CURRENT MISSION

Trying to see as much as the world as possible - preferably on two wheels.

ABOUT ME

I'm a twenty-something wanderlust with a passion for hearing the stories of others.

PHILOSOPHY

The linked article below, written by a young Hunter. S. Thompson encapusulates and inspired my own philosophy.

http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/ideas/Security_HSThompson.html

That, as well as: Be friendly, open and aware.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I use couchsurfing to lubricate my current travelling expeditions. Whenever possible, I host travelles or meet them to exchange tales. When I'm on the road, I enjoy meeting locally settled people to provide company and enhance my understanding of the place I'm temporarily in.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Saigon, where I lived for 6 months, I hosted surfers in my apartment. As I am currently on the road, I will be looking to enhance my journey by meeting couchsurfers to exchange stories, facilitate cultural understanding or simply to provide a bed for the evening.

Interests

Reading is my primary passion. I cannot remember the last time I left the house without a book.
My favourite writers, in no particular order, are:

W. Boyd
H.S.Thompson
R.Kapuscinski
Lewis Carrol
A.Ginsberg
G.Greenwald
R.Pirsig
A.Carter
R.Dahl

E.Said
G.Orwell
K.Kesey
J.P.Walsh
Y.Martel
S.Venkatesh
A.Adiga
G.Davids

This is quickly followed by music, in which my tastes are as varied. I'm currently listening to:

Bonobo
Four Tet
Cinematic Orchestra
Jon Hopkins
JJ Doom
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Chronixx
A Tribe Called Quest
The Streets
Nina Simone
Flying Lotus
High Contrast
Darondo
Amon Tobin
Austin Peralta
Burial
Moderat
Jurassic 5
Toddla T
Gillian Welch
Steve Mason
The Smiths
Synkro

Whilst on the road, it's more difficult to keep up with films but my current favourites are directed by Charlie Kaufman, Wes Anderson, The Coen Brothers, Del Toro or Christopher Nolan. I usually tell most people I meet to watch Detachment too, that's a pretty decent film.

These passions do not comprimise my firm belief that we are, above all, social creatures and thus socialising, the exchanging of ideas, anecdotes, stories and sharing ourselves (preferably with food and/or drink) makes up a large portion of my life - whether it's with old friends and strangers I've just met.

• books
• dining
• drinking
• flying
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hunting

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Croatia, France, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, Viet Nam