🌍 ABOUT ME
Since 2014 I’ve been on the move: living, working, saving, and then disappearing for months to explore the world.
I’ve worked as a chef in Australia and New Zealand, spent two years in Athens doing customer care for Apple, then lived in Ireland for 5 years, working and embracing the green island life.
After all that, I finally decided to come back to my roots — to my quiet little hill town in the Italian countryside — and start a new chapter.

People say I’m:

Funny, sarcastic (in a good way)
Super curious and talkative
Clean, respectful, and easygoing
When I travel, I follow the energy of people and places – I don’t need a plan, just good vibes.

🟢 Vegetarian (no meat or fish, but I eat eggs/dairy)
🚭 I don't smoke
☕ Not a coffee drinker – yes, I might be the first Italian vegetarian non-smoker who doesn’t drink coffee or care about football or fashion 😅

🧘 PHILOSOPHY
Work – Save – Travel – Repeat

“Less is more.”
“People don't take trips… trips take people.” – John Steinbeck
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust
“I read; I travel; I become.” – Derek Walcott

True story:
“Denny, how can you work 7 months and travel 3?”
Me: “How can you work 11 months and travel only 3 weeks?”

✨ WHY I TRAVEL
I travel because I’m deeply curious about people – how they live, what they value, how they spend this short, beautiful time on Earth.
Each trip reminds me how lucky I am and helps me grow in humility.
I believe in coming home with peace in your heart, memories in your mind, and stories worth sharing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

🌍 WHY I’M ON COUCHSURFING
I feel a constant need to be in motion — not just traveling, but experiencing.
For me, Couchsurfing is the best way to connect deeply with people and places. I’m not chasing monuments or Instagram spots. I travel to live through different realities, understand the good and the bad of each place, and form my own perspective.

I love meeting curious minds, having real conversations, asking tons of questions, and challenging my worldview. Every interaction helps me open my mind a little more. That’s why I’m here — to share, learn, and grow through people.

Interests

🎯 INTERESTS
Whatever makes me laugh — I’m in.
Yoga for balance, music to set the mood, and rugby… well, for passion (did I say rugby? Let me say it again: rugby 🏉).

I’m into films, sports, beer, good conversations, and the thrill of traveling and meeting new people.
I love exploring new cultures, trying local cuisines, and learning how people live around the world — even if it’s wildly different from me. Especially if it is.

Also:
Friends, good food & wine, long chats, art, cinema, reading, photography, and anything that reminds me how big and beautiful this world is.

🛠️ Current goal:
I’m dreaming of building out a van and turning it into a simple, liveable home for a long road trip adventure through Europe — just like I did back in Australia and New Zealand. Same soul, new roads.

• books
• documentaries
• music
• solo travel
• local food
• market

Music, Movies, and Books

music : pearl jam, nirvana, classick rock (from elvis to gogol bordello etc etc)

books : travel, biography, enviroment and sustainability , historic , buddhism and oriental philosophy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Honestly... the list is long (and getting longer). Here are just a few:

Got attacked by a kangaroo in Jervis Bay, Australia 🦘 (yes, really)

Almost ended up with a Mike Tyson face tattoo after a wild night in Bangkok 🥴

Couchsurfed with a crazy Vietnamese family who made me question everything I thought I knew about “normal”
Spent 3 months in a Hare Krishna community in Australia – barefoot, meditating, and eating endless rice
Once asked for a kebab with “penis” instead of chicken in Spain (damn you, Spanish pronunciation: pollo vs. polla 🌯🙈)
Hiked Mt. Teide (3,700m) in the Canary Islands wearing just a swimsuit and a t-shirt in the morning — beach sunset the same day! 🏖️❄️
Got completely lost in Bangkok with some hostelmates and woke up in a tattoo studio with a stencil of Tyson's tribal tattoo on my face... that part? Not funny at all.
Climbed Adam’s Peak in Sri Lanka – 5,200 steps straight up in the middle of the night just to catch sunrise at the top 🌄
...and there’s more. Always more.

Teach, Learn, Share

i📚 TEACH, LEARN, SHARE
I truly believe that everyone has something to teach — a story, a skill, a perspective — and that every encounter can enrich your soul, even in unexpected ways.

I’m always curious and open:
🧠 Ready to learn whatever you feel like sharing
💬 Happy to teach anything I know, from practical tips to travel stories to vegetarian cooking
🤝 Love exchanging ideas, even (especially) when we disagree — that’s where growth happens!

🪣 BUCKET LIST
Some of these dreams have already come true… others are still waiting:

✅ Travel across India & Sri Lanka
✅ Participate in an Indian wedding
✅ Celebrate Holi Festival in India
✅ Volunteer while traveling (and at home!)
❌ Travel through South America
✅ Do not lose weight while traveling as a vegetarian (India helped!)
⏳ Complete a Vipassana meditation course
✅ Couchsurf with the wildest, kindest, and weirdest people ever
✅ Hike mountains unprepared in swimwear, then hit the beach
✅ Get (almost) a Tyson's face tattoo in a thailand after a drink night
✅ Live in a Hare Krishna community
❌ Still need to find a kangaroo that actually likes me after be attacked from a mama kangaroo

What I Can Share with Hosts

Homemade Italian dishes (vegetarian-friendly, of course!)
A dose of Italian humor – somewhere between sarcasm and philosophy 😄
Travel tips for Italy, Europe, or life on the road with no plan
Some crazy real-life stories (I swear they happened)
Conversations about the meaning of life — deep or ridiculous, depends on the wine
Food, drinks, music, good vibes, and of course... WiFi + hot water (luxury basics!)
A taste of real Italian countryside life — slow rhythms, green hills and peaceful mornings

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Czech Republic, England, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Greece, Italy, New Zealand