HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I want to expand my mind and further this great project. I want to spread the word! My Couch FYI Live in London- still on tube but end of line. Small place so accommodation is sofa or fold out bed Can host couples and families (especially those with a baby) , have cot/crib and baby stuff if needed. I do not accept people with no picture or very little info. Do prefer if u have a ref or 2. Also do not request if u do not know for certain the date of arrival or departure. I only host people for max 3 nights. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I met many Couchsurfers in New Zealand and heard many a good story which spurred me to participate. I stayed on a couch in Utrecht, Netherlands and had a positive experience and made some good friends. I surfed in Romania, Panama and Taiwan. I have hosted in Liverpool while at university and introduced them a bit of the Liverpool night scene.

I'm a hiking nut so want to list some of my best hikes here: Choquequirau trek - Ceremony to thank the apus at choquequirau archeological site in the andes - peru Santa cruz trek from Huaraz - Peru Salkantay trek to Macchu Picchu - Peru Condoriri/Tuni trek 3d - Bolivia Sorata to rurrenebaque Bolivia - biking for 2 days then long boat to the jungle - bolivia Trek to Maragua crater - Sucre , Bolivia Hiked Moldoveanu- highest peak in Romania Hiked Bobltov Kuk, highest peak in Montenegro. Hiked from Theth to Valbona in Northern Albania. Hiked Taishan, Huashan, Huangshan, Lushan and Sanqingshan in China. Hiked along the 'wild wall' at GuBeiKou, near Beijing , China Hike the tallest mountain in Taiwan - Yushan or Jade mountain in Yushan national park. A midnight trek up Santa Maria volcano in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Trekked the Seti Fatma trek,Morrocco Trekked to the ruins of El Mirador, the largest Mayan city from Flores Trekked from Flores to Tikal ruins in Guatemala - El Zots trek Some Scottish Munros: Ben Nevis, Schiehallion, Beinn Dorain, Ben Vorlich, Ben More, Stob Coire a Cahn, Ben Lomond, Beinn Narnain, Beinn Ime. Newcastle Local : Lake District - Blencathra, Hellvelyn, Scafell Pike, Ullswater Pennine way section along Scottish border over Windy Gyle Northumberland Coast AONB High and Low Force waterfalls Skydiving in queenstown -NZ doubtful sound-NZ Jet boating, glenorchy - NZ mad night in barrytown -NZ nuit blanche - Paris 2009 caught in a lightning storm on top of mount etna -sicily pyramids-giza Snorkelling in the red sea and stargazing in sinai desert. Sand-surfed down a volcano in Leon, Nicaragua Hitchiked from Rotterdam,Netherlands to Malaga, Spain Volunteered in biodiversity project for 4 weeks near the Mayan city Calakmul. Climbed structure 1 to watch the sunset Leanred to Scuba dive at the Mesoamerican reef Encountered wild Orangutans in the wild in Gunung leuser National park in Sumatra Stayed in a Sivananda yoga ashram near Thiruvananthapurnum, Kerala hiked up the Vatnajokull Glacier in Iceland Shark Cage Diving in Gaansbai South Africa Seeing the big 5 on safari in South Africa