I love travelling and immersing myself in places like a local. I like taking photos (landscape, street and portraits).

UN countries counter: 44/193 (Nov 2025)

Dolce far niente.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a lover of travel, I want to meet more people and trade stories of various adventures we had in each cities we have visited.

Interests

I can say that I am John (Jack) of all trades as I have varied interests. Some of which are:

Photography (portraits, landscapes, street)
Board Games (Avalon, exploding kittens)
Anime (One Piece, Kimetsu No Yaiba, Naruto)
Reality TV (Survivor AU/US, Traitors US/UK/Can)
Activities (Swimming, Running, Gym Days)
Pokemon (Go, TCGP, BDSP, SwSh)
Sports (LA Lakers, FC Barcelona)
Harry Potter (Gryffindor)
Lego

• photography
• dining
• fitness
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• geography
• adventure travel
• beaches
• food
• nature
• naturism
• ocean
• thai food
• roadtrips

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - I listen to a lot of good songs including foreign songs that I couldn’t even understand. I also like listening to classical music.

Movies - Favorite genre is horror/thriller/suspense. If you will ask me to watch a movie of that type, I would definitely be down for it. Asian horror for me is the best!

Books - Favorite authors are John Grisham (legal drama) and Chris Carter (psychological suspense).

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will be happy if someone can host me but if the host’s place is not available, I’m down to meet you as locals in order to get to know the place I’m travelling to better.

I’m a flexible guest so if you will host me, we can set arrangements beforehand like the time I can come in and out of your place, house rules, etc.

I can say that I am not a parasite guest so I do not expect my host to provide me with my necessities. Your bed/couch/floor is enough for me to sleep on. I will also be grateful if we can have some minutes to talk, get to know each other and exchange stories.

I will definitely share with my host various stories of my travels, including pictures of important events/sceneries that I have seen or experienced.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, Saudi Arabia