ABOUT ME

I travelled from China to the UK via India and the Stans, on a motorbike in 2010 and enjoyed plenty of CouchSurfing experiences.

I try to be open minded but hold on to some principles. I believe most people want the same basic things, expressed in different ways. Respect, tolerance and understanding for your fellow human will get you through most challenges.

I think it's great there are people out there who just give, without knowing about and without expecting anything in return from their fellow human.

I don't like hotels as there are few chances to learn from others - hence Couch Surfing.

PHILOSOPHY

I try not to look at the sky from the bottom of a well

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and hosting

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfing couches and now hosting.

Interests

Mechanical things, history, motorbikes, whisky, people's opinions.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A very solitary voyage up the Karakorum Highway (KKH) between North West Frontier Province Pakistan and Xinjiang China. A frontier road in the best times, a landslide rendered the KKH impassable, leaving just me and the bike on the road.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach people about epic trip preparation!
Generally, I hope that I can just relate my experiences, and people can learn whatever they can from those.

"A great teacher never strives to explain her vision: she simply invites you to stand beside her and see for yourself."

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences, observations, food and drink!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Fiji, France, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Sri Lanka

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