CURRENT MISSION

+13000km solo bike tour from Portugal to Turkey, following the Mediterranean coast #Lisbon2Istanbul

You can check out my travel pics here: http://Instagram.com/tomcoox

update: Mission accomplished!

ABOUT ME

I used to be a freelance programmer and webdesigner. I quit my job, grabbed my backpack and started walking for 1600km from the Pyrenees to Lisbon along the Camino de Santiago (Spanish and Portuguese routes).

Now I am a professional (as in "with sponsors that offered me gear") and I want to continue my trip towards East, this time with a bicycle, to learn about Mediterranean food.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm a stoic

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet people living on the Mediterranean coast and learn about the local food culture, couchsurfing seems to be one of the best ways to do this.

Interests

cooking, adventures, travelling, diy, wine, photography

• culture
• photography
• diy
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• walking
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• backpacking
• freelancing
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Some music: Dan Reeder, Uochi Toki, Django Reinhardt, Angeli HC, breakcore, idm, afrobeat, southasian folk, classical

Some books: Fight club, Q, Come dio comanda, The great Gatsby

Some movies: The consequences of love, The Holy Mountain, Code 46, Stalker, Castaway in the moon

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During my Way of Saint James walk I have seen and done a lot of strange things, you can find out more on my website http://tomcooks.com

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to cook ragù or other dishes I know, how to carve wood, some useful chef skills, how to create a website, some web oriented programming,

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travelling at the moment so I cannot host, if you are near Verbania shoot me a message and maybe I can find you a couch through my network of friends!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Wales