CURRENT MISSION

Learning to paint

ABOUT ME

We are Laura & John from Todmorden, UK. We're happy outgoing people and have had a great time travelling & couch surfing! We love meeting new people and learning new things, especially people from other parts of the world.

We live the lovely town of Todmorden where we're renovating an old post office into our home and generally having a nice time.

We've done lots of travelling over the years, the last being a couple of years ago which included 3 months in our campervan in Spain & Portugal, 8 months backpacking around Asia and a 4000km cycle ride from Istanbul to the UK.

PHILOSOPHY

Home is where you park it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We couchsurfed occasionally on our travels & met some wonderful people. We've got plenty of space for people to stay if we're free or are happy to show people around/recommend places to visit.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've couchsurfed a few times and really enjoyed it & met some wonderful people.

Interests

We both really love the outdoors and are at our happiest when camping with friends. We love our campervan and travel in her whenever we can - travelling around Spain & Portugal was our biggest journey so far! We'd love to live life with as little impact as possible and so are really keen to learn about new and sustainable ways of living.

John is a freelance Animator and so has spent many years pursuing his love for cartoons! He's also super practical and loves fixing or making things whenever he can.

I (Laura) have worked for various organisations with young people and am keen to make a difference wherever I can. I also love to knit and would be happy to teach anyone who'd like to learn.

• walking
• cartoons
• traveling
• knitting
• painting
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• freelancing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best moment of our last trip was arriving at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India on the birthday of the 4th Guru. 100,000 Sikhs were also at the temple, celebrating by lighting candles, walking in procession around the temple & with the most amazing firework display we've ever seen. The people were so friendly and welcoming, it was an amazing experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom

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