I currently live alone.
I have an 18 year old daughter who lives with her mum.
I was a nomad for 15 years til I settled down as felt my daughter needed to put down roots.
Keen amateur runner & triathlete with a love of mountains & the sea. I love skiing, body-boarding & biking.
I read a lot: biography, popular science & literature
I enjoy dancing, travelling, meeting people & sharing good food.
My politics are left of centre.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Fits my ethos of sharing.
I have a couple of spare sofa beds.
I love travelling & meeting like-minded people.
I would have loved this had it been about when I was in my 20s & living a nomadic lifestyle.

Interests

• books
• triathlon
• running
• reggae music
• skiing
• trail running
• mountains
• wilderness
• reading books
• sea
• reggae
• wild camping
• long distance running

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Reggae, dub, SKA, DIY 80s punk, afro-jazz.
Films: Repo Man, Michael Moore's films
Books: Anything by Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood, Annie Proulx, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Albert Camus, Douglas Adams. Anything about running, cycling, travel, mountaineering.
Comedians: Milton Jones, James Acaster, Richard Herring, Rich Hall, Jeremy Hardy, Phil Jupitus

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Driven a £100 car across the Sahara from France to Gambia in 1998-9
Completed the world's toughest iron-distance triathlon 2017 & 18

Teach, Learn, Share

Running, biking, juggling, jive dancing, languages, home, food, wine

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good cooking & conversation
Running, biking, modern jive

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Egypt, France, Gambia, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Senegal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France, Spain, United Kingdom