CURRENT MISSION

There are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

ABOUT
I've travelled a lot over the years, but now I'm retired and like to slow down a bit. My interest is shifting away from monuments and beaches to people. That's why I'm on couchsurfing.

PHILOSOPHY

You don't have to understand life, you just have to live it. That sums it up quite neatly: life has become rather complicated and fractured, so we need to slow down and make sense of it all.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

to make the world a better and more gentle place, I guess.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a host now for a while and like the experience.

Interests

to meet locals and see the way they live.

• rabbits
• running
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

world music from West Africa and Brazil
classical music by Bach and Mozart
jazz when it is smooth

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding up and down the Karakorum Highway in Pakistan
Watching colorful birds in National Parks in Costa Rica
Strolling through Siwa Oasis in Egypt
Island hopping in the Philippines
A boat trip through the Backwaters of Kerala
Visiting and staying in the Golden Temple in Amritsar
Chatting and drinking the night away with the Indonesian Coast Guard on Sulawesi, Indonesia
Watching the sunset on the old city ramparts of Cartagena, Colombia
Walking among the ruins of ancient Palmyra
Climbing the great mayan temples in Guatemala
Changing buses in Belmopan, one of the smallest capitals of the world
The old Oxford Hotel in Cairo, the weirdest hotel, I ever stayed
An early morning stroll through the tea plantations of Darjeeling
Climbing the lighthouse at Dondra Head, the southernmost point of Sri Lanka
Counting sheep in New Zealand
A night out at a Sufi ceremony in Lahore, Pakistan
Watching the stars in Wadi Rum, Jordan

Teach, Learn, Share

Give and take.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am willing to show my guest around town and help them out, if necessary.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, England