ABOUT ME

My name is Charles and I am from Québec City, Canada. I am currently doing a very big bicycle towards Europe for a year at least! From 2016 to 2023, I did back and forth from Québec to Tierra del fuego in three parts. In 2016-2018, I cycled two years from Quebec City to ushuaia, exactly 37 494 km lol! I followed the Andes all the way in South America, it was amazing! I flew from ushuaia to Quebec to work in the north for some time and after that I cycled on the Atlantic shore of South America for a year until COVID stopped me in the state of Maranhao in Brasil. Resuming my trip in 2022, i cycled through the Amazon and the Guianas all the way to Venezuela and then sailed and cycled the Carribean, before getting to Florida and riding home again! I like to share my travel stories with people a lot.

I graduated from Laval University in geology in 2013. Rocks are awesome. I registered to Couchsurfing in 2013 to help me around while I was doing a bike trip from Portugal to Uzbekistan!
I consider myself as a social, smooth and open person who likes to travel. My travels always turn out to some kinds of funny adventures and I like it that way! In a way, I am not a very good tourist since I don't like rushing to see all landmarks in a city for example. I think it's more about meeting people and do funny stuff!

Interests

Geography and travels greatly interest me! I studied in geology to be able to work directly in the field wherever it's necessary! I'm very curious in general, I like discovering different kinds of litterature and cinema!

• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• geography
• geology

Music, Movies, and Books

-Star Wars (except the Prequels)
-Lord of the Rings
-A lot of books from Dostoievski to R.L. Stine (the writer of goosebumps)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think the coolest thing I did was to cycle 11 000 km from Portugal to Turkmenistan in Central Asia to throw my engineering ring into the Gates of Hell, a big fire crater. Like in Lord of the Rings, me as Frodo and Turkmenistan as Mordor.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I really like to tell my travel stories. I try to make them funny. Having travelled to some exotic places (like azerbaijan and stuff) or worked in remote places (The taiga of the James Bay), I could share my experiences with you.

I am no great cook, but I like to do my best and cook for my hosts from time to time!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Faroe Islands, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Switzerland