CURRENT MISSION

Travel the world!!!

ABOUT ME

I'm Irish but am living in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Currently, Iam travelling around the world for one year, by land and sea, with my partner Alex, investigating community-based sustainability and renewable energy projects. This is our website/blog: http://greenbyblue.com

PHILOSOPHY

Cycling is not an activity. It's a way of life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is a good way to meet really interesting and nice people. They give you insight into a place and a culture that no hotel or hostel ever can.

Interests

I'm interested in meeting locals, doing what locals do, seeing what locals see, tasting what locals eat. Interests are cycling, travel, food, art, photography, reading, cinema, history, anthropology, architecture, design.

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• design
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• cycling
• anthropology
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Jonathon Franzen, Virginia Wolf, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Margaret Atwood, Michel Foucault, Donna Tartt, Colm Toibin, Doris Lessing, Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes, Susan Sontag, Mary Douglas
Music: Arcade Fire, Johnny Cash, PJ Harvey, UNKLE, Depeche Mode, Neil Young, Alt-J, Nick Cave
Movies: European arthouse, American indie. No Hollywood or blockbusters
Art: Francis Bacon, Hieronymous Bosch, Van Gogh, Rene Magritte, Piet Mondrian

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Experiencing -50 degrees Celsius in Quebec, and 6 months later +50 degrees Celsius in Uzbekistan! The Pamir highway, Tajikistan, is beyond description. The sea in Croatia clearer than glass

Teach, Learn, Share

English, Dutch, french lessons

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking, travel stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States