CURRENT MISSION

post mid-life desire to finally live our lives and meet interesting people in inspiring locations

ABOUT ME

We are a young-thinking broad-minded 50+ married couple who have reached that time in life to really get the travel bug and go forth to see the world after years of being locked up in classrooms!
Our daughters are studying at university so are away most of the year and we made a lifestyle change just over 3 years ago, leaving our teaching jobs to get back our lives - a decision that we have not regretted in any way, moving forward and never looking back!
We have a great sense of humour and are friendly and respectful to those who are the same and enjoy a drink, good food (and adventurous within limits!) and are totally unpretentious.
We are definitley NOT "ANORAKS" and we spend much of our summertime on a quiet naturist beach in the south of france - some think that's pervy but we are not! We just love the sun and find such beaches to be calmer and people more respctful of each other.
We are both fluent in French and love that country but have this burning desire to go further afield. A visit to Morocco was hugely inspiring and in October 2012 we travelled to Thailand (WOW!) and thne Australia where one of our daughters was studying and now the feet are itching to get on the road again! this year we went to Indonesia though weren't brave enough to CS but the people we met were lovely and it is true that everyone in Indonesia smiles!
Currently we are in the South of france enjoying the sun!

PHILOSOPHY

Don't regret what you have done if it goes wrong.. move on and make it better.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

No longer CS virgins! We spent a great night in a home in australia and the host Brian was amazing.
Also used airBNB and met some fab people - so much nicer than impersonal hotels

Interests

nice people - gender, race, sexual orientation irrelevant - just be nice!
art deco
travel and appreciating new cultures and food
skiing
sunbathing

• arts
• dining
• breakfast
• drinking
• traveling
• cycling
• snorkeling
• skiing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

all sorts of music
fun movies (though not really into sci-fi violence)
light reading - crime, adventure and thrillers. Loved the Steig Larsson "Millenium" trilogy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

cycling to a deserted beach early morning and having breakfast there as the sun rises
skiing in fresh feathery snow
Djem el Fnaa square in Marrakech - what an amazing place - noisy bustly and quite unique
Overnight train in thailand from Chiang Mai to Bangkok
Local train (3rd class) in Thailand
Trying to see whales of the coast of NSW
Visiting Java and Bali - snorkeling in tropical seas

Teach, Learn, Share

People who are kind, thoughtful and respectful

I learn nothing from those who preach

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United Kingdom