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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Occitan, Spanish
  • 66, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • After having worked in an helicopter engines company, I R...
  • I am an aeronautic engineer
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About Me

ABOUT ME

With my English partner we love meeting people and traveling. We are open to different cultures and life style. I like discovering what is important for the others people and what they have done and what are they plans for the future.
I have enjoyed walking twice a month on camino Santiago de Compostella.

I like cycling on holidays. In September after dropping my daughter at her boarding school in Bristol, I cycled back to La Rochelle (ferry from Plymouth to Roscoff).

PHILOSOPHY

Everything is possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The first family who hosted us was very nice. That first step definetly encouraged me to meet more CS.

Interests

For me it is important to have a social network and also local food. So once a week I help a neighbour gardener to grow vegetables.
I am interested in renewal energy solutions and also in creating links between people.
I like the concept of justice restauratrice.
I am also concern by carbon footprint even though it is a huge challenge to me.

  • traveling
  • socializing
  • rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

I have recently red some books about Tibet. Completely amazing.
Le film “ je verrai toujours vos visages” m’a fortement marqué.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing Mount Kailash.
Sleeping in the desert in Mauritania.
Climbing Rinjani volcano.
Cycling more than 1000 km from Bristol to La Rochelle
Walking la voie Podensis “le puy en velay jusqu’à Pau” et le Camino Norte de Saint Sébastien à Compostelle.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like to share my knowledge of the french Pyrenees and also my travel experiments.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France

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