Just like meeting up for drinks, having some shits and giggles, belting out karaoke, going to pub quizzes and the like. Sometimes do comedy shows.

I used to be active on this site (especially for Tokyo, São Paulo and Toronto) but I think that all got wiped when they hit the Covid paywall. I have only hosted or surfed a tiny number of times, but I was always up for drinks, picnics, karaoke etc

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Eh, meet new people, share a laugh. Nothing too serious, I don't want to hear about your NFT opportunities.

Interests

Varied, will try just about anything.

• culture
• wine
• beer
• cocktails
• vegetarian
• trivia
• movies
• live music
• karaoke
• scuba diving
• geography
• history
• travel
• whiskey
• stand up comedy
• comedy
• trains
• whisky
• pubs
• cruises

Music, Movies, and Books

A lot of alt/punk/new wave-ish stuff from the 80's and 90's (Talking Heads/The Clash/Radiohead etc.), a lot of singer-songwriters such as Bob Dylan , Tom Waits, Ani DiFranco, Leonard Cohen etc.), and a lot of international artists I've been exposed to over the years like Ali Farka Toure, Silvio Rodriguez and Astor Piazzolla.

Books are mainly "The Classics", plus a smattering of sci-fi/fantasy like A Song of Ice and Fire and 3 Body Problem. Favorite book is probably The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

Movies and TV I'm all over the place, from Kurosawa to Kieslowsi, The Expanse to The Office.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

If you tell me the first 12 digits of any international bar code, I can tell you the 13th number. May not sound like much but it's gotten me countless free drinks in bar bets worldwide.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a dustbin of information, of various levels of importance. I hosted trivia quizzes for years so I'll always know a bizarre fact about something.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Eritrea, France, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Uruguay