My goal in life is to have as much fun as possible and have the the best stories at the end!!! My backstory: - Grew up in Arizona and San Diego - Toured all over the world with rock bands from 2001-2005 - Lived in Las Vegas from 2005-2012 making poker TV shows and playing poker professionally - Sold my house in 2012 and put all of my possessions in storage, and I traveled the world from 2012-2016. You can see all of the places I went below. - Took a break from traveling to move back to San Diego in 2016. Spent 3 years working part time and taking lots of trips. I took 10 vacations in 2018! - Moved to Austin in 2019 for a change of pace. Suffered through the pandemic and am back to enjoying this city and getting back out travelling. Learn more about me by watching/listening to my appearances on a couple podcasts: https://youtu.be/Po_PqXswavI https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rob-perelman-tour-manager/id1367830700?i=1000434020638 http://dothispodcast.com/2018/09/28/season-1-episode-12-create-your-life-story-rob-perelman/ 2016: Jan 8-9: Berlin, Germany Jan 9-10: New York, NY Jan 10-12: El Paso, TX Jan 12-13: Monahans, TX Jan 13-14: Ft. Worth, TX Jan 14-16: Austin, TX Jan 16-17: Lafayette, LA Jan 17-18: New Orleans, LA Jan 18-19: Gainesville, FL Jan 19-20: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Jan 20-22: Jacksonville, FL Jan 22-25: Orlando, FL Jan 25-Feb 1: Mexico City, Mexico Feb 1-5: Los Angeles, CA Feb 5-15: San Diego, CA Feb 15-17: Las Vegas, NV Feb 17-24: Toronto, Canada Feb 24-Mar 2: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Mar 2-5: Phoenix, AZ Mar 5-12: San Jose, CA Mar 12-14: San Francsico, CA Mar 14-15: Dallas, TX Mar 15-21: Austin, TX Mar 21-26: Cancun, Mexico Mar 26-27: Playa del Carmen, Mexico Mar 27-31: Cancun, Mexico Mar 31-Apr 4: New York, NY Apr 5-12: Madrid, Spain Apr 12-16: Valencia, Spain Apr 16-19: Palma de Mallorca, Spain Apr 19-20: Milan, Italy Apr 20-23: Los Angeles, CA Apr 23-Apr 27: San Diego, CA Apr 27-28: Phoenix, AZ Apr 28-May 23: San Diego, CA May 23-24: Los Angeles, CA May 24-Jun 3: Las Vegas, NV Jun 3-14: San Diego, CA Jun 14-22: Las Vegas, NV Jun 22-Jul 10: San Diego, CA Jul 10-20: Las Vegas, NV Jul 21-22: Milan, Italy Jul 22-Aug 8: Budapest, Hungary Aug 8-9: Bratislava, Slovakia Aug 9-10: New York, NY Aug 10-12: Las Vegas, NV Aug 12-28: San Diego, CA Aug 28-29: Las Vegas, NV Aug 29-Sep 22: San Diego, CA Sep 22-26: Las Vegas, NV Sep 26-29: San Diego, CA Sep 29-Oct 3: Guadalajara, Mexico Oct 3-6: Playa del Carmen, Mexico Oct 6-26: San Diego, CA Oct 26-Nov 3: Las Vegas, NV Nov 3-22: San Diego, CA Nov 22-25: Phoenix, AZ Nov 26-30: San Diego, CA Nov 30-Dec 4: Las Vegas, NV Dec 4-31: San Diego, CA 2015 Jan 1-14: Budapest, Hungary Jan 15-17: Shanghai, China Jan 17-19: Hanoi, Vietnam Jan 19-23: Nha Trang, Vietnam Jan 23-26: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Jan 27-Feb 9: Melbourne, Australia Feb 9-11: Sydney, Australia Feb 12-16: London, England Feb 16-22: Budapest, Hungary Feb 22-25: Istanbul, Turkey Feb 25-28: Los Angeles, CA Feb 28-Mar 2: San Diego, CA Mar 2-4: Las Vegas, NV Mar 4-7: Phoenix, AZ Mar 7-13: San Jose, CA Mar 14-31: Mashantucket, CT Mar 31-Apr 5: Bogota, Colombia Apr 5-9: Cartagena, Colombia Apr 9-13: Santa Marta, Colombia Apr 13-22: Medellin, Colombia Apr 22-23: Bogota, Colombia Apr 24-May 5: Mashantucket, CT May 5-8: Ft. Lauderdale, FL May 8-11: Tampa, FL May 11-12: Orlando, FL May 12-26: Mashantucket, CT May 26-June 6: Charleston, SC June 6-7: Raleigh, NC June 7-8: Washington, DC June 8-July 6: Las Vegas, NV July 6-8: Phoenix, AZ July 8-17: Las Vegas, NV July 17-19: Los Angeles, CA July 20-24: Istanbul, Turkey July 24-Aug 2: Budapest, Hungary Aug 2-3: Ljubljana, Slovenia Aug 3-4: Helsinki, Finland Aug 4-5: New York, NY Aug 5-18: Mashantucket, CT Aug 18-20: New York, NY Aug 21-23: Ljubljana, Slovenia Aug 23-Sep 9: Budapest, Hungary Sep 9-15: Berlin, Germany Sep 15-Oct 21: Budapest, Hungary Oct 21-25: Berlin, Germany Oct 25-29: Budapest, Hungary Oct 29-Nov 1: New York, NY Nov 1-12: Las Vegas, NV Nov 13-20: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nov 20-25: Florianopolis, Brazil Nov 25-27: Phoenix, AZ Nov 27-Dec 3: Sao Paulo, Brazil Dec 4-15: Mashantucket, CT Dec 15-19: Las Vegas, NV Dec 19-22: Phoenix, AZ Dec 22-23: Bogota, Colombia Dec 25-26: Vienna, Austria Dec 26-Jan 8: Skopje, Macedonia 2014: Jan 1-15: Budapest, Hungary Jan 15-19: Tel Aviv, Israel Jan 19-25: Jerusalem, Israel Jan 25-29: Phoenix, AZ Jan 29-Feb 3: Seattle, WA Feb 5-17: Melbourne, Australia Feb 17-20: Brisbane, Australia Feb 20-21: Byron Bay, Australia Feb 21-26: Sydney, Australia Feb 26-Mar 7: Los Angeles, CA Mar 7-8: San Francisco, CA Mar 8-15: San Jose, CA Mar 15-24: Mashantucket, CT Mar 24-27: New York, NY Mar 28-29: Milan, Italy Mar 29-Apr 29: Budapest, Hungary Apr 29-May 2: New York, NY May 2-12: Mashantucket, CT May 12-16: Richmond, VA May 16-Jun 2: Toronto, ON Jun 2-17: Montreal, QC Jun 17-22: San Diego, CA Jun 22-Jul 2: Las Vegas, NV Jul 2-5: Phoenix, AZ Jul 5-18: Las Vegas, NV Jul 18-22: San Diego, CA Jul 23-24: Orlando, FL Jul 24-25: St. Augustine, FL Jul 25-26: Savannah, GA Jul 26-Aug 5: Charleston, SC Aug 5-6: Charlotte, NC Aug 6-13: New York, NY Aug 13-26: Mashantucket, CT Aug 26-27: Boston, MA Aug 28-Oct 3: Budapest, Hungary Oct 3-12: Mashantucket, CT Oct 14-22: Melbourne, Australia Oct 22-Nov 13: Las Vegas, NV Nov 14-18: Budapest, Hungary Nov 18-21: Prague, Czech Republic Nov 22-24: Bangkok, Thailand Nov 24-26: Patong, Thailand Nov 26-28: Ko Phi Phi, Thailand Nov 28-Dec 1: Ao Nang, Thailand Dec 1-3: Chiang Mai, Thailand Dec 3-4: Hong Kong Dec 4-5: New Haven, CT Dec 5-16: Mashantucket, CT Dec 16-19: Atlantic City, NJ Dec 19-24: New York, NY Dec 25-26: Berlin, Germany Dec 26-Dec 31: Budapest, Hungary 2013: Jan 8-11: Richmond, VA Jan 11-12: Washington, DC Jan 12-13: Philadelphia, PA Jan 13-17: New York, NY Jan 17-19: Los Angeles, CA Jan 19-27: Las Vegas, NV Jan 29-Feb 4: Melbourne, Australia Feb 5-11: Johannesburg, South Africa Feb 11-18: Cape Town, South Africa Feb 19-23: Istanbul, Turkey Feb 23-25: New York, NY Feb 25-28: Los Angeles, CA Feb 28-2: San Francisco, CA Mar 2-9: San Jose, CA Mar 9-10: Phoenix, AZ (8 hours only, I'm nuts) Mar 10-17: Mashantucket, CT Mar 17-26: Las Vegas, NV Mar 26-29: Phoenix, AZ Mar 29-6: Las Vegas, NV Apr 6-7: Los Angeles, CA Apr 7-8: San Francisco, CA Apr 9-17: Melbourne, Australia Apr 17-22: Sydney, Australia Apr 22-26: Bangkok, Thailand Apr 26-29: Taipei, Taiwan Apr 29-2: Hong Kong May 2-6: Singapore May 6-10: Bangkok, Thailand May 11-20: Mashantucket, CT May 20-21: New York, NY May 21-23: Richmond, VA May 23-25: New Orleans, LA May 25-27: Phoenix, AZ May 27-Jul 18: Las Vegas, NV Jul 18-19: Los Angeles, CA Jul 19-22: San Diego, CA Jul 22-23: Phoenix, AZ Jul 24-30: New York, NY Jul 30-Aug 6: Montreal, QC Aug 6-30: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Aug 30-31: Washington, DC Aug 31-Sep 2: New York, NY Sep 2-Sep 6: Atlantic City, NJ Sep 6-9: New York, NY Sep 10-28: Kiev, Ukraine Sep 28-Oct 4: L'viv, Ukraine Oct 5-18: Budapest, Hungary Oct 18-22: Antwerp, Belgium Oct 22-26: Paris, France Oct 26-29: Antwerp, Belgium Oct 29-30: Richmond, VA Oct 30-Nov 1: Austin, TX Nov 1-7: Las Vegas, NV Nov 7-9: Miami Beach, FL Nov 9-10: West Palm Beach, FL Nov 10-13: Miami, FL Nov 13-17: Toronto, ON, Canada Nov 17-29: Montreal, QC, Canada Nov 29-Dec 3: New Orleans, LA Dec 3-16: Panama City, Panama Dec 16-18: Las Vegas, NV Dec 18-25: San Diego, CA Dec 25-28: Phoenix, AZ Dec 29-Dec 31: Budapest, Hungary 2012: Jan 1-14: Las Vegas, NV Jan 14-19: Los Angeles, CA Jan 19-21: San Diego, CA Jan 21-30: Las Vegas, NV Jan 30-Feb 1: Los Angeles, CA Feb 1-13: Mashantucket, CT Feb 13-16: New York, NY Feb 16-19: Niagara Falls, NY Feb 19-20: Rochester, NY Feb 20-27: Las Vegas, NV Feb 27-Mar 2: Chicago, IL Mar 2-3: San Francisco, CA Mar 3-10: San Jose, CA Mar 10-20: Las Vegas, NV Mar 20-21: Los Angeles, CA Mar 22-29: Prague, Czech Republic Mar 29-Apr 5: Munich, Germany Apr 5-Apr 9: Florence, Italy Apr 9-11: Ljubljana, Slovenia Apr 11-16: Zagreb, Croatia Apr 16-18: Budapest, Hungary Apr 18-22: Warsaw, Poland Apr 22-26: Prague, Czech Republic Apr 26-May 1: Antwerp, Belgium May 1-3: Gent, Belgium May 3-6: Paris, France May 6-8: Brussels, Belgium May 8-10: Montreal, QC May 10-11: New York, NY May 11-21: Mashantucket, CT May 21-22: Phoenix, AZ May 22-Jul 22: Las Vegas, NV Jul 22-23: Ontario, CA Jul 23-27: cruise to Catalina Island & Ensenada Jul 27-29: Albuquerque, NM Jul 29-Aug 30: Las Vegas, NV Aug 30-Sep 2: San Diego, CA Sep 2-8: Las Vegas, NV Sep 8-9: New York, NY Sep 10-12: Munich, Germany Sep 12-24: London, England Sep 24-28: Budapest, Hungary Sep 27-Oct 1: Prague, Czech Republic Oct 1-5: Cannes, France Oct 5-6: Nice, France Oct 6-10: Belgrade, Serbia Oct 10-12: Kotor, Montenegro Oct 12-14: Budva, Montenegro Oct 14-16: Dubrovnik, Croatia Oct 16-18: Zagreb, Croatia Oct 18-21: San Diego, CA Oct 21-Nov 20: Las Vegas, NV Nov 20-26: Phoenix, AZ Nov 26-27: Los Angeles, CA Nov 27-Dec 2: Lima, Peru Dec 2-4: Los Angeles, CA Dec 5-6: Tokyo, Japan Dec 6-8: Kyoto, Japan Dec 8-9: Osaka, Japan Dec 9-11: Tokyo, Japan Dec 11-12: San Diego, CA Dec 12-Jan 8: Las Vegas, NV
Fluent in English
Learning Hungarian
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Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I joined CS in July of 2011 and instantly fell in love with everything that it's about. I've surfed all around Europe, and have hosted a bunch of people at my home in Las Vegas prior to selling it. Even when I'm not surfing, I love to attend CS meetups and join people for exploring new cities together. I'm not sure that my love of travel would be at the level it is without CS.
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Arcade Fire, The Ataris, Atmosphere, Blink-182, Calvin Harris, Chromeo, CHVRCHES, Cursive, The Format, Foster The People, Friendly Fires, Galantis, Girl Talk, Holy Ghost!, Hot Chip, Hot Hot Heat, Jay-Z, Jimmy Eat World, Joywave, The Killers, Knife Party, LCD Soundsystem, Lupe Fiasco, Minus The Bear, Mutemath, The Naked & Famous, Passion Pit, Pendulum, Phantom Planet, Royal Teeth, Shiny Toy Guns, The Sounds, Tinie Tempah, TV On The Radio, Two Door Cinema Club, Yeasayer, Yellowcard Movies: American Beauty, Back To The Future, Bad Santa, Beautiful Girls, The Big Lebowski, A Bronx Tale, Butterfly Effect, Catch Me If You Can, Chasing Amy, Chronicle, Dark Knight, Defending Your Life, Django Unchained, Elf, Fight Club, Ghostbusters, Grand Canyon, Groundhog Day, I Love You Man, Inglourious Basterds, Limitless, Office Space, Old School, Point Break, Pump Up The Volume, Reservoir Dogs, Robocop, Role Models, Rules of Attraction, Running Man, Step Brothers, Superbad, This Is The End, Total Recall, Waiting, What About Bob?, Whiplash, Wolf Of Wall Street TV: Barry, Better Call Saul, Big Bang Theory, Black Monday, Bob's Burgers, Breaking Bad, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Californication, Community, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Freaks & Geeks, Fleischman Is In Trouble, Fresh Off The Boat, Girls, How I Met Your Mother, Impractical Jokers, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Kids In The Hall, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The League, Life And Times Of Tim, Love, Master Of None, Masters of Sex, Modern Family, Office, Orange is the New Black, The Other Two, Party Down, Rick and Morty, Seinfeld, Severance, Space Force, Stranger Things, Ten Year Old Tom, Trailer Park Boys, Twentysomethings, You're The Worst (Sorry, I don't really read books.)
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I used to be a professional poker player, so a lot of people are fascinated when I tell them I won a poker tournament for six figures in 2011. Definitely a good day, and a nice validation for my skills. I'm also the proud owner of an Emmy Award for my work behind the scenes on a poker television show. In the distant past, I created the first official web site for the band Blink-182. (Read all about it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Blink182/comments/97gbn4/i_created_blink182s_first_web_site/)
Teach, Learn, Share
I like to say that my job title is "Quality of life improvement specialist". What does this mean? Well, I'm the guy you call if you're trying to find a good deal on a flight or a new laptop. I'm the guy you call if you are looking for a restaurant recommendation that fits your budget. I'm the guy you call if your wish your phone did something but don't know which app to get. Basically, if it involves technology or deals, I'm here to help. :)
What I Can Share With Hosts
PHILOSOPHY "Live with no regrets." In high school, I skipped prom, and my mom asked me if I'd regret it later. I told her it didn't matter if I'd regret it, because it's what I wanted then. Why should I do something different to please "future me?" I do what I want to do on any particular day with little regard for how "future me" will view my actions. It's very liberating. Hedonism This sounds like such a dirty word, but the literal definition is the pursuit of pleasure. I believe this is more or less how I live my life. Given two options, I'll pick the one that makes my life more enjoyable.
My Interests
I left the music industry awhile ago, but it still has my heart. I love seeing live bands, and often plan my travel around seeing some concerts. Even if you don't have the same taste in music as me, we'll get along great if you have a passion for music.
