CURRENT MISSION

I and a Canadian couchsurfing friend are heading to Austria, Slovakia, Hungry and the Netherlands for three weeks this coming April. We want to experience these countries on a local level, interacting with like-minded people. Our aim is to go local.

ABOUT ME

My name is Mike Cotton and I'm a 31 year-old travel writer and veteran ski bum. Recently returned from 18 months of living and working in Canada, I am hitting the road once more, this time closer to home. Love exploring the world, hunting down the best locally brewed beers, reading, listening to music and chilling out at a gig.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't be afraid to live outside the expected norms of society. Live life how you want to live it and treat everyone as your equal.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am alas just a surfer, I have no permanent address just a series of temporary ones. However if you're ever in British Columbia and more specifically Fernie. Look me up, I will always have a couch spare there.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First-time couchsurfer, can't wait to get started.

Interests

Meeting new and interesting people,the mountains and mountain lifestyle, hiking, skiing, football and writing.

• writing
• beer
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• hunting
• skiing
• soccer
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

John Steinbeck's Travel's With Charley
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
I never leave home without these books.
My iPhone is full of music, every type of music, reggae, punk, folk, ska, alt, hip-hop.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking and skiing the hills and mountains of British Columbia.