CURRENT MISSION

Live!

ABOUT ME

We are a pretty adventurous couple who have known each other since 1997, and have been together since 2008. It took James just 11 years to persuade Stacey that he was the one for her.

We both share a passion of travelling and have pretty much been on the road for the most of our relationship.It doesn't look to be stopping either.

James is a massive sports fan and is obsessed with anything travel related. Stacey is the best cook in the world, and likes reading, watching Buffy/Angel and stopping James from playing on his playstation.

We both value cultural exchange and it is the main reason we use couchsurfing. We enjoy nothing better than meeting locals, and if not expats and finding out about locals areas more in depth. Just be mindful of James's shocking sense of humour!

PHILOSOPHY

Live your life first, worry later!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By spreading the word of the fantastic project that is couchsurfing! Also hosting and surfing!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When James lived on his own he was actively participating in the couchsurfing project without even realising it.In the summer of 2006 He met 4 french guys who had driven to Brixham where he used to live and were camping.It was raining one night so he let them stay in my front room.They didnt leave for two months.It wasnt until someone said to him that he should of been a couchsurfer that he found out about the site.

Interests

Travel
football
films
Music
live music
martial arts
kayaking
walking/trekking
History
wildlife
computer games help us pass the time too.
cycling
scuba diving
snorkelling
swimming
reading
Netball
cooking
wine
beer
banter

• wildlife
• aquaria
• arts
• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• walking
• clubbing
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• sports
• martial arts
• wrestling
• soccer
• swimming
• netball
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Films-
Trading Places
Hong kong cinema from the 70s to early 90s
Lord of the Rings
Studio Ghibli
- Nausicaa
-Castle in the sky
-My neighbour totoro
James Bond films

Music-
ACDC
Beatles
Eagles
Queen
David Bowie
Iron Maiden
Thin Lizzy
Walter Trout and the Radicals
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
Sting and the Police
The Eagles
Audioslave
Rage against the Machine
Jimi Hendrix
Rainbow
Whitesnake
Iron Maiden
Aerosmith
Dire straits
Genesis
Led Zeppellin
Vangelis
Hayseed Dixie
The Who
Muse
The Black Mages

Books-
Anything by Tolkien
Into the wild
Anne Mustoe books
Marching Powder
1984
Watership down
Eragon
Dan Brown books
Seven Years in Tibet
Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
Harry Potter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Diving Sipidan and Mabul island, Borneo
-trekking through gunung leuser national park and seeing wild orang utans.
-Relaxing at Lake Toba, sumatra
-Watching sunrise at Mount Bromo, java
-The Temples of Prambanam and Borodobur, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
-Getting attacked by triggerfish while snorkelling on Pulau Weh
-Tokyo at night, simply mesmerizing.
-Setsubun festival in Kyoto,absolutely mental
-Osaka aquarium, never thought id see two whale sharks in a tank
-The Dalmation coast in Croatia, possibly my favourite place in the world.
-Seeing the Icaruses of Mostar in Bosnia, mentalists!
-Getting ridiculously drunk in Prague and almost going into a midget strip club( not proud of that one)
-Gellert thermal baths in Budapest,sooooooo relaxing
-Trekking through Niah caves national park, Borneo
-Relaxing and Diving on the Perhentian islands, malaysia
-Penangs food
-Chang Mai and Mrs Wan, the best host you could hope for.
- Riding a motorbike around the stunning scenery Pai, thailand has to offer.
- Vang vieng...im still not sure if this is a highlight but its certianly an experience
- Halong bay, Vietnam .... beautiful
-Hanoi and all its mentalness, and the 10p beer
-Exploring Angkors temples, Cambodia
-Chilling in Nha trang, Vietnam
-The bus journey from Split to Dubrovnik, Croatia
-Wrestling with tigers, Chang Mai, Thailand
- Cycling round the countryside of Yangshou, stunning.
-Hong kong, people we met and the food was good,really good!
-Pandas in Chengdu
-Sleeping on a remote part of the great wall of China
- sitting in on one of the Dalai lamas teachings
-The majestic Taj mahal
-chilling in the grounds of the golden temple in Amritsar
-The India/Pakistan border closing ceremony
-Buzzing round Goa on a motorbike
-Riding Bactrian camels in Inner Mongolia
-Harbin Snow and Ice festival
-Lantern festival in China
-Swam with Manatees in Belize
-Swam with turtles in the Yucatan
-Tikal ruins,Guatemala
-Palenque ruins,Mexico
-Being stranded in Lake Atitlan due to flashfloods and landslides!
-Sailing through the San Blas Island Panama to Colombia
-Hiking/Kayaking/Mountain biking in Guatape,Colombia
-Wildlife spotting in the Amazon,Ecuador
-Trekking at high altitude(5000m) in the Cordillera Huyash,Peru
-The Inca jungle trail,Peru
-Sandboarding in Huacachina,Peru
-Cycling the worlds most dangerous road,Bolivia
-Three day salt flat tour, Bolivia
-Iguazu falls( The greatest show on Earth)-Argentina

Teach, Learn, Share

James can tell you extensive history of the Premiership! We also have loads of music, films and tv shows we can put on your ipod for you! Plus a ton of Lonely Planet pdf files.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom

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