I am a mostly retirement consultant with a strong wander lust, particularly where there are big mountains. In the past three years I have been: trekking in the Himalayas; climbed Mt Kilimanjaro and been to Mt Elbrus in Russia.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Interested in people from around the world. Interested in exploring the world, especially nature in big mountains, waterfalls and beaches with warm water in which to swim.

Interests

Travelling , walking hiking and general outdoor pursuits. Sport - Orienteering (active participant in events in six countries) and football - retired player, coach and referee. Photography especially nature and my travels are well documented in books that I self publish.
Gardening - especially vegetables.
Swimming at the beach - warm water preferred.

• books
• photography
• coach
• walking
• gardening
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• sports
• soccer
• swimming
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Rock music of the 1960's and 70's as well as classical music. I like Lord of the Rings;

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Reached Everest Base Camp and I am in awe of those who climb or attempt to climb that mountain.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Indonesia