CURRENT MISSION

Uncovering more corners of the world...

ABOUT ME

I now work in London after travelling the world a few years ago. No more big trips for a years sadly but I enjoy visiting some cool/new/interesting/historic/fun places in the holiday I get from work. Sometimes I go away with friends on livelier party-type holidays (usually involving a music festival!)... but the experiences when I go away with just my bag and camera for company can sometimes be the best - going exactly where I want and meeting some great local people.

But yeah I'm a friendly guy, respectful guest, inquisitive, up for exploring cities and also the great outdoors by day...and I enjoy a beer at night!

PHILOSOPHY

Sleep when you're dead

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing & hosting (both twice), also went to a polyglot meet-up while in Argentina.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed (Argentina & New Zealand) & hosted in London

Interests

Music, gigs, festivals, lots of different sports, treking, mountains, exploring cities, reading, writing, photography, history, world affairs

• writing
• photography
• festivals
• beer
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• eating out
• music
• outdoor activities
• camping
• surfing
• sports
• history
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I listen to a wide range of music - lots of guitary stuff such as alt-rock, grunge, indie, acoustic folk. I also like blues, raggae, chilled hip-hop, a lot of world music... and I listen to a fair bit of electronic music - especially on nights out - house/techno/drum+bass.

Books: Shantaram, Glue, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Yes Man

Films: The Departed, Gangs of New York, Drive, Pulp Fiction, Monty Python Life of Brian, Crash, Lord of the Rings, Gran Torino, Goodfellas, Boyhood, 12 Broken Cameras, Amores Perros, True Romance

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Played Kabadi in front of hundreds of people at the Pushkar Camel Fair in India... somehow got myself roped in to a Locals Vs Visitors match. Camera crews, interviews, trophies after...very unexpected!

Teach, Learn, Share

Do the Annapurna Base Camp trek in Nepal for some of the best trekking in the world! Jerusalem for one of the most fascinating cities. Petra for one of man's greatest wonders.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, France, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Laos, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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