Tony Morel

Current Mission: "To be treated for a stupid injury in all the emergency rooms of the world!"

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United Kingdom
England
Birmingham
Lat: 52.46, Lon: -1.91
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Couch available	Yes
CouchSurf requests replied to	100%
member since	January 29th, 2008
profile views	388
age	36
birthday	April 26th Everyone can see this.
gender	Male
membername	TMOREL
occupation	IT contractor
education	OU dropout
grew up in	West Midlands, UK
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Languages

English (United Kingdom)^Expert

Groups I Belong To

Hiking in Britain^125:83 Why: Because I live in Britain and like to hike	Birmingham^243:1130 Why: It's my home town	World Rally Chanmpionship^17:4 Why: Rally addict and failed codriver
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<< CouchSurf with Tony Morel!

Couch Available: Yes
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 1

Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: Depends

Sofa in front room.

During weekdays it is possible that I may walk thru the room in order to go to work, but it's a big room and you're not likely to be disturbed.
If you're really shy, I've got an airbed that I can inflate and put in the dining room which is nice and private.

There's just me and a cactus.

I've attached a photo of the couch, but there's also an airbed (so possiblilty of two people staying).
There used to be an actual bed, but the paperwork monster escaped my office and invaded the spareroom :(

I'm about a 20min walk from the main nightlife area.
A 5min walk to the local highstreet.
There is a regular bus service from outside my front door that goes right into the heart of Birmingham which takes 10mins (but it's quicker to walk during rushhour!)

I don't smoke, and I don't have pets.

Birmingham has all the normal city type attractions, museums / art galleries / Starbucks etc
There are also some more oddball things around the area
a pen museum, Cadburys World, canals (more than Venice as they are so proud of pointing out, and I've a kayak if you fancy exploring them)

My work schedule is very higgledy-piggledy so some days I'll be at home to show people around, other days I'll be at the office.

I go off hiking or kayaking a lot at weekends but am happy to put that on hold if someone wants showing around the area.

You can't really say how long is too long to stay, once I actually checked myself into a hotel after 15mins because I just couldn't stand being around the person! Another person came for a weekend and stayed a month.

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JSWMI6 27, Male Hinckley, England United Kingdom Friends since July 2008 "Met up with in Birmingham" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend	Hamid Reza Bahador 41, Male Oslo, Oslo Norway Friends since July 2008 "CS hanging out" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
Peter Meadows 25, Male Burton upon Trent, England United Kingdom Friends since July 2008 "CS meeting" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend	Prince Rosa 23, Male Birmingham, England United Kingdom Friends since June 2008 "CS" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
Hailley Field 24, Female Wayne, Pennsylvania United States Friends since May 2008 "Lunchtiem fun in Birmingham!" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend ¹	Troy Irvine 30, Male Kingston, Norfolk Island Friends since March 2008 "Stayed with him" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend ²
Frank Gu 64, Male Shanghai, Shanghai China Friends since June 2008 "Started my UK journey with Tony" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend ²	Bridget Brown 20, Female Brisbane, Queensland Australia Friends since September 2008 "I couch surfed at his place" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend ⁶

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Up a hill somewhere in the lake district looking as cheerful as can be :)
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CouchSurfing Experience

Most memorable was from a "rival" scheme, where someone left their medieval suit of armour !!!! in my bath which left the tub very scratched (they were going to some re-enactment at nearby Warwick Castle)

Interests

Motorsport / hiking / Sailing / Kayaking

I love the outdoors and the ocean, which is why I decided to live in a city that is about as far away from the mountains and oceans as it's possible to get in this country!

Philosophy

The world is out to get you, so make the most of your time while it's not looking

Music, Movies, Books

Disaster movies are my #1 favourite, followed closely by Sci-Fi.
If there was a movie about aliens driving fast cars to save the world from an exploding volcano then I'd probably be a big fan.
I also really love foreign movies by the greats such as kurosawa and Almodóvar, or low budget indie movies.

Teach, Learn, Share

Birmingham has more miles of canals than venice - or so the tourist office claim.
To get an unusual view of Brum, I can take you out in a canoe and give you a ducks eye view of the city.

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

I'm quite proud of my skills at corrupting my pretty little goddaughter who wanted to be a princess into a climbing petrolhead :)

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: India, Spain, United Arab Emirates
LIVED: Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom

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From JSWMI6
Hinckley, United Kingdom
^{Nov 22}

Positive

An interesting type who always has a story to share. Never a dull moment on a night out.

From Hailley Field
Wayne, United States
^{Nov 7}

Tony is a great guy for a good conversation and to share a nice meal with nice stories!

From Prince Rosa
Birmingham, United Kingdom
^{Oct 25}

Positive

Tony is a funny guy!

From Bridget Brown
Brisbane, Australia
^{Oct 15}

Positive

Tony's an amazing bloke. Kind, friendly, giving. He made me feel totally relaxed while I was staying at his place. This was my first experience couchsurfing and Tony made it one to remember. A genuinly good guy. :)

From Andrew Hyslop
London, United Kingdom
^{Jun 28}

Positive

Tony is a top bloke, he met me at the train station (having run to the station to make it on time after his car was blocked in by a van) and took me back to his flat. He has had a huge range of experiences and interests, and we ended up chatting late in to the night. The only shame was that I only had one day so we couldn't go enjoy the countryside around Birmingham.

From Frank Gu
Shanghai, China
^{Jun 17}

Positive

I successfully began my UK journey and first surfing in Birmingham and was lucky to make a new friend who is enthusiastic,reliable and capable.Tony is also a strong climber.I hope he'll be able to reach any peaks of his life.

From Troy Irvine
Kingston, Norfolk Island
^{Mar 29}

Positive

Tony is a fantastic guy. He offered me the highest degree of hospitality and in a city i didnt think i would have a good time Tony showed me a great time. Tony has a very good heart and is kind and interesting. But make sure you organise it early hes a popular stop on the couchsurfing route.

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