🌍 Adventurer on two wheels | 🚴 Currently making a one year cycling adventure across Europe on way to Australia | 📚 Curious about history & culture | 🍝love to eat food | 🎶 Always up for music, stories, and good conversation.

I am currently on an epic cycle and I love connecting with people along the way — whether that’s sharing a home-cooked meal, swapping travel stories, or exploring a city’s hidden corners. Respectful, easy-going, and always grateful for hospitality.

Before this trip I was a head teacher of a secondary school in London. I gave that up to follow this dream.

As part of my trip I really want to connect with people all over the world. To me it would be such a missed opportunity if I didn’t. It’s hard to meet people on a bike so I’d like to meet people where I stay.

Looking forward to meeting fellow open-minded travelers and locals!

Check out my instagram- @free_mcelwheeling to find out more about me and the trip.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I’m looking to connect and meet lots of different people along my journey. Couchsurfing is an excellent way to do that.

Interests

• books
• fitness
• running
• politics
• traveling
• cycling
• history
• film
• outdoors

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quit my job to cycle from Scotland to Australia - currently doing this

Teach, Learn, Share

I’m really interested in history and politics. I watch a lot of films and read quite a bit as well. Happy to share bike routes and recommendations or some stories of travel.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Scotland, United States