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Sutton, England, United Kingdom
@daniel-durrani-1
Member since 2024
Iโm a cheeky lad who loves adventuring around the world. I grew up in Surrey, UK and studied Physics at the University here. I worked as a physicist, programmer and as a tutor. I love meeting people and exploring places and doing pretty much anything, whether that be hiking, chatting, walking around or really any kind of activity. I usually travel by hitchhiking and I find it the most fun way to travel, although occasionally I take public transport. I'm also learning the Celtic Low Whistle which I've been playing with since leaving England this year. I recently travelled around South Asia ๐ฆ๐ซ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ต , the Caucasus ๐ฌ๐ช ๐ฆ๐ฒ and some parts of Europe ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฟ, and now Iโm on another journey again! I started travelling from the UK Eastwards and I've made it as far as Japan (although I did have to fly over Iran and China). From here I plan to go to Taiwan and then see where the boats take me from there ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐บ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ป๐ณ๐ธ๐ฌ.After I come back I canโt wait to host people and show you all around London! Other things Iโve done recently: Hitchhiked around Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช Fishermanโs trail in Portugal ๐ต๐น Kumano Kodo in Japan ๐ฏ๐ต Volunteered at a festival in Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ Hitchhiked all over the northern areas of Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ Volunteered for a bit in Chernihiv, Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ Travelled all over Germany with the Deutschlandticket ๐ฉ๐ช
Interested in Art
Interested in Board games
Fluent in English
Learning Arabic
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
To explore the world and meet lovely people! The best experiences I had travelling ever were with Couchsurfing, and I feel a real connection to a place when I get to meet local people there and understand the culture and society :) I heard about Couchsurfing a while ago but I only signed up very recently. Before this I was staying at random pplโs houses. For example my first night in Afghanistan I spent in a mud house in northern Kandahar with the Taliban and a bunch of farmers. It was a fun experience! Iโm excited to meet locals from different cities and learn about your cultures, and Iโm excited for you guys to come to the UK so I can show you all around Surrey and London!
Music, Movies, and Books
Everything, pretty much I like all kinds of Music, my favourite might be Rock, Classical or Folk idk :) For movies I usually like horror movies, or historical films For books I love to read everything, and my favourite book is the Shahnamah, because it contains many beautiful stories. And Iโm always open to book recommendations!
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Hitchhiked all over Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Teach, Learn, Share
Physics, Philosophy, History Iโm really happy to learn anything and everything!
What I Can Share With Hosts
Banter, Travel stories and any knowledge about Physics that you may be interested in
My Interests
Banter and having a good time. My main interest is Physics but I really like to read about ancient and medieval history, especially from Britain or anywhere in Asia. And I also like to read about philosophy, especially from antiquity and even more so from outside Greece Iโm also very curious about different cultures all over the world, and I like their music, clothing, beliefs, history, lifestyle and interactions with neighbouring peoples. And of course Iโm very interested in travelling, usually by hitchhiking, all over the world ;)