Hi,

I'm a 56 year old Kiwi (New Zealander) living Melbourne, Australia. I work in the food industry. I love travel and history and combine the 2 whenever I can. I can speak some French and German - I mean I can get by but cannot sustain a philosophical discourse ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think you meet the real people of a country this way. Hotels are so impersonal

Interests

Travel, history and interesting people and perspectives 🌈🧳🐱🌳🌍🍉🏉✈️🎼🎨🏳️‍🌈🇳🇿🇮🇷🇺🇿🇺🇦

• history
• philosophy
• travel
• rugby union

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - love almost all types of music (maybe not rap or country) but most else is great

Movies - love Sci-fi (Gattaca, Dune, Alien), drama (V for Vendetta), comedy, documentaries

Books - travel books, history and autobiographies, Shahnameh

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to Iran 5 times between 2014-2025 🤣- fascinating place. Not dangerous like the lying media lets you believe. It’s been interesting to see how’s it’s changed over the years

Teach, Learn, Share

I look to share my experiences, passion for history and travel with a host and hope to learn from them about their city and country

What I Can Share with Hosts

Respect and friendship. I want to be a guest who offers something to my hosts and we can both look back and say that was a great experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Oman, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom