CURRENT MISSION

enjoying everything as much as I can

ABOUT ME

I work remotely for two weeks, then I'm often free for a couple of weeks

If you are happy to meet a short, fat Australian with bad jokes and a love of coffee - here I am!

I'm usually either in Perth or Melbourne, that just depends on work. I spend more of my free time in Melbourne, but I fly to (and from) Perth for work, so usually have a day or a few hours free in town.

As for °all about me°, I think being blunt will give you the best idea :)I guess I'd be best described as a country bumpkin who by chance grew up in a city! Put me in the bush (desert or forest) with some good food, water and old tatty clothes and I am in my element. Put me in a city and I start to wilt. I,m really not the type to dress up smart and go out, I more enjoy being able to relax and have an easy, fun time. I,m equally as happy playing cards and drinking coffee as I am sipping rum and chatting in a pub. Or playing cards with the rum . . . . I,m a great fan of puzzles and brain teasers, not that I am any good at solving them, but I really appreciate hearing new ones, or confounding people xith the ones I know.If I´m meeting you somewhere, I should be easy enough to spot, I´m short & fat, usually with a backpack. Since I try and travel for a long time, I do try and travel on a budget, and so I prefer to walk or take buses instead of taxis when possible. Don,t worry, I,m not a tightarse who eats bread and cornflakes all day long to save a few dollars, but I do prefer to eat °street food° rather than at restaurants.

PHILOSOPHY

Still working on that one for myself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE :

My job is semi-causal, if there's work available I do it. If not, and I am around town when you are, I am always happy to head off camping with you and show you some of the amazing spots. BUT: : : : even if I,m not around, a love and some knowledge of Melbourne/ Cental Oz is open for grabs anytime! Just write to me and I,ll write back as soon as I can. I generally can't offer accomodation - I don't have my own place and usually stay at hostels myself. These are getting expensive in Perth! In Melbourne I tend to stay with my mum and then head off in my campervan when possible. I have a passenger seat - company is always welcome.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Amongst many memorable couch and floor (and rooftop) experiences - many years ago in Kurdistan I met and stayed with a local family just by chance. was amazed by their hospitality and kindness, they should get a couchsurfing honorary badge . . .

Interests

hmmmm, music (listening, concerts, cd's, records - any type at all)
activities - bike riding, xc skiing, trekking (nothing too hard core)
talking
reading (will happily laze around and read all day)
If you are a person who is worried by fashion/dressing smart, then be warned, I'm not! I wouldn't have a clue as to what looks 'good' and believe that washed and brushed hair constitutes dressed up/

• dogs
• wine
• coffee
• walking
• hiking
• camping
• lazing

Music, Movies, and Books

Am totally hopeless remembering the names of actors, actresses and movies. Enjoy plain old comedies, as well as mysterious arthouse movies (as long as I can understand some of it at least)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Annapurnca circuit, Nepal! Brilliant.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to laugh like a kookaburra down a didgeridoo. Of course, not everyone has a spare didj - but if you have a longish and metal vacuum cleaner pipe - that usually works too!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm clean and tidy :)
Some corny jokes and riddles.
I'll spoil any pets you have (especially dogs and cats)
If you drink - wine
If you enjoy it - coffee

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Portugal, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Singapore

• 

•