We're a friendly couple that are always up for meeting new people. We enjoy trying new activities and getting to experience new things, we look forward to going to seeing different parts of the world as this has been our first experience in backpacking and travelling . Within the last four months we have travelled around Southeast Asia through Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia and now almost finished travelling the east coast of Australia. We've met so many nice people and look forward to sharing our travel experiences with others as well as hearing about theirs. We have been together for over 9 years now and got engaged in sydney and get on very well with each other as well as other people. We're definitely people's people and are always happy to hang around with others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We sold most of our belongings and moved out of our flat which we lived in together for over 4 years in order to travel and backpack for the first time, which we have always wanted to do. After our recent travels to Southeast Asia, we look forward to seeing Australia. Our plan whilst in Australia is to travel the East Coast starting in Melbourne and go up to Cairns within 8 weeks and then head to New Zealand.
One of the main reasons we want to couch surf is to meet other people, as a couple, we recently found out when talked to people while travelling that we could either buy or rent a car or camper-van and camp by ourselves but when we heard this we thought - the whole reason why we wanted to go travelling is not only to visit new, amazing places but also meet and interact with people (locals and other tourists) and get to experience how other people live, their traditions and different cultures. We're not really big party people and much prefer a quiet social night out to talk to people and have a laugh, maybe play some card games. We love animals, and consider them part of the family, Maya grew up with animals mainly dogs and cats.

Interests

Craig - love to play xbox, been surfing one England and Australia and really enjoyed it and want to do it more, and can't beat a nice cycle around
Maya - Loves being outdoors, walking or hiking, and been brought up with a lot of swimming and love to go to the beach or pool

• maya - walking, hiking, swimming
• craig - gaming, surfing, cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Craig-
Favorite music is mostly rock, indie and most anything that has instruments or dj decks. I listen to a bit of everything. Movies, I like anything Marvel or action related and do love the Saw films. Haven't found a genre of book that has got me hooked yet but still trying to find something that i will enjoy.
Maya -
Likes listening to punk rock - pop punk, ska punk, a bit of heavier rock too. I usually like, action and drama movies but every now and then like to watch something cheesy and girly like a chic flick. I like to read Fantasy series like Harry Potter, His Dark Materials series and the Book of Dust.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Craig - I went to Scarborough with some friends and spent the weekend surfing. Was one of the best experiences i have had
Maya - had a brilliant Sky diving experience in England on my 27th birthday to raise money for Alzheimer's research

Teach, Learn, Share

Craig - I have lots of various skills within the construction trade, i have worked on sites for a lot of years and over the last 4 years have worked in a structural engineering practice using various different autocad softwares and will be happy to share my experience and help out others with anything construction related.
Maya - I am a hairdresser who is slightly obsessed with her job. I have lots of experience as a hairdresser and can teach others any hair related skills and will be happy to style your hair if you want to

What I Can Share with Hosts

Craig -
I am very much a handyman with tools.
Maya -
Love my job, doing Haircuts, styling hair, pretty much anything to do with hair.
Both of us are helpful with food (preparing, cooking and especially eating).

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, France, Germany, Israel, Laos, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Israel