CURRENT MISSION

Travel well It's the best revenge

ABOUT ME

Marches to his own drum, adventurous, passionate, physically fit,serious but funny,opinionated, independent,loyal,truthful (to a fault....not ever going to be a politician or ambassador!),open minded,loves people,likes groups,edgy and extreme sports

PHILOSOPHY

Upfront,truth conquers all,laugh,don't sweat the small stuff( it's ALL small stuff), If you're scared it means you're alive......so (to steal a phrase) 'Just Do It'! Give first.....it's amazing what comes back.....and in what form!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Call/invite me.........I have time and love adventures. The rest you'll find out for yourself

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

How many spare rooms,couches,floors can you see in a lifetime if you've never met a stranger? Hmmmm
Some freaky others wonderful

Interests

Skiing, Cycling, hiking,water sports, the sea,mountains,food, wine, naps,wilderness,reading,camping, PBS,hard physical work,

• dining
• wine
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• sports
• extreme sports
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Mostly not interested in Hollywood Blockbuster type movies.
I did laugh at 'when Harry Met Sally'
Books I just bought:
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Under and Alone by William Queen
Snowstruck by Jill Fredston
Cleese Encounters a biography on John Cleese and Monty Python
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright ( Al Queda and the Road to 9/11)
Try me with anything...not a great rap meister.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Standing on the false summit of Kilimanjaro as the sun rose
Standing in the exact center of St Peters Square (if you have been there you'd know why)
Lourdes ( for the feeling)
The falls at Iguazu in a rainstorm ( I was afraid)
Fez from the mountain road at dawn
There are more......I have been lucky
Standing at the top of Paradise lift just East of Eden, Utah

Teach, Learn, Share

Most conflict comes from not understanding. The more people one meets the more one realizes we are mostly all the same. The more one travels the fewer strangers one meets and the more one understands. Peace and friendship between people and countries can only be enhanced by communication and interaction. The internet is a kind of traveling but doing it in person and seeing the wonders of the world is better

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Bahamas, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States