CURRENT MISSION

living life live

ABOUT ME

I'm an outgoing, positive, curious person, very very interesting in the world and people. Sociable yet like solitude.

I'm very lucky to work as a travel writer (no one would give me a proper job!) I mainly work for guidebook companies: Lonely Planet, Rough Guides. I've worked on around 30 books covering everywhere from Guatemala to Indonesia. I'm going to be in Croatia this summer.
I also write for UK national newspapers including the Guardian/Observer. Here's a link to one of my recent stories about an island in Indonesia :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2010/jan/03/gili-trawangan-new-ibiza

My main areas of expertise are South-East Asia and Central America, I also know Spain very well.

I'm a dad and have two young sons: Louis and Monty.

PHILOSOPHY

passion is a fashion
lust for life
go the extra mile

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

very happy to meet up for a coffee / wine and show people around my town of Brighton.
Have a bed for guests, but often away so get in touch early.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

just joined May 2010!

Though I've been travelling for 25 years and hosted many friends I've met on the road.

Interests

travel
music
sunshine!
swimming / snorkelling / scuba diving
tennis

• culture
• writing
• books
• fashion
• wine
• coffee
• coach
• clubbing
• traveling
• eating out
• music
• hiking
• scuba diving
• tennis
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

ECLECTIC!

Charles Webster is my fave DJ / producer for his incredible electronic soundscapes

Love acoustic guitar singers like Thea Gilmore, Death Cab For Cutie, Vetiver, Turin Brakes

Cosmic disco shit played by Lindstrom, Prins Thomas

New wave like Joy Division, Gang of Four, some Cure.

New new wave: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Midlake

Americana / country : Bon Iver, Cathryn Williams

The Clash are the band I most come back to, saw them live twice back in the day.

House music: Luomo, Felix da Housecat, Silicon Soul, early Ian Pooley,

Also chilled jazzy funky stuff by Fink, Luomo, Quantic, Bonobo,

Reggae...like Augustus Pablo

add books / film stuff later...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Impossible to answer but Angkor Wat is the most amazing man-made monument I've ever seen and I only got to go there last year.

Experiencing punk rock in England in 1978-1979. Experiencing acid house a decade later.

Diving Ras Muhammed was pretty special, and swimming with whale sharks in Honduras.

Clubbing in Ibiza...but also hiking in Ibiza...and eating out in Ibiza.

Teach, Learn, Share

Able to talk about / give tips about travel and travel writing, Maya culture

Play tennis to a fair standard, could coach a bit

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, San Marino, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Spain, United Kingdom

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