CURRENT MISSION

Simply to ride and to experience and meet other cultures.

ABOUT ME

Moved from the UK in 1982 and have lived in Sweden since then. I'm beginning to get into the bugging out scene but my real passion is adventure motorcycling and hope to get in as many motorcycling adventures as possible before I'm too old. Started my bout with a ride around the Baltic States and Poland. The following year, I set off for southern Spain at the end of May for a month or so and then a ride in Rajasthan, India in December 2010. In 2011, it was a ride to the Pyrenees again with my then 11-year-old son riding pillion on his first adventure. My best ride so far was in Ladakh, in the Himalayas, riding up to 5602 m (Khardungla), although, that being said, the Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh in 2017 was the toughest and really something. In 2015, my son and I rode a VTX1800 from northern Wisconsin to LA. I would REALLY like to ride in Bolivia to cross the Salar de Uyuni and ride the Road of Death. Always have some future rides in the back of my head.

PHILOSOPHY

Skeptic

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Both hosted and surfed.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

After a slow start, I've really got into CS and have now met quite a few wonderful members. In fact, a number of them are new friends whom I have regular contact with, staying with one another outside of CS. I think it's a great community.

Interests

Motorcycling, dogs, fell-walking, sailing and playing go. I would really like to see an active volcano.

• dogs
• walking
• sailing
• adventure motorcycling
• survival scene

Music, Movies, and Books

Action films, rock music and Bill Bryson/Isaac Asimov.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding to 5,600 metres above sea level in the Himalayas on my Royal Enfield Thunderbird.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I teach English as a foreign language and do a little translation work (Swedish to English).

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden, United Kingdom