CURRENT MISSION

Cycle 2000km across the island of Sulawesi

ABOUT ME

My blog: http://nomad365.wordpress.com

I always wondered what sort of feeling it must be to travel freely, without any time restrictions. No definite day of return, no deadlines, nothing set in stone. There was only one way to find out and I didn€™t want to wait until my retirement. After 3 years I quit my well-paid job in England, cancelled the tenancy agreement and a mobile phone contract, gave away some possessions I didnt need, donated more than half of my clothes and other stuff to charity and moved out of the country.

I€™m sure things will somehow work themselves out at the end. I am an easy going, always optimistic and positive thinking person who genuinely believes that all people are good and you can solve every problem with a smile on your face. I like to have fun, I like to behave like a child because their world is simple, natural and happy and I like to do stupid and spontaneous things too.

PHILOSOPHY

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

Interests

nature, beaches, mountains, animals, books, culture, food, sustainable lifestyle, alternative living, hitchhiking, dumpster diving, any new experiences (good or bad, as long as there's something to learn)

• animals
• culture
• books
• dining
• clothing
• traveling
• blogging
• dumpster diving
• cycling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• emergency services
• hitchhiking
• beaches
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- hitchhiked around Europe and the Middle East
- done sandboarding in Sahara (Morocco) and surfing in Mundaka (Basque Country)
- hiked Jabal Toubkal (Morocco, 4167m) and erupting volcano Eyjafjallajokul (Iceland)
- ran in front of bulls, done Chundara in Penafiel (Spain) and been to Semana Santa in Seville (Spain)
- entered Petra (Jordan) through a secret way and was caught by police
- integrated into a homeless community in Barcelona (Catalonia) and Samaritan community on Mount Gerizim (Palestine)
- cycled over 500km from England to Scotland in winter
- been part of the Rainbow Gathering in Slovakia and Bulgaria
- walked alone 120km over 5 days in Palestine (with support of hundreds local people)
- IRAN and INDIA
- bought a donkey in Morocco and travelled through the oases
- hitchhiked the longest train in the world transporting iron ore from the desert in Mauritania

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom