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Overview

  • 67 references 42 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, German, Italian, Spanish, Thai
  • 49, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Property manager
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Visit 100 countries

ABOUT ME

Love Life and love Nature and outdoors. Non-smoking, optimistic, fun, active person and have lots of time to spare for fun people. I am open-minded and ready to try new adventures and life's experiences. I am clean, tidy and always happy to talk about travelling.
Bizarre fact....All animals seem to like me for some reason.

I Like sight-seeing, nature and countryside but also love a good party or most chances to go clubbing ;-)

Having travelled around the world 4 times and lived on Koh Phi Phi island in Thailand for 11 years with friends, volleyball, frisbee, surfing, gym,, mountain biking, scuba diving, party.

plenty more of the world to see :-)

PHILOSOPHY

Remember the past
Live for today
plan for tomorrow and
PARTY TONIGHT!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have no couch where I live so cannot host any CSers, but am happy to meet and show people around Southend-on-Sea

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CSed in Nicaragua, Mexico, Turkey, Egypt, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Austria, Czech Republic, Bali, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Bosnia, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Morocco. Met some fun people at the weekly CS meetings in Munich whilst visiting friends for Oktoberfest. Many "Coffee and chats" and Fun daytrips I been on and organised. Taught lots of Backgammon and showed CSers around PP island in Thailand where I lived in the winter. In Munich I organised CS events and hosted fun people from many different countries.

Interests

scuba diving, snorkelling with Sharks, volleyball, exercising, fitness, frisbee, badminton, anything with Beach especially when it's SUNNY!, though not a big football fan. peace, healthy eating and cooking, photography, BACKGAMMON, cycling, gym, gym, fitness and always if there's a good party.

  • animals
  • photography
  • oktoberfest
  • cooking
  • fitness
  • exercise
  • clubbing
  • traveling
  • magic
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • scuba diving
  • volleyball
  • badminton
  • teaching
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies
Shawshank redemption is my fave
Pulp Fiction, Sci-Fi, too many to list, love watching a good movie with the right person

Music
nearly anything...very eclectic mix of likes although Trance is my favourite in a club or when I'm at the gym. anything high beat that gets the soul moving!
Markus Schulz, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Judge Jules, Gareth Emery, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Nora Jones, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley
Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Brahms

Books...
Mr Nice
Damage Done
Life of Pi
Clive Cussler novels
Hot Sex by Tracey Cox

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

in this small box???? Are you kidding???
Anyone who's ever been to PP island can imagine my life. 11 YEARS there! 4 around the world trips, lived, loved, cried and smiled.
Most amazing thing?.....Seen, hit and survived the Tsunami in Thailand December 2004
Survived Cancer in 2004 and nearly blown up by a bomb in 2005!

Teach, Learn, Share

Am frequently told I am a patient teacher and am nearly always happy to impart knowledge. Learn what I can where I can and always happy to share.
I can teach you some MAGIC and want to learn more

What I Can Share with Hosts

Epic travel stories from the 89 countries I've visited. My time and patience in teaching and sharing what I know and have.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Denmark, Germany, Thailand, United Kingdom

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