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Overview

  • 10 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic (Morocco), French, German, Spanish, Welsh
  • 65, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • semi-retired
  • UK medium level
  • From fleetwood. UK
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

RTW... UK - USA - NZ - AU - ID - MY - TH - UK...

ABOUT ME

I tend to be quiet, dont drink(95%), Vegetarian(75%), Smoke(20%)(hand rolled), like reading, people watching, sharing views ect........
A six month 'spiritual' trip round India in 1994 visiting ashrams & Holy sites, learning meditation & yoga and meeting HH Dali Lama, Sai Baba, Sri Ravi Shanka & many other spiritual leaders radically changed my view of Life, Reality and Purpose....
So: in 1994, I became a 'traveller' and have lived mostly in Europe since then.
I have travelled extensively & worked in India, Thailand, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Morocco, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany and Holland plus short visits to many more, driven HGV Child Aid convoy trucks through Tanzania & Malawi and have sponsored & visited a Tibetan monk for the past 15 years.
I have a market stall that I set up on any 'local' markets wherever I am and sell Fossils & Crystals, which I find in the Sahara Desert where I usually chill out for Winters, (too cold in the North). I also do Meditation and Thai & Swedish massage. Everyone says that I should write a book on my travels and maybe one day I will, (Insh Allah).

PHILOSOPHY

Buddhist.
We are all Human beings.
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder.
LIFE is a Learning curve.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host but am traveling at the moment.
TOURING SOUTH EAST ASIA....

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had great time surfing in Cairo + California, with nice hosts exchanging cultural views.

Interests

Reading, Sci-Fi, Discussing: Culture, Politics, Religion, Philosophy, Travel Experiences, Music, TV, Computers and Most things in general.

  • culture
  • books
  • beauty
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • drinking
  • politics
  • reading
  • tv
  • traveling
  • music
  • surfing
  • teaching
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies/TV: Heroes. Star Trek. Stargate. Sci-Fi.
Music: Pink Floyd, World Music but will listen to almost anything.....
Books: Sci-Fi. The Celestine Prophecys. Tibetan book of Living & Dying.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

LOTS of things and many entertaining stories to tell. Traveled in India, Thailand, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Most of Southern Europe, Morocco, driven for aid convoy in Tanzania and Malawi........

Teach, Learn, Share

This is the beginnings of the future CouchSurfing University, a school where everyone's a student and everyone's a teacher. Surfing isn't just about a place to sleep. It's about exchange. From esoteric knowledge to practical skills, we all have special knowledge that others will benefit from knowing.

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