Hi, I'm a 29 year-old Greek, raised in Athens, studied in Oxford, UK, and currently living in London. Raised on documentaries, architecture, bob dylan, and travel/photo books from around the world, I became more keen on foreign taste and imagery than that of my own culture. Hence, I want to get around as much as possible, to the farthest ends of this planet and my childhood dream locations.

Always looked at movies and documentaries and was wondering how can a person get payed to go to cool places and have fun? So, I made my hobby my work; I'm now a film director who loves music more than souvlaki, work as a hired gun for the commercial world shootind TV ads and music videos, and who's prime focus is spending every last penny on experiences rether than materials.

Favourite form of entertainment; cycling with a camera strapped on my shoulder while playing the saxophone and eating noodles.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've noticed trying to arrange ambitious trips around the globe with friends doesn't really work out most of the times, so I've made the decision to just travel anyway and wait for noone. But everyone needs some company, advice and hanging out with locals on trips, so it's mostly for meeting people and being on a budget..

Interests

Watching films and making them.. check out my website:
www.pavlosstamatis.com

Photography: http://www.flickr.com/photos/skoupidiaris/

Cycling, playing the Saxophone/guitar/harmonica, wild camping, exploring, climbing, the occasional run, walking through the backstreets of major cities, chillaxing on a beautiful deserted beach for days and days.

• culture
• books
• architecture
• photography
• documentaries
• running
• working out
• walking
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• camping
• rock climbing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Les Movies; In the mood for Love, Chunking Express, The royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, the Kill Bills, Mean Streets, 2001, Days of Being Wild, Pierrot Le Fou, Bicycle Thieves, High Fidelity, Deconstructing Harry, Radio Days, Mighty Aphrodite, Bananas, 12 angry men, Double indemnity, and I could go on forever

Music; Who knows where time goes - Nina Simone...

books, I haven't read much cause I'm a very slow reader and bad on concentration, but "For whom the Bell tolls" really got me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Greece, United Kingdom