ABOUT ME

I'm a rather laid back, friendly and accommodating person.

Majorly into my photography & writing, I travel whenever I finances let me in pursuit of understanding and meeting other people. I mostly travel alone, too, so I rely on the people I meet along the way for company. My photography has featured online and in books and galleries over the years. It comes into its own when I travel, more so, than in rainy old, Scotland, anyway.

PHILOSOPHY

Surround yourself with good people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I can't host people (I live in the middle of nowhere, anyway, so unless you have a car I'm unreachable).

But I'd be happy to meet up with anyone who wants company.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Once, way back when in Paris 2009. And again in Iran, although I have met many couchsurfers by chance through friends who were hosting and random encounters on my travels.

Interests

I love cooking, live music, films, walking in nature, ambling in cities, reading novels, current affairs, writing, good wine, tasty beer and good company, wildlife.

• wildlife
• birds
• writing
• books
• photography
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I sat in a 35C taxi on the Iraqi border for over 7 hours, fending off cigarette smugglers and trying to ration the last 10th of my water. It's amazing how I find that amusing in hindsight, considering just how un-amusing I found that at the time.

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography advice, material and theoretical. And, if you really want, I could teach you about birds...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

France