ABOUT ME

Mat is an animal behaviourist (www.petbehavioursorted.com), and I run a horsey business in Scotland (www.ergonequine.com). We have two cats, two dogs, and two boys (1 and 4)

We travelled for 6 months around Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysian Borneo and Laos in 2006-2007, 3 months of that was by motorcycle - Soviet-made "Minsks". Highly recommended! See https://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Mat-and-Trace/.

In 2013 Mat rode his motorbike from Edinburgh to Cape Town via east Africa (www.matward.com).

We have also been able to visit Prague, Berlin, Krakow, Vienna, Slovenia, Budapest, Paris, Majorca, Marceille, Amsterdam, New York, Madrid, and Dublin since arriving in Scotland. Good times.

** We're unable to accept guests until at least September 2015 due to work, family and travel commitments - sorry! **

PHILOSOPHY

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly hosting so far, we really enjoy having people come stay with us. We live in a quiet rural location, so it's nice for it to feel a bit international every once in a while!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We hosted our first guests Oct 2008 - our experiences have been brilliant so far.

Interests

Travelling, scuba diving, animal behaviour and training, creating, motorcycling, photography, meeting new people.

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• photography
• running
• traveling
• scuba diving
• business
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Trace - most 50's swing, Fleetwood Mac - a weird mixture of all sorts of music really! Mat: Morcheeba, Kings of Leon, Grand National, Frank Zappa, Floyd, White Stripes, Led Zep, The Black Keys.

Movies: The Mafia classics, Amelie, Pulp Fiction, No Country, Scarface, Magnolia..

Books: A Short History of Nearly Everything, Failed States, The God Delusion, Wonderful Life...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The north-Vietnamese mountains and backroads of Laos by Minsk. Underwater videography, and wreck diving on a 70m+ WWII US submarine. A walk for six days through Bornean virgin jungle with no path. Riding a motorbike the length of Africa.

Teach, Learn, Share

Business coaching - have been a mentor for entrepreneurs before.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Kenya, Laos, Libya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United Kingdom

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