Notice - I will be travelling around China from 26th June to 14th July and then the Olympic Games in Paris from 28th July to 12th August. I have 16 tickets!

Hi

Grew up in the north west of England and currently live in London. Have lived in London for over sixteen years.
Passion for travel and meeting people from other cultural backgrounds.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I support the whole concept of Couchsurfing. Happy to meet and host cool, intelligent and interesting people from other parts of the world. We can share our travel experiences and I can show you around London.
I will try and accommodate last minute requests.

Interests

Travel, travel photography, learning about other cultures, world geography, Lonely Planet, world maps, history, exploring London, reading, museums, galleries, gym, music...

• culture
• photography
• pub crawls
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• soccer
• olympics
• tennis
• track and field
• cartography
• geography
• history
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie - Rain Man
Music - REM, Queen, Guns n Roses and Beatles
Book - Shantaram
Author - Bill Bryson
Television - Michael Palin's travel documentaries and Planet Earth

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spending three and a half weeks in Singapore and Vietnam. In Vietnam I travelled from the north and made my way south. Visited Hanoi, Sapa, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Nha Trang, Mekong Delta and Saigon.

Spending eleven days in Japan and visiting Tokyo, Mt Fuji area, Kyoto and Osaka. Capsule hotels both basic and posh, traditional Japanese inns, sumo wrestling….

Spending time in Brazil and Argentina stopping off in Buenos Aires, Iguazu falls and Rio de Janerio. Iguazu falls is the best. Must see it!

Spending eight days in Hong Kong

Spending ten days in Switzerland and visiting Lucerne, Grindelwald, Zermatt, Bern and Geneva

Spending the first ten days at the 2018 World Cup football tournament in Moscow and attending three matches. I saw Germany vs Mexico, Portugal vs Morocco and Belgium vs Tunisia. I was one of the few England supporters in Moscow.

Travelling across United States east to west coast by land. Spending the summer working in Colorado, buying a car and then driving through Colorado, Nevada, Arizona and California.

Erasmus year in Antwerp, Belgium

Attending eleven events during the 2012 London Olympic Games. I haven’t come across anyone who attended so many events at the games.

Experienced Dubai

Nevada, Arizona, Utah and California. Las Vegas - Hoover Dam - Grand Canyon (south rim) - Zion national park - Bryce Canyon national park - Los Angeles (stayed in West Hollywood and Santa Monica) - San Francisco

Teach, Learn, Share

Share my travel experiences and experiences of living in London. Currently learning to fly on a realistic flight simulator.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Macao, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, United Kingdom, United States