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  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2012
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Taking over the world of course! Currently based in the French Alps, skiing away.

ABOUT ME

So, I joined couchsurfing when I was living in Belgrade, Serbia. Now back living in Brighton and keen to get involved.

PHILOSOPHY

"If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery - isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is."- Bukowski

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and Surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have stayed with couch surfers in Germany, Czech Republic, Holland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and more all through my friends profile so I thought it was about time to have my own. Hosted in Belgrade a fair bit and really enjoyed that too.
(Update) Since I created this profile, some of my couchsurfing hosts and surfers have become some of my best friends. So happy I discovered this way of travel.

Interests

Music, Theatre, Art, Literature, Movies, Sailing, Rugby, Kayaking, Hill Walking, going out etc

  • arts
  • literature
  • fashion
  • festivals
  • walking
  • clubbing
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • kayaking
  • surfing
  • sailing
  • rugby
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Electro, Jazz, Folk, Rock, classical and everything in between.
Authors: Hemingway, Orwell, Huxley, Ray Bradbury, Camus, Iain Banks, Primo Levi, F Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've explored Europe many, many times times. Highlights are always the weird places, from the only club in a little village in the Slovakian mountains to Paris fashion week. From hanging out on a disused sludge tanker to international festivals like Bestival, Glastonbury, Boomtown and Colours of Ostrava.
I sailed from Germany (Baltic Sea) across the North Sea and through the Pentland Firth to the North West of Scotland.
I cycled from West Germany to Belgrade, Serbia a few summers ago.
I also cycled to Kiev, Ukraine from Serbia last spring.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Decent cook, good chat!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Serbia, United Kingdom

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