I believe that Couchsurfing is a great way to meet new people from different cultures and experience new places from the perspective of a local rather than a tourist. As fun as hostels are, I find that whenever I stay in them I'm only ever surrounded by other travellers who are also new to the area, and I just feel that Couchsurfing would provide a much more unique experience that I can learn and grow from.

I've always had a huge interest in music that drifts between numerous genres on a daily (or even hourly) basis. Everything from hip hop and jazz to traditional Irish music (I'm also half Irish - top o' the morning te ye), rock, EDM and blues. Also a huge fan of traditional latin folk music and have recently discovered the wonderful voice and rhythms of Toto La Momposina. As for books, I love to read and always make sure that my kindle is full of new stuff before I set off on my travels. Last five books read include: IT - Stephen King; Shame - Salman Rushdie; Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres; The Book of English Magic - Phillip Carr-Gomm & White Teeth - Zadie Smith.