CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy travelling and keep smiling :)

ABOUT ME

Back from my year's travel around Canada, South America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.

I had an amazing time, but am loving being back in Yorkshire close to family and friends.

I am easy going, chilled out, and love meeting others from all over the World and exchanging stories over a glass of wine.

I like to keep fit when I can, running, swimming and cycling, and have enjoyed competing in triathlons when I can.

Photography and food are other loves, both of which travelling has given me the opportunity to enjoy lots!

PHILOSOPHY

Smile :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have enjoyed hosting many people when I lived in London from a wide variety of countries. And on my travels recently I have enjoyed meeting locals as a surfer myself.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The following have stayed on my couch in London:

Holly Wang (Qingdao, China) stayed 08/07/11 - 11/07/11
Paul Glockner +1 (Marburg, Germany) stayed 14/07/11 - 15/07/11
Hyacinthe Pruneau +1 (Quebec, Canada) stayed 20/07/11 - 21/07/11
Iva Jiristova and Veronika Neroldova (Olomouc, Czech Rep) stayed 21/07/11 - 25/07/11
Barbora and David Russell (Lyon, France) stayed 29/07/11 - 01/08/11
Natalia Jazdzewska and Katarzyna Nosalska (Poland) stayed 02/08/11 - 05/08/11
Esteban Galvez and Lisa (Argentina and Belgium) stayed 15/08/11 - 18/08/11
Elisabeth and Neils (Rotterdam, Netherlands) stayed 26/08/11 - 28/08/11

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The following have stayed at my Leeds flat:
Sif from Copenhagen - 15/02/14 - 17/02/14
Katarina from Greece - 11/04/14 - 12/04/14
Gabi from Brazil - 17/04/14 - 19/04/14
Marisa from Argentina - 18/04/14 - 19/04/14
Heather and Jorge from California - 07/05/14 - 09/05/13
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I have surfed the following couches:

Jonathan in Kelowna, Canada 10/10/11 - 12/10/11
Chad in Revelstoke, Canada 12/10/11 - 14/10/11
Lucie in Lake Louise, Canada 16/10/11 - 18/10/11
Gustavo in Buenos Aires, Argentina 08/02/12 - 11/02/12
Elena in Bogota, Colombia 15/02/12 - 18/02/12
Dean in Vancouver, Canada 02/04/12 - 04/04/12
Johnny in Tokyo, Japan 10/09/12 - 12/09/12

Interests

I really enjoy keeping very fit with running, swimming and cycling and regularly compete in Triathlons and open water swim races.
I also enjoy photography, cooking, and of course travelling!

• photography
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• triathlon
• running
• partying
• traveling
• cycling
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I used to own 3 of my own bookshops! So pretty well read!
And I love a variety of music, from trance, to main stream dance and rock :)
I enjoy a visit to the cinema when I have time, or a chilled night in with a good DVD!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in rural China doing voluntary work for 3 months finishing with a party on the Great Wall of China!

Competed for my country at the Triathlon World Championships in Australia in 2009!

Teach, Learn, Share

"Not all those who wander are lost" - J. R. R. Tolkien from The Lord of the Rings

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Philippines

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

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