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Overview

  • 43 references 34 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2019
  • Regional Director, Africa & Middle East
  • Bsc Hons, Plymouth, UK
  • From United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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About Me

Hey you, so I've now just arrived in Riyadh after hosting people in Amman for the last 3.5 years, having spent the previous ten years in Asia living and working in Delhi, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Saudi Arabia is now my 8th country and am loving it, it's a beautiful country with some amazing people, sights, food and culture, come visit.

Any specific questions please message me directly.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've always worked in the travel industry, I love travel and meeting others who travel and I believe I'm a good host, so to be able to combine these things is ideal.

I'd be happy to host upto 5 guests each night who are house trained and wish to explore the beautiful country of KSA but I'm not going to host anyone who is staying just one night and plans to arrive after 7pm - you're very welcome but please don't view it as a hostel, I'm afraid you're going to have to have a conversation with me :)

Overall, I feel very hounoured to be living here and am proud to call it home, I'd be happy to show you around the city and possibly further afield if I have the time.

Music, Movies, and Books

Pixies (please, at least pretend you've heard of them when you visit ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

“ I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met.”

What I Can Share with Hosts

My house is a 3 bedroom Villa on a very nice compound with an indoor and outdoor pool, gym, tennis courts etc. I have two spare double bedrooms and a very large, comfortable two person sofa.

Location is only 15mins from the airport which is one of nicest and coolest parts of the city, close to many great shops and restaurants .. and Uber and Careem can get you everywhere else very cheaply from here.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, England, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United States, Wales

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