I am a journalist, who has been fortunate to travel all over the world - at last count I have been to 71 different countries (give or take a few). I much prefer to stay with locals as it gives me a totally different (and real) impression of wherever I am and I get to met interesting people that way (which hopefully works both ways).

Please, if you contact me, asking me to host you, and for whatever reason I can't and I reply that I can't, have the good manners to send me a quick acknowledgement of my response, even if it is negative. I would never consider hosting somebody who asks me a second time if they have not even bothered to respond to a first request (even if it was turned down).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Keen on meeting people, sharing experiences and getting to know a place.

Interests

All kinds of sport, politics, music and reading.

• politics
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• sports
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movies: The Graduate, Dog Day Afternoon
Favorite books: My own (LOL), thrillers and non-fiction
Favorite music: Love just about everything and certainly open to anything

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Met Nelson Mandela

Teach, Learn, Share

I think by being with others you always teach, learn and share.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Having traveled widely I am in a fortunate position of knowing about a lot of countries, have tons of anecdotes and also tips on how best to get the most out of travel.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, China, Egypt, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Singapore, Switzerland, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Ireland, South Africa