CURRENT MISSION

to see everything possible under the sun. do the pan america route, the old silk route, route 66, take a trans siberia, tour around the mediteranian, cross the sahara on camel back, do some island hoping and this should happen before i get 1 grey hair.

ABOUT ME

i am easy guy...enjoy almost everything but will not commit to making a hobby of it all. a constant traveler...enjoy a bottle of red wine / whiskey and good conversation.

PHILOSOPHY

out of chaos comes order
as much as possible, do good.
don't worry about the negative things that came your way its a learning curve. choose life choose a job... (you know that trainspotting story)
damn i sound old and boring. just a current mood i'm in. hahahaha!!!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i must say i enjoyed my couch surfing experiences. It makes traveling so much more fun. You get to know the city or country and meet the locals. I surfed in austria(they have a well sorted network there)and germany(hamburg was short but great fun, i wanna go back). couchsurfing works

Interests

well just meeting fun good hearted people. seeing as much of the world in the time i have. things i do generally hiking, cycling, photography, partying(best place to meet people)music, reading and listening to mad crazy travel stories.

• photography
• wine
• red wine
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

love sci-fi the set design excites me, as well as looking into the future. and movies like gladiator, luther, etc. love too know what the past was like.
music: beatles, queen, cat stevens, earth wind and fire, south african music and african beats. generally old school smokey jazz lover and good old easy listening happy tunes.

latest favourite in music: lark and freshly ground (south african exports)
latest books that has my attention: thirdspace and the brothers karamazov
last cycle experience: around lake luzern (ass numbing but fun)
latest travel: south of spain

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

just one. must be experiencing snow in frankfurt and berlin during xmas season 2004.
first time. Trekked around the isle of wight within 48hours.
lived in the red light district in amsterdam for 5 whole days(2004)
random roadtrip thru czezh republic(2005)
backpacked thru lesotho (2006)
road trip thru namibia 5days of gravel road and dust(2007)
backpacked, trained, bussed and hitched thru south of spain (2008)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Botswana, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Laos, Lesotho, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahrain, Germany, Laos, South Africa, Thailand