CURRENT MISSION

Trying to stay in one place for a while. It has been a long time since I just stayed still!

ABOUT ME

I have done alot of travel in my time, and often accepted peoples help along the way; so i would like the chance to do the same for someone.

I worked for a long time as a European tour manager, taking coach tours during the summer. This meant that I could go off and travel by my self during the winter, so I have racked up a fair few countries now.

I got to the point where I realised I was always travelling to avoid stopping, so I stopped.

I now study the effect of rainforest clearing on the Kinabatangan river in Borneo, but I do it from the comfort of Cardiff.

I have lots of stories, and am always keen to listen to other peoples, so if you are making your way through Cardiff, drop me a line and I'd be happy to meet up.

PHILOSOPHY

I don't talk about philosophy any more. It always comes down to semantics, and you only ever talk at cross purposes anyway. I try to live by it, rather than talk about it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I am living in a house that has a rather uninviting sofa. Its a two seater made from plether. If you are desperate, then it is all yours...but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it.

If you really are up the creek and in need of a place to stay, I do have a massive (it really is very wide) bed, and a sleeping bag which you are welcome to share (the bed that is, you get your own sleeping bag).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have accepted the hospitality of a few beautiful strangers, and played host to a few as well. In every single instance the experience has been a positive one. I've always come away from it feeling better for having done it.

Interests

Rock climbing
The sea (diving, surfing, etc)
Cycling
Meditation
Yoga
Chess
Circus (contemporary)
Dancing till silly o'clock
Photography (though i have stopped taking photos recently, not sure why, i'd rather just look at things these days; must be getting old)
general artyness

and travel, of course

• photography
• dancing
• yoga
• coach
• meditation
• chess
• traveling
• cycling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Radiohead
Bjork
John Martyn
Balkan Beat Box
Eek-a-Mouse
Eddie Vedder
Nick Drake
Alpha Blondy
Seu Jorge
The Tallest Man on Earth
Fat Freddy's Drop
Beck
Gotan Project
Jimmy Hendrix
Audiojack
Hybrid
Amon Tobin
Lamb
Richie Hawtin
Trentemoller
Bucovina
The Chemical Brothers
Thievery Corporation
chinese man
little people
Joni Mitchell
Mr. Scruff
Leftfield
Muse
Jose Gonzalez
Parov Stelar

books:
The Conference of the Birds
A Fine Balance
Dance Dance Dance
Kim
The Alchemist
Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lao Tzu
Noam Chomsky
Far from the Madding Crowd
Animal Farm
Silas Marner
The Great Gatsby
Baghavad Gita
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

movies:
Grand Budapest Hotel
Black Cat, White Cat
8½
The Royal Tenenbaums
Revolver
Lost in Translation
The Aviator
The Matrix
Little Miss Sunshine
Tideland
The Life Aquatic
A Scanner Darkly
Me and You and Everyone We Know
Labyrinth
The Big Lebowsky
Seventh Seal
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Brazil
Funny Bones
Closer
Darjeeling Ltd

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I dont want to give away my good stories, they took a long time to collect.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like to think that i have a thing or two to teach. I have helped a few people in my time, but more through kindness than knowledge.