I'm on couchsurfing to meet like-minded people whilst travelling - it's the best way to get to know new places - and to give something back by hosting.

I'm open to a bit of everything but here are some favourites... Books: A Time of Gifts//Brave New World//Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire//Les Essais de Montaigne//Seven Years in Tibet//A Clockwork Orange//Lolita//History books//Anything about East Asia... Films & TV: In The Mood for Love//Falsche Bewegung//I'm Not There//Into the Wild//Apocalypse Now//The Sandbaggers... Music: Folk//Rock//Metal//Classical//Rap//Motown//Mandopop//Korean Indie//Bob Dylan//Salif Keita//The Cure//David Bowie//Jacques Brel//Brand New//The Dubliners//Nirvana//Sigur Ros...