Hosted surfers from 80+ countries to date. Only 1 neural (as i don't see what i did as being negative) reference due to me being efficient (which happens when you have welcomed over 1000 people into your home). It could have easily been avoided had the guests generally had better communication with us and simply asked when/if we were free to spend time with them.

I like to meet new people from all over the world. So far so good, I like to offer to host people from countries I haven't hosted before. I like the challenge of trying to populate my world map. 😊.

I appreciate all surfers who stay with me won't always leave as our friends, but that's a 2-way street - we respond to how you behave and interact with us.

Happy to accept friend requests from surfers, but only from those that i have already met/hosted.

If you wish you can follow me on instagram: Sc0ttishb0y4. (Please don't message me on insta regarding hosting, my availability on here is 100% up to date).

I don't expect you to read my whole profile, but I do expect those requesting to have put some effort into populating their own profile.

Very happy to host surfers with not much experience as I was once in your position too. We all have to start somewhere.

AUGUST IN EDINBURGH: A month long Fringe Festival (the world's biggest art festival) and is THE busiest month for the city; the population doubles during this time. Best to book well in advance to avoid disappointment!

Happy to help in emergency situations. My promixity to the airport is also a bonus. I'd rather someone stay with me for a brief, comfortable stay and get up early the next morning, than endure a night in the airport. In either situation please just be up front when sending a request re this.

ABOUT ME

** Disclaimer: we have seven dogs (number can vary 🤣) at the moment. They are Parson Russell Terriers (Elka and Twix) and Jack Russell Terriers (Athena, Hendrik, Suri, Arran and Noah). If you're not a dog lover, then I'm perhaps not the right host for you.**

I'm a gay Scotsman who lives in Edinburgh with my partner Philip, from Ayrshire (west Scotland; nearest city Glasgow).

For clarity: the livingroom door is often closed when we're at home. This is not to keep guests out, but to keep our multitude of dogs in.

We may be watching tv when you get home from being a tourist in our lovely city, but we can easily pause what we're watching to chat about your day, if you wish to. Also appreciate you may be tired after a long day of walking and as I work from home am equally happy to chat with you in the mornings too.

I like to think I'm a fairly easy-going person and always keen to meet new people. I have a lot of foreign friends and take an interest in their culture and backgrounds.

Remember you set the tone for your stay with us, don't be shy and come chat to us, feel free to ask us if we'd like to join you for a drink or dinner - we're often busy, but it's the thought that counts.

We try to recycle as much as we can, please respect this. if you're unsure of where something goes, just ask.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy yourself whilst you can and make the most of life.

Life isn't a dress rehearsal, this is the actual act.

Treat others the way you wish to be treated.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting:
I like to meet new people and am happy to meet for a drink/chat and recommend places to go, either tourist attractions or somewhere nice for food, etc.

I've had mostly positive experiences through CS. I sometimes get left little notes from surfers and have recently made a scrapbook to hold these as a memento of the experiences I have had. :-).

A couple of surfers have sent me postcards from other places they have visited too. That's a nice touch to know that you've made an impression on someone. :-).

Whilst it's nice of CS guests to offer to cook for us, we are often out in the evenings, going to the cinema or concerts, hsve badminton on a Thurs evening, etc. I don't expect anyone to cook for me so don't be offended if the opportunity doesn't arise. The thought is there even just to offer.

Equally, it's not expected, but if you wish to bring gifts from your country, wine and chocolate always go down a treat with us. We drink red wine, We're more likely to enjoy a drink with you over food (if the time permits).

More randomly I collect magnets from cities/countries I have visited. There will be a few places that I have missed along the way and am trying to catch up on those, check with me if you intend to bring one.

Surfing:
I'm not known for being a good cook. Therefore, time permitting, we will likely take our hosts our for dinner or a couple of beers/bottles of wine to show our gratitude.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have slowly been building up a good reputation as a host. Don't have a lot experience as a surfer though, it's not from the desire to try, i've just been unlucky when trying to find hosts, any help would be appreciated.

My next goal is to embrace surfing more.

Our week long trip to Spain in July 18 was our first time we'd been hosted soley by several CS hosts; we really had a great time doing this and made some new friends along the way.

Intereses

I play badminton with an LGBT club (Edinburgh Racqueteers) on a Thursday evening at a local Sports Centre between 7-9pm., it's best that we work around this as i play every week. If you are a good badminton player and would wish to play with us, you are more than welcome to do so. Recently i had a surfer play with my club and they had a good time.

I like to cycle and on occasion have let a surfer use my bike. I sometimes go running outside when the weather is fair.

I use Whatsapp - I would strongly recommend that you use this app too. It's great for communicating especially if I have more than 1 surfer at a time, plus I can send my location on there too which pin points the approximate location of my house.

• festivals
• running
• socializing
• cycling
• badminton
• theatre
• comedy
• music concerts
• independent cinema
• going to the cinema

Música, películas y libros

Movies - Into most genres, Marvel, Comedies and Thrillers, bit of a mixture really.

Music - Like to go to concerts and have quite an ecclectic taste, have been to Wireless Festival in London, Love Praha in Praque, Open'er in Poland and Sonar in Barcelona.

Books - i like Stephen King, John Grisham, James Patterson, Charlaine Harris, etc.

Algo increíble que he hecho

I like to try different things: Sky Dive, Abseil, White Water Rafting, Parasailing, Paragliding, etc.

Países que he visitado

Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Lucia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Países en los que he vivido

Scotland