American, 69, ex-landscape architect. Designed, build and ran my own beach boutique hotel in Sri Lanka, then sold it before the COVID disaster hit. Now retired in Portugal, enjoying the beauty and calm of Europe and travelling as much as possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To reduce costs on my long epic journeys and to meet amazing people.

Interests

• architecture
• photography
• traveling
• hiking
• road trips
• cultures
• plants
• conversation
• outdoors
• landscape architecture
• vespa
• urban design

Music, Movies, and Books

Wrote my own photobook about African house building! https://www.marksmoot.com

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived a tsunami.

Teach, Learn, Share

Architecture, photography, plant identification, landscape architecture

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation and wisdom.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Malaysia, Morocco, Portugal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States