cooked for each other and in general he was a very nice host.

Definetly the coolest couchsurfer I'v ever stayed with. He lives in a big appartment with 2 mexican students and a belgian kungfu master! Fausto cooked good italian pasta everyday. His flatmate Alan cooked very good mexican food too. They showed me some bars in town and we went to the beach too. I had a great time in Valencia with these guys.

Mert and his friend Ali picked us up in their car and took us to a waterfront restaurant for dinner. They were so hospitable Mert even insisted to sleep on the couch. They showed us how to get around and trusted us with the keys. Thanks Mert.

Gamze put me in contact with her english teaching friend Stu from Manchester who was very helpful and has given me invaluable info on the whole teaching scene here. Any expats moving to Istanbul should talk to Gamze first!

Chrıs and I met this charming man in the airport in Brno and shared a hotel room with him for a few nights. We drank absinth and sightsaw the city. This guy has traveled the globe extensively and has a great sense of humour.