on another app I wrote I’m the only guy in Ubud not dressed like Jesus. French but not arrogant. I’ve semi retired from globetrotter/navigator after 150 countries in 20 years

been visiting Bali for 25 years… it has changed a lot! Visit Ubud before they turn the last temple into a lululemon shop

If you wish to stay more than 1/2 nights I much appreciate if you take the time to chat before your arrival 🙏

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

the constant challenge to meet all walks of life. I love deep long conversations and learn new insight on favourite countries

Interests

philosophy, arts of course, languages padel and backgammon

• ballet dancing
• massage therapy
• jazz
• opera
• skiing
• geopolitics
• history
• sociology
• cinema
• foodie
• pink floyd

Music, Movies, and Books

Coltrane, Debussy, Wagner, Gun Club, Gainsbourg
Tarkovsky, Cassavetes, Kubrick
Pynchon, Camus, René Char, Vollmann, Bolaño

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Midnight burial ceremony with Rangda (Durga) dance. Chilling

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach self defence and honesty

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can introduce you to my Balinese friends: mask carver, topeng dancer, puppeteer and priest, and show you hidden places.

I can also take you to visit authentic craft men if you want to bring a mask, a bronze or rattan back home at a non touristy price.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Réunion, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wales, Zimbabwe, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, England, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States