Hi,

I'm looking to do Europe, and then the world! On a bike! I hope to tour Italy in the spring but it's back to boring old work for now (yawn).

I live in London when not on the road so please come visit, I'll be happy to host (Jan 2016 onwards) and show you around (when I'm not working). If I'm not able to host you we can still meet up for socialising and showing the best parts of the city.

I'm a vegetarian/pescatarian, but easy going so no worries. I drink alcohol (socially) but am more than happy to not drink if this is an issue. Likewise, if there are particular cultural/religious rules you wish for me to observe then that's cool.

As a host, I have no particular requirements from guests except that they respect the place and personal items. As I work in the week, I'm most free at weekends and evenings.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and see the world.
To make friends on the way and get a local's view of places.
To show new friends around London (and other parts of the UK).
I have hosted people new to me before (as well as friends, obviously) but it was before I joined CS so I'm familiar with hosting.

Interests

Cycling, running, partying/nights out, cookery, art, architecture, nature, music

• arts
• architecture
• diy
• cooking
• vegetarian
• running
• partying
• drinking
• clubbing
• pub crawls
• music
• cycling
• sailing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Loads, but Trip Hop and Folk in particular I'm into at the mo, some favourite artists include Bat for Lashes, Mercury Rev, Archive, Hot Chip, Bjork, Neil Young, The Flaming Lips, Gordon Lightfoot, Clannad, Buddy Holly, KD Lang

Movies: Sci Fi, Anime, High Fantasy, Crime Drama

Books: Persian poetry. The poetry of Shakespeare and Tennyson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I helped establish Liverpool as a Fairtrade city.

Sailing through Prins Cristian Sund, Greenland - It emerged out from a sea mist suddenly, with mountains and glaciers all around, awesome.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a native English speaker so if people want to practice their English then I'm up for that (or just have a chat, no worries).

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a trained chef, so I can cook something nice.
I'm quite good at DIY so can help out with that.
I know London very well! At the weekends and evenings I can show people the best bits. I can even take them to good restaurants/pubs/bars/clubs, etc. and meet my friends if they're up for that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England