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Overview

  • 15 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Social worker/hospitality and teacher
  • Graduate
  • From Gold Coast / Bundaberg
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Easy going travellers who love challenges and adventures. Always eager to meet fellow travel enthusiasts.

ABOUT ME

After a long time planning and saving, we took leave from our jobs and began travelling the world. We have been on the move consistently since April 2012. First of all we spent 6 months making our way through South East and Central Asia. Next we spent 4 months working in Niseko, Japan whilst enjoying snowboarding in our time off. Atter a month travelling through the rest of Japan we boarded a boat to South Korea and then flew across to China. We completed the trans-mongolian train journey with a brief stop over in Mongolia to soak in the amazing countryside by horse back. We left Russia and made our way through Eastern Europe into Poland and Austria. We then boarded a flight and bought a tent for our journey around Greece, Italy, Germany and Netherlands. Most recently we have been living and working in London for 22 months. We have been lucky enough to travel during our work holidays to Iceland, Turkey, Egypt and snow trips to France and Austria. Soon our work visa will finish and we be on the move again.

We are laidback yet spontaneous. Outgoing yet casual. We find adventure and adventure always finds us. Outdoors is our life. Lived by the sea most of the time. Anything active and you have our attention. Will always make time for a yarn over beer or a good coffee. Prefer breakfast over dinner. Love food in general!!
Sunday afternoons are always a hit with a good ol' BBQ!

PHILOSOPHY

I don't believe " If you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything" is entirely true BUT I do believe, if you work hard then you shall be rewarded.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We would be happy to share our culinary skills and stories with you. Friends always tell us how considerate and thoughtful we are. Always happy to share our house (when we are not travelling) and make new friends.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have been couchsurfing in Japan, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Germany and Netherlands.We joined whilst living in Australia but we used to live in a remote Aboriginal community where not many tourists visited!

Interests

Anything outdoors. Snowboarding is the latest craze. Live at the beach. Music, sport, travel and the rest to be discussed over coffee.

  • dining
  • breakfast
  • beer
  • coffee
  • bbq
  • boating
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • skydiving
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • working visa
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Love music! Love a good thinker when it comes to movies and books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving was the greatest thrill for Hedley! The walls of snow in Niseko have been the most amazing and the people in countryside of Mongolia have been the most incredible.

Teach, Learn, Share

We will always learn therefore all of us can teach someone from time to time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Estonia, France, Iceland, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom

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