ABOUT ME

I am friendly, honest, and straightforward. I love getting to know people, and finding out just what makes them tick - and what ticks them off!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Helping new friends enjoy their travelling even more! A safe place to sleep, a full belly and clean clothes, and away you go!

Interests

Travelling, gardening, planning the next trip, travelling, reading, travelling, my husband and three kids, travelling, motorbiking, travelling, meeting fantastic new people, travelling.

• wine
• gardening
• reading
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Murder mysteries, memoirs, historical novels, travel guides. One of my current favourites is Anthony Doer - Four Seasons in Rome, and All the light we cannot see. Memoirs of survivors of the concentration camps.
The Shawshank Redemption (payback!) On Golden Pond. (jeah, I'm old - so what!) Ice Age 1,2,3. Grumpy old men. Road Hogs. Schindler's List.
TV series: Downton Abbey.
Blacklist.
Game Of Thrones.
Travels with my Father.
I don't like heavy metal, blues, jazz. Its got no tune. (How wonderful that there are different tastes!).
Karl Jenkins. Hans Zimmer. Enya. Mozart. Cliff Richard (really!). Chris Chameleon. Elvis Blue. Windborne.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Married my husband thirty three years ago.
Three fantastic children.
Got plastic surgery...
Gave myself a skydive for my fiftieth birthday.
Got back onto my motorbike after having an accident.

Teach, Learn, Share

Never forget your medication. Ask for help. Be honest. Be friendly. Stuff happens.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Curiousity for life. Laughter at life. Wine because of life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Botswana, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Macedonia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Swaziland, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Wales, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa