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Overview

  • 19 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese (Simplified)
  • 60, Male
  • Member since 2018
  • Engineer
  • Sydney University
  • From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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About Me

I'm very layed back, well travelled and easy going and though a bit older young at heart
I'm mixed Chinese/Australian brought up mostly in Australia but being mixed think I have a good feel for the multicultural world we live in.
For the last 7 year's I've lived on a sailboat cruising around south east Asia and my boat is currently in southern Taiwan where I'll spend another year, you could say I'm living the dream though sometimes it's hard work.
The beauty of my mode of travel is I get to take my home with me, I get to stay long periods in different places so get to know locals and involved in the local communities I live in. It also makes long travel affordable and if I don't like the neighbors I move haha.
I believe in 'paying it forward' so couchsurfing is good for this.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love travel, meet different people from different cultures. I think the best way to learn about a place and people is to live with them.

Interests

  • drinking
  • traveling
  • cars
  • socializing
  • eating
  • motorbike
  • sailing,

Music, Movies, and Books

Pink Floyd
A clockwork Orange
Acopolypse now

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I get seasick and bought a boat in Thailand without knowing much about sailing. The original plan was to take it to Sydney and I haven't made it yet. I have been living aboard for 7 year's
Driving a 3 wheeler Reliant that cost 150quid from London to Italy where I abandoned it and continued by ferry to Greece

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach you about sailing, living off grid etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have found an interesting way to live that is different from most.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, United Kingdom

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