CURRENT MISSION

Pursuing freedom. If I must work, I want a job I can do from anywhere, so I may follow the sun and favourable exchange rates. Come on world, we have Skype and email!

In keeping with this, pursuing eBook fame and sustainable journalism (by which mean, journalism that consistently sustains me:)

If you'd like to read a bit about my travels, look up 'Never Drive A Hatchback to Austria', my first book!

ABOUT ME

They'd say I am a very tenacious person, always pursuing distant dreams (professional golf, eBooks, outback truck driving, etc) with unnatural gusto. They'd say I'm funny, insightful and a good listener. They'd say I'm frugal. They'd say I'll never stop travelling. They'd say I'm interested in people and their stories. They'd say I'm always trying to practice the various languages I'm learning. They'd say I'm cynical and mad, but in a good way.

PHILOSOPHY

If it's worth doing 'one day', it's worth doing now.
I am a Man of Action.
9-5 is dead, long live telecommuting.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed in Japan, China and Australia...and hosted just once so far. I currently live in Vienna and am willing to host. Just to be clear, I grew up in Cape Town and am FROM Cape Town, but I live/host in Vienna.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Oh, it's been simply divine! Invariably fantastic people, and someone to talk to, and someone to show me their city. Why oh why would you stay in a hotel?

Interests

Sport (cricket, rugby, golf, motorsport), laughter (stand-up comedy, funny movies and literature), literature, languages and travelling

• writing
• literature
• cooking
• clubbing
• movies
• traveling
• hunting
• sports
• cricket
• rugby
• golf
• journalism
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

The Name of the Rose
The Hangover
The BFG
All Sylvia Plath's novels
Any novels by Michel Houellebecq, Alain de Botton or Albert Camus

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting North Korea
Shooting a round of golf in the seventies
Becoming a long-distance truck driver in Australia
Standing trackside at Le Mans during twilight qualifying
Begging at a traffic light for golf club membership money, and doing surprisingly well

Teach, Learn, Share

Writing
Golf
Languages
Driving
Achieving your dreams
Living on the cheap

What I Can Share with Hosts

Happy to cook - it usually works out OK
Writing
Golf
Languages
Driving
Achieving your dreams
Living on the cheap

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Austria, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States