[for surfers: currently don't have free space in the apartment so it's problematic to host people. but I'm always ready to show you the city! feel free to text me]
upd: I can even show you mountains around!

Hey everyone! My name is Vladislav (it pronounces like What is Love), but it's better to call me Vlad.
I am a photographer with an engineer degree who likes to work in restaurants as well, and also I have a hobby to learn basics of new languages every year :)
instagram.com/soooolodov

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet up with local people, get knowledge about their culture. It's the best way to get the most experience of travel.

Interests

I do photography since 2010. Won some competitions of National Geographic and Wikimedia. Love nature photography, portraits and events. Now I do also commercial projects and production.

• photography
• wine
• beer
• traveling
• music
• travel
• photo
• food
• trekking
• landscape

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
I love all kinds of music! but my bests are: Ludovico Einaudi, David Bowie, Of Monsters and Men, Jose Gonzalez, Massive Attack, Muse, Radiohead, Shinedown, Depeche Mode, RHCP, Zero 7, Drake, The Black Keys, ...
Films:
Last years I am admired by Damien Chazelle's and Wes Anderson's films. if its about to laugh then the best guys in comedy genre are Simon Pegg with Nick Frost.
TV Shows:
GoT, House of Cards, TBBT, Shameless, Breaking Bad (And Better Call Saul), Twin Peaks, ... it's a lot :)
upd from 2019: I excluded GoT.
Books:
Really love Stephen Hawking's books about the Universe (A Brief History of Time, The Grand Design), Albert Podell "Around the World in 50 Years", Andy Weir's "The Martian", Phill Knight "Shoe Dog"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. When I was 19 I decided to make my own trip to the Balkans and despite of my friends' uncertainty, I've made it. 3 weeks trip with 3 countries and one backpack.
1.2. Made "a little walk" in shorts and a shirt hiking up on the height of 3200m to mount Kazbek (5033m).
1.3. Woke up at 4 a.m. to see the air balloons show in Cappadocia.
1.4. Survived almost the whole solo bussing summer season in a restaurant at New Jersey Shore.
1.5. Made a biking route of 60 km including lots of dirt, mountains and muscles seizures in the very end.
1.6. Participated in winter skiing marathon (57 km) around Oslyanka mountain in the Middle Ural. Was really close to start a chain of events that could kill me, but eventually I did it (not 57 km but 25 tho)

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach you some of photography, or if you're not interested, I can teach you how to cook nice bolognese and marinara sauce, or if you're no interested in it, but its winter around, I can teach you how to snowboarding and skiing... if not, then I can infinitely talk and think about cosmology.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share with you stories from my trips, teach you some Russian words :) and if you want I can take some good pics of you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States