CURRENT MISSION

Visit the world by train, but 1st class plane would do fine too!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I found two couchsurfers by accident, looking lost on the street as I walked back from the supermarket. They had just arrived from Jordan, their host wasn't answering his phone so invited them to mine to use the internet, grab a drink. They found their host but 2 days later were short of a place to crash and took over my lounge - we went on a cycle tour and a couple months later, they hosted me in Amman! Now I'm in Paris and I love helping people get the most out of their time in a new city and have a real experience and avoid the tourist traps (of which there are so many here)!

Interests

I am a passionate foodie and I run a tour business as a guide for off the beaten track experiences in Paris. From tunnels of abandoned railways, secret gardens and foodie corners of the city where only the locals go - you will find me!

• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• cycling
• tourism
• trains

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to whatever is on the radio and can sing in many more languages than I can speak!! I love reading non-fiction and humorous travel writers like Billy Bryson or books like ' a year in the Merde'.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled by overnight train and bus from Bucharest or Odessa in just 4days, crossing via Moldova and Transniestria, a non-existent, self-declared Soviet Republic existing long after the USSR is dead!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Austria, France, Israel, Netherlands, United Kingdom