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To meet new people, share ideas and learn about new cultures and lifestyles by hosting couchsurfers or travelling

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Everything and...Music, Travel, Photography, Trekking, Cycling, Psychology, Spirituality, Art, Anthropology, Philosophy, Legends and Tales, Basketball

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One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moving to South Africa for 3 years with my dog and travelling alone by bus across Mozambique

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Information about Turin

TRANSPORT

Bus, tram and metro:
You can buy bus tickets at Tabacchi Shops (you can usually recognise them by a white T sign on a blue backgroud http://www.pubblineon.com/realizzazioni/tabaccherie/tab2.jpg or using the Tomove app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.to.gtt.tomove
Transport fares info http://www.gtt.to.it/cms/en/fares
Use the Plan a Journey Section of the website http://www.gtt.to.it/cms/en/maps to find out the best bus routes to reach your destination
Night bus on Fridays and Saturdays http://www.gtt.to.it/cms/risorse/urbana/notturna/mappa_nb_nov2011.pdf

Train:
From Torino Caselle airport there's a train that costs 3 euro to Stazione Dora
This is the train timetable http://www.gtt.to.it/cms/risorse/ferrovie/oraripdf/FTC.pdf (feriali means week days, domenica e festivi means sunday and public holidays)
Tourist Destinations by train http://www.sfmtorino.it/sfmitinerari/

Scooter:
You can use a scooter sharing service to move around the city center
https://mimoto.it/ (unfortunately the website is not in English)

Bicycle:
You can use a bike sharing service to move around the city center
https://www.o.bike/it/ (unfortunately the website is not in English)
http://www.tobike.it/default.aspx (in English)

Car sharing:
https://enjoy.eni.com/en/torino/tariffe
https://www.car2go.com/IT/en/turin/

Taxi (not the cheapest option)
https://wetaxi.it/en/

Other tourist transport services:
http://www.gtt.to.it/cms/en/touristfacilities#tramway

WI-FI:
There's a Free Wifi Service in Torino in some areas of town (locations list http://www.comune.torino.it/wifi/).Unless you have an italian sim card, you'll have to register with a credit card https://www.freetorinowifi.it/owums/account/signup)

WHAT TO DO IN TURIN AND SURROUNDINGS:
You can find Tourist Information at http://www.turismotorino.org/index.aspx?lingua=EN
Printable City Map/Info/Tips http://www.use-it.travel/_files/fileupload/cities/plans/2015_turin.pdf

Some Interesting Museums
Museo del Cinema, inside Mole Antonelliana https://goo.gl/maps/5LnxGsbLyx62
Museo Egizio https://goo.gl/maps/BXQ4R9qFHSv
Palazzo Carignano https://goo.gl/maps/qBkYcbE4tn52
Royal Palace + museums https://goo.gl/maps/oqCJfkHHpr62
Palazzo Madama https://goo.gl/maps/aEmX2jR9oNA2
List of free museums on some days of the month/week http://www.guidatorino.com/musei-gratis-a-torino-la-lista-completa/ (unfortunately the website is only in Italian)

Sightseeing:
Monte dei Cappuccini https://goo.gl/maps/D7LEnLPJZmn
Basilica di Superga https://goo.gl/maps/GML2SfEZGkv

Food, Clothes and Accessories Market:
Porta Palazzo market in Piazza della Repubblica, Mon-Fri 9-13 / Sat 9-18 / Sun closed https://goo.gl/maps/gN64sHfrFys
Flea Market
Baloon https://goo.gl/maps/yddThHLUjt12 open on Saturdays and second Sunday of the month

Pubs and Nightlife:
San Salvario area https://goo.gl/maps/u6Dd2532pPS2
Quadrilatero Romano area https://goo.gl/maps/oLmqJdmQEV42
Santa Giulia area https://goo.gl/maps/PjV8ih4NHS82

Parks to chill on the grass and enjoy some relax:
Parco del Valentino https://goo.gl/maps/6CW4XeuXyT22
Giardini Reali https://goo.gl/maps/nHvjjzdUWP52

Surprisingly Interesting Spot: Cimitero Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery) https://goo.gl/maps/vCQ2jzhGigH2

Torino Events http://www.wikieventi.it/torino/

Piedmont's world heritage sites http://www.piemonte.beniculturali.it/index.php/en/unesco/i-siti-iscritti
One of my favourite places http://www.isoleborromee.it/eng/home.html
Other Tourist Destination http://www.sfmtorino.it/sfmitinerari/

FOOD AND WINE:
Traditional dishes https://www.guidatorino.com/piatti-piemontesi-da-assaggiare-almeno-una-volta-nella-vita/
Local specialities
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucina_piemontese
https://www.guidatorino.com/le-8-delizie-culinarie-nate-a-torino-ed-esportate-nel-mondo/
Wine List https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vini_del_Piemonte
Wine Map https://winefolly-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Piedmont-Italy-Wine-Map-2016-Wine-Folly-1.jpg#large

Couchsurfing Torino on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/924806290908638
If nobody seems available to host you it's worth trying to post a message on the group.

And last, but not least Italian Popular Gestures :D
http://img.memecdn.com/Italian-Popular-Gestures_o_52036.jpg

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach Italian, cook or teach how to cook Italian and ethnic dishes and give reiki treatments

Countries I’ve Visited

Botswana, China, Croatia, France, Indonesia, Iran, Malta, Monaco, Mozambique, Namibia, Philippines, Poland, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Portugal, South Africa