I'm a fledgling wine and travel blogger with my own website. I've been in the wine trade for 8 years now but have recently quit my job to travel the world and discover food and wine culture across the globe. I'm a laid back Englishman who loves banter, I'm sarcastic, quick witted and really easy to talk to. Oh and I quit smoking years ago.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people from all over the world and make new friends.

Wherever I travel I always want to stay with locals. I am looking for local insider knowledge on where to go, where to eat and where to drink. You can only discover different cultures from within rather than looking in from the outside.

“Please be a traveler, not a tourist. Try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what’s right in front of you. Those are the keys to understanding this amazing world we live in.”

Interests

Wine, Travel, Football, hanging out, meeting new people, Music/Gigs, Almost all sports, I'm a film fanatic, comedy, books, theater, pubs and bars, restaurants, cooking, writing, blogging and good black coffee.

• culture
• writing
• books
• theater
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• wine tasting
• drinking
• pub crawls
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• music
• sports
• soccer
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

I have an extremely eclectic tastes in Music and films and enjoy discovering new stuff all the time but if I had to choose my 5 favourite of all time would be:

Music: Pearl Jam, Zero 7, Neil Young, Dave Brubeck, Parov Stellar.

Film: Big Lebowski, North by Northwest, Casablanca, Vertigo, Rushmore

Books: The Big Sleep, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Rebus Series, Inspector Martin Beck Series, Jack Reacher Series

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sleeping out under the stars in the Himalayas, at an altitude higher than the clouds and higher than Mount Blanc. I've never seen so many stars in all my life...it really put things into perspective.

Teach, Learn, Share

Check out my Instagram www.instagram.com/vinotor
Twitter www.twitter.com/TheVinotor
My website is www.vinotor.com

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, Wine Tasting and Knowledge, Social media expertise and so much more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Nepal, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal, United Kingdom