TRAVELING CENTRAL AMERICA UNTIL END OF JANUARY 2015 WITH MY GIRLFRIEND SARAH!!

CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy a month in Central America without thinking about work!

ABOUT SARAH (my girlfriend)

New to CouchSurfing but has experience traveling and living abroad. From Adelaide in South Australia but lived in Sydney for the last 10yrs. Works in the fashion industry but has a passion for writing with a number of her stories being published in magazines. Loves art, fashion, music and traveling. Also an amazing cook... that good that I rarely cook anymore because I am not as good as I once thought. Very caring and considerate of others.

ABOUT ME

Well travelled. Hard working. Business owner. Australian. Ok in the kitchen. Taurean.

At the start of 2011 I moved back to Sydney after a year abroad. I live in a 2 story house in Annandale with my girlfriend Sarah and 2yr old dog - Claude. I have travelled allot and Couch Surfed as much as possible.

I work in film production which I enjoy.

I love cooking, photography, surfing, wine, live tunes, camping, and of course I have an urge to see EVERYTHING on this planet. I'm a non smoker (except shisha!) but frequent drinker.

Work hard, party Harder!

Hitchhiking KM Counter: 3500

Blog: http://www.catosworld.blogspot.com/

Been to...
New Zealand
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
Argentina
Antarctica
Brazil
USA
England
Scotland
Ireland
France
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Ukraine
Poland
Malta
Spain
Portugal
Netherlands
Iceland
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
Palestine (I know!)
Hungary
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
Slovenia
Serbia
Slovakia
Finland
Japan

Heading to...

Central America and USA in 2015.

PHILOSOPHY

"Drink and be merry for tomorrow we die" - The Bible

"The Irish are the only people impervious to psychoanalysis" - Siegfried Froyd

"One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things" - Henry Miller

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

"The journey not the arrival matters" - T.S. Eliot

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE WITH COUCH SURFING

I can host, meet for coffee or show you around town. I move around allot with work and often in Sydney or Wollongong. I can usually host/meet in both places it just depends on whats going on at the time.

I am very well traveled and love to meet people who have stories to tell of destinations I am yet to experience. I love a good night out on the town.

My home town of Wollongong has some of the best beaches on the East Coast so if your up for a wave that's not overcrowded then head on down. Surfing camps available down this way also.

Some good venues not to be missed in Wollongong are as follows:

* North Gong Hotel is a hit through the summer with the largest outdoor area available. Snitzel is a hit and the other pub grub aint too bad ;
* Brewery is a hit and miss sometimes and you can usually find the owner slumped over the bar himself which is most likely due to the strength of the cocktails (which is not a bad thing in my opinion);
* Hotel Illawarra (Killa) is also not too bad for Friday arvo drinks. Usually a hang out for the business suited crowd though;
* Towrodgi Beach Hotel is a little out of the way but often has some good gigs on;
* Scarborough Hotel If your heading down from Sydney on the train stop off at as this as it is an iconic pub situated on the cliff face and his a huge hit with touristy and Sydney siders on the weekend;
* The Bulli Heritage is also a stop off on the way down. It has some cool international acts here and a pretty good little live venue;
* Beaches Hotel in Thirroul might be a bit hard for you to get to but is ok for more your surfer and local hangout;
* Also some cool bars further south in Kiama, Jamberoo and Gerringong.

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN LIFE!

I am involved in a number of Non Profit Organisations that raise money and awareness for various issues that effect you and me!

Blackmores Sydney Running Festival - Half Marathon
Never been done before but this year, my 30th I shall complete a 21km race to throughout Sydney to raise funds for the Cancer Council. Please help me get across the line and the millions that suffer from Cancer every year.
http://www.gofundraise.com.au/page/cato

MOvember - Each year MOvember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces around the world, with the sole aim of raising vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men.

Web: http://au.movember.com/?home
Donations: https://www.movember.com/au/donate/your-details/member_id/800568/

The Santa Claus Pub Crawl - The Santa Claus Pub Crawl has been in circulation for over 15 years now and originally started with a small group of friends who wanted to donate to the Salvation Army. Now over 4000 people attend this event and it has gained recognition from Wikipedia for being the longest running pub crawl of its kind in the world. All participants donate a toy which is then passed onto the disadvantaged children in the Southern Sydney area.

Web: http://www.thesantaclauspubcrawl.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45516839545

Misko Foundation - Misko is a Hungarian boy who was born on January 25, 2007. A year later it turned out that he suffers from a progressive muscle dystrophy of genetic origins (DMD), which is considered an incurable disease by current scientific standards. The aim of our foundation is to make Misko’s life as “ordinary” as possible, while we search for a possible cure together with the parents. I spent some time in Budapest helping raise awareness of this foundation in 2010. I continue to do some work with the organisation even though I now am back in Australia.

Web: http://misko.hu/en/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MiskoFoundation

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have spent many nights on random peoples floors/couches but I have only been using CS since July 2010. Since then...I LOVE it and regret not getting on here years ago. Some of the people I have met have changed my life!

Interests

Travel and experience various cultures! Photography, writing, reading, surfing, rugby union, skiing, wine & food appreciation, rock limbing, hiking, nature, kayaking, sailing, camping, road trips, BBQ's, house parties, climbing mountains, doing what I have been told I cant, drinking, cooking, dancing, live music and festivals, non smokers, sunny days, people who smile, ice cream and trying something completely new!

• dogs
• arts
• writing
• books
• fashion
• photography
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• cocktails
• coffee
• bbq
• marathon
• running
• partying
• drinking
• pub crawls
• house parties
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• sailing
• skiing
• rock climbing
• hang gliding
• rugby
• business
• hitchhiking
• road trips
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Lonely Planet, Where's Wally? 1001 Things to do before you die! The Game, The Lord of the Rings, Guantanamo Boy, The Hobbit, Charlotte's Web, The Da Vinci Code, Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Godfather and the Guinness World Records.

The Godfather, Snatch, Layer Cake, Top Gun, The Return of the King, Hotel Rwanda, Hannibal & Silence with the Lambs, Into the Wild, Entourage - The Movie (when it is made) and everything by Quentin Tarantino.

The Avalanches, Daft Punk, Fat Freddy's Drop, Pearl Jam, Van Morrison, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Doors, C.W. Stoneking, Goyte, Groove Amarda, G Love and Special Sauce, John Buttler Trio, Jack Johnston, Ben Harper, Ziggy Marley, The Kings of Leon, Muse, Xavier Rudd, Coldplay, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Jimmy Hendrix, ACDC, The Dave Mathews Band and U2.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Witness the brief yet captivating mating ritual of Penguins in Antarctica!!

Such a big space should have more then one response so....

Samba down the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro's Carnival...yes I was in it!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn Spanish, hang gliding and how to make a good paella!

I can teach anything highlighted in my interest. I know boring stuff like how to build houses and roads also.

I can also teach the flaming sambuca/absinth trick (see my photos) and smoking alcohol...is the only way!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, travel experience, film experiences, music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Hungary, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

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