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Overview

  • 12 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Currently travelling :) - it was investment banking, but ...
  • University - double degree
  • From Perth, Western Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Exploring the World until I need to get another job - looking to get off the tourist trail

ABOUT ME

Intrepid traveller, I started travelling around the World in Santiago, Chile in November 2011, travelling north through South and Central America and a quick jaunt in the US. I then flew from New York to London for the Olympics in July 2012 and I have now travelled through most of Western Europe, then the East, Turkey, some of the Middle East and now heading to India, Nepal and probably back to the Mediterranean for another European summer in 2013

PHILOSOPHY

Always have fun!

Do what ever makes YOU happy!

Also loving the lyrics to Asaf Avidan's Reckoning Song
"One day baby, we'll be old
Oh baby, we'll be old
And think of all the stories that we could have told"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Only surfing at the moment, but will certainly be hosting when I finally settle down somewhere

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have only surfed a couple of times but they have all been great experiences. I really think people on couchsurfing are the best people in the World (well at least 99.9%)

Interests

Anything to do with the ocean - diving, snorkelling, fishing
Travelling and meeting new people
Motorbikes - damn I miss mine!
Cooking and food
Cocktails - making and drinking them
Learning

  • fish
  • dining
  • cooking
  • cocktails
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • fishing
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • rock climbing
  • olympics
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

House and Indie rock are my favourite music
Into Thin Air was a recently book I couldn't put down. Working my way through Shantaram at the moment

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Torres Del Paine National Park Chile - stuning 5 day W-trek
-Carnaval in Salvador Brazil
-Climbing Mt Chimborazo in Ecuador 6,200m+
-Swimming with a 4m whale shark, all on my own off Exmouth, WA
-La Tomatina in Spain

visited 29 states (12.8%)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a pretty good cook if I say so myself and I can make some great cocktails... could teach you how to fish too if your hungry and live near the ocean ;p

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China

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