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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, French, Spanish; learning Portuguese, Russian
  • 30, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Books, trips, video games, sports, food, sailing, meeting...
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  • From Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Living in Tours for 3 months before being on the road again!
Blog: axelautourdumonde.wordpress.com
Instagram: theaxelworld

ABOUT ME

I from the Nantes in France. I really love my city so I can give you all tips about it.
I started travelling in june 2014 after my degree.

I dreamed of this life and now I live it.

I spent 7 months traveling in South America, then I crossed the Pacific from Panama to Tahiti by hitchhiking the sails boats.
I've been 1 year in New Zealand, working and travelling around this fabulous country.
I did a world tour with another sailboat from Tahiti to France. It was an awesome experience.

In 2018, I hitchhiked from Singapore to Moscow. 23 000 kilometers, meeting all types of persons, they've all thought me a lot. I consider its the best thing I've done in my entire life.

In 2021 I've been traveling all around central America with a motorbike I bought in Honduras and lived in Mexico for a year.

After that I discovered the Yukon and the Alaska. I paddled down the whole Yukon River to the Bering see (3100 kilometers) during a solo expedition. I'm now writing a book about that. Hope to publish it soon.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really want to meet and share with local people while travelling, this is probably the best way to have a better understanding of our crazy world.

Interests

All sports - football fan .
Everything related to the ocean (sail, water activities,...)

Everything about mountains (hikes, lakes, glaciers, ski,...)

Passionate by history and geographic - geopoliticals

Travelling is my main interest.
I really need to meet new people, new cultures and new countries to feel overwhelmed

Of course the food is important for me, I like to try local food, and get to know more about traditions in each country

Music, Movies, and Books

Old French's singers, reggaeton,...

Historical and adventure books.
My Bible: Le monde en stop (hitchhiking around the world) by Ludovic Hubler.
This book gave me a lot of inspiration when I was younger and started traveling.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Crossing America from Ushuaia to San Jose only by road.
Crossing the Pacific from Panama to Tahiti hitchhiking boats.
Living on a sailboat during almost 1 year and facing the storms as well as the law of the sea but also discovering some of the most beautiful islands of the world.
Hitchhiking from Singapore to Sant Petersbourg and being in Russia for the 2018 football world cup.

Teach, Learn, Share

Food skills, French culture, sports, travel stories and a lot of more.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good mood, food skills, funny stories,...

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Germany, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Martin (French part), Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, New Zealand

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