I am on a long journey around the world. It all began in March 2022, when I bought a one-way ticket from the Czech Republic to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in Argentina. The original plan was to hitchhike across South America all the way to northern Colombia.

And I did it. After about 11 months on the road, I finally reached the Caribbean coast of Colombia. But by then, the road had its grip on me and I wasn’t ready to stop. So I kept going - I crossed from Colombia to Panama by speedboat and hitchhiked through Central America, Mexico, and the USA until I reached Canada in October 2023. There, I spent almost a year working and traveling. Then I continued further north until I reached the northernmost point of the Pan-American Highway in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in September 2024.

With the Americas behind me, I set my sights on Asia and decided to turn this into a round-the-world trip. I spent three months in Japan, one month in the Philippines, and six months in Taiwan before finally buying a ticket to Vietnam. There, I bought a bicycle in Ha Long. My current plan is to cycle to Phuket, Thailand. From there, I will try to get on a sailboat to the Andaman Islands and India. My long-term plan is to travel across all of Asia and return to Europe in the spring of 2027

Instagram: el.camino.25

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because after all my travels I remember people I met more than places I visited.

Interests

• books
• beer
• coffee
• guitar
• drums
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skateboarding
• history
• languages
• hitchhiking
• busking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cranford Nix, ((sounder)), Blind Willie Johnson, Annoying, Yes Ma'am, Motörhead, Pixies, Tom Waits, Fidlar, Callejeros, Aterciopelados, Calle 13, BIG SPECIAL.

Movies: Big Lebowski; Samotáři; Pulp Fiction; Les Enfants du Marais; The Straight Story; Ratas, ratones, rateros; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; 七人の侍.

Books: John Fante - Ask the Dust, Charles Bukowski - Pulp, F. M. Dostoyevsky - The Idiot, Hunter S. Thompson - The Rum Diary, Albert Cossery - Proud Beggars, John Steinbeck - Cannery row.

Series: THE OFFICE (us), BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty, How not to live your life, Breaking bad.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The journey I'm currently on.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some basics of Czech language or playing guitar and I would love to learn more French and Spanish.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories from my travels. Sometimes I cook. Travelling tips.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Taiwan