I've traveled solo to more than 45 countries and once backpacked for more than 2 years at a stretch while working in a fully remote full-time job. I might have stayed in over 100 hostels in total and was also accepted as a party promoter/tour guide at a hostel in South East Asia.

In Dec-2023, I moved into a new work from office job in Mumbai, heading the corporate credit research business for a financial services firm in Mumbai and spent a year taking classes in salsa and bachata each. I've now changed to a fully remote job yet again beginning Dec-2025 working for a Hong Kong based investment firm and am soon going backpacking again from 19th of March 2026 for an unknown time period!

At a personal level, my current priorities are getting super fit by going to the gym and becoming an excellent bachata fusion/sensual dancer.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet backpackers who are still traveling. When I was backpacking myself, I didn't see a reason to use the app as I could meet people just everywhere.

Interests

Hiking, road trips, dancing, swimming and tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Queen, Guns n Roses, Pink Floyd, Kishore Kumar, Aventura
Movies: The Aviator, A Beautiful Mind, Scarface, The Cinderella Man, The Pursuit of Happyness, Notting Hill
Books: Investing/Finance/Business

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've had lots of adventures during my travels. It is hard to choose one.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, India, Singapore