First went travelling when I was 17 and havent stopped since! I love to learn new places and meet new people and have made great friends for life wherever I have been. Every new experience is a good one!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Its always fun to meet new people and I love to show people around places I have grown up loving and feel them fall in love with them too ;). Also I believe the best way to experience a place is to have someone who really knows it show you around.... Makes sense right??

Interests

The Arts! - Film, Music, Literature.... Can talk endlessly about these and Philosophy. Also Music Festivals are the best thing ever.

Football - Big Arsenal fan so no Spurs fans allowed ;). Also love to play!

Skiing/Snowboarding - Can do both pretty well and absolutely love to get out on the mountains!

Diving - I am a certified Divemaster and love to dive. Have done a lot of diving in Cambodia, Greece and Martinique

Hiking/Exploring - As a Scotsman it is only natural that I have a love for the wilderness, especially mountains and rivers. There is nothing better than hiking for hours and being rewarded with a beautiful spot in the middle of nowhere.

Canyoning - If you haven't done it then check it out... It's just the best time.

Gaming - Halo, FIFA, Worms, N64 (Old School Stuff)

• arts
• literature
• music festivals
• festivals
• bbq
• nightlife
• partying
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• scuba diving
• skiing
• snowboarding
• soccer
• world cup
• beaches
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Matt Corby, John Frusciante, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wilco, Neil Young, Patto, David Crosby, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, The Beatles, CSNY, Jimi Hendrix, Portishead, Jeff Buckley

Movies - There Will Be Blood, Children of Men, Pulp Fiction, In Bruges, Madeo (and Korean Cinema in general), Apocalypse Now, Boyhood, Midnight In Paris, Lost In Translation, Birdman, Spirited Away, Pineapple Express, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Jungle Book, Cache, Princess Mononoke, Les Intouchables, Psycho, The Big Lebowski, Burn After Reading, Boogie Nights

Books - Philip K. Dick (Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep, Ubik, A Scanner Darkly), Kurt Vonnegut (Breakfast of Champions, Slaughterhouse-Five, Cats Cradle), Thomas Pynchon (The Crying of Lot 49, Bleeding Edge, Inherent Vice, Mason & Dixon, Gravity's Rainbow), House of Leaves, Nightfilm, The Pillowman, Grasshopper Jungle, Fight Club, Ishmael

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived on Koh Rong Samloem, an Island off the south coast of Cambodia for 4 and a half months. I worked for Marine Conservation Cambodia as a surveyor on a seahorse sanctuary. I lived in a hut on the beach/on the edge of the jungle, slept on a hammock and showered from a bucket.

Teach, Learn, Share

If im interested in something, I tend to go really deep. I know a lot about all of the interests I have listed and always love to discuss my interests and if I can teach then great! With regards to learning, that is why I travel...

Also I really want to learn saxophone so if anyone wants to teach me... ;P

What I Can Share with Hosts

There are many things in Scotland to share. The beautiful, historical city of Edinburgh has lots to offer, and if you come in August then the Festival will be on there is an unlimited amount of shows, bands, comedy, street performers etc. This is also the best time of the year to come for a Cèilidh!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A8ilidh

Edinburgh has one of the biggest New Year celebrations in the world, and if you come for New Year, we can go to the famous Hogmanay Street Party on Princess Street (80,000 people!).

Glasgow is a great city for the arts and many great bands go there. It also has the best nightlife in Scotland. I have many friends here that you/we could stay with.

My hometown of North Berwick on the South East coast of Scotland has 20 miles of beautiful sandy beaches, and on a summer's day is perfect for a BBQ and Whisky around the fire in the evening.

All of this is great, but if you come to Scotland the best thing anyone can do is go to the highlands. With some of the best mountain and loch (lake) scenery in the world, you could spend months travelling in the wilderness of Scotland and I have plenty of recommendations for destinations.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, Germany, Greece, Scotland