Hey 👋

I'm from York, UK, and currently living in Tasmania. I'm easy going, open minded and love meeting all kinds of new people, and learning about their corner of the world 🌍

A bit of a foodie and enjoy cooking (mostly veggie) and love everything outdoors, nature hiking, climbing, sailing, scuba, surfing, fishing, you name it. Learning Spanish 🇪🇸

I look forward to meeting you, sharing stories, and good conversations over a hike, a coffee, or a glass of wine/beer. 😁

Ben

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people and learn all about their corners of the world and have good conversations over a hike, coffee or a glass of wine/beer.

Interests

• wildlife
• culture
• cooking
• trivia
• board games
• socializing
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• geography
• history
• road trips
• beaches
• mountains
• food
• travelling
• nature
• people
• sustainability
• climbing
• the outdoors
• sustainable living
• hitchiking
• pub quiz

Music, Movies, and Books

Funk, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Soul, Motown, Disco, Lo-Fi rap, a little house and minimal Techno...

The Alchemist (and other Coelho), Into the Wild, Shantaram, Kon-Tiki, Thinking Fast and Slow...

Catch me if you Can, Green Book, Shawshank, the Departed, Forrest Gump, Inter Stellar...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rode the highest motorable passes in the world, through Ladakh and Kashmir, India, on a Royal Enfield Himalaya

Bungee the second highest in the world (228 metres)

Hiked the full Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, 270km at altitudes up to 5600m

Hitched from Budapest to Paris

Hiked the Camino del Norte, 830km over 28 days

Bought a motorbike and rode the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Hitched Laos, from South to North

Skydived over Torquay, Australia, shoulder dislocating for the entire freefall.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook (mostly veggie) and am happy to lend a hand with any practical tasks. Language exchange (learning Spanish), or share travel stories and a good conversation over a hike and a cuppa coffee or a glass of wine :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belize, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, France, Laos, Saudi Arabia, Wales