CURRENT MISSION

Live to learn, and learn to live

ABOUT ME

I have wide-ranging tastes - in art, in books, in studies, in films, in spirituality, and in life. I'm an Englishman who loves to travel, and would like to help anyone who is travelling.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy the moment.

If you're interested in staying could you please contact me via email just in case I haven't accessed Cs: brombags@hotmail.co.uk

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host for 6 months of the year and I surf for a few months as fortunately I am now semi-retired (but not retiring :-).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's simply a great idea! I've hosted several sets of people and it's been very interesting! Very worth while. I've also benefitted from being hosted by, and getting to know, some great people.

Interests

Sport, natural history (especially birding), science, comedy, film, literature, gardening, and TRAVEL!

• arts
• books
• literature
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• sports
• geography
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Fave films? So many but include Apocalypse Now, Life of Brian, Brick, Inception, Perfume: the story of a murderer, Unforegiven, Birdy, Vertigo, Trainspotting, Casablanca, Play it again Sam ...
Books? Loads! Authors include Iain Banks, Ian Rankin, Chris Brookmyre, Steinbeck, Hemingway, Orwell, Terry Pratchett, Iris Murdoch, Graham Greene, John Le Carre, Robert Rankin, Dostoyevsky, Philip K. Dick, Robert Graves, Bukowski, Mary Renault ...
Music - most things from classical to rock (maybe not Death Punk Thrash Metal) but I listen mainly to MOR stuff like Fleetwood Mac, the Stones, Blues, Soul and Jazz.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sky-dived over Lake Taupo; white water rafted around Victoria Falls; canoed for 4 days down the Zambezi; got lost in Kakadu; helped conserve turtles in Costa Rica; dived in Antigua.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can perhaps give an insight into the history (William Wallace and his band of merry marauders; Robert Burns etc.), geography and natural history of this area of Scotland.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My travelling, and the UK.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gambia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom