CURRENT MISSION

Trying not to get old too quickly

ABOUT ME

I have a somewhat unusual background. British guy, Oxbridge educated, City Career. Went on sabbatical to travel the world back in 2000 and basically kept on keeping on. I'm back in the UK now.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm a pretty relaxed sort of guy. Through decades of traveling the world I have accumulated more than my fair share of wacky stories, but promise not to bore you with them unless you absolutely insist.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been pleased to be a couchsurfing member both hosting and staying in places since the early days back in 2004 when the site had just a thousand members not the million + members it has now. I haven't used it for many years as I've been overseas, but thought I would open my profile and give it a go.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed with and hosted quite a few people from CS. I found it a really uplifting experience to enjoy genuine hospitality and local knowledge.

Interests

I enjoy independent travel and have been round the world a couple of times and been travelling around since the turn of the century.

• traveling
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm pretty into music. My taste is rather eclectic spans Blues (such as Bobby Bland, Little Milton, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, ) Jazz (such as Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Madeleine Peyroux), Indie (from The Jam to The Postal Service). I read quite alot mostly non fiction typically history, philosophy, science, etc. I also like authors such as Primo Levi, Olaf Stapledon and Roland Barthes.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In terms of my travel experience I think attending the sacrificial funeral ceremonies in Sulewesi's Tanah Toraja was the most memorable at least until I landed up in jail for a while overseas on very silly charges which wasn't so much fun at the time, but at least let me see a side of society that few from my background ever encounter.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm very competent at IT related stuff so have often helped sort out hosts PC or related IT troubles.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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