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Overview

  • 28 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Irish, Spanish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Co Founder Unplug Retreats, Co Founder StudentSummit.ie, ...
  • Mechanical Engineering (First Class Honors)
  • From Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

Can't host people around St. Patricks Day as I'm completely full up already!

CURRENT MISSION

I'm travelling the world and have just completed 62 countries.

In 2020 I'll be heading to South and Central America. I embrace those who want to discover Ireland in a unique way. Helping people avoid the tourist traps and meet real Irish people!

ABOUT ME

I'm a motivational speaker on technology life balance, Digital Marketeer, Event Manager and travel hungry guy with a zest for life. Love bringing backpackers on a crazy night out in Dublin and showing them the best local events.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Want to travel South America so anyone from here, let me know!

I really want to meet people from the following places, if you fall into that category, hit me up:
-Georgia
-Columbia
-Cuba
-Kazakhstan
-Iran
-Serbia
-Italy
-Spain
-Mexico

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hostel people from Taiwan to California and everywhere inbetween. I always do my best to help hosts get the most authentic experience in my hometown of Dublin and introduce them to a social side of Dublin you can't get as a tourist. I've staying with people of all sorts of shapes and sizes. Apart from sleeping on a couch at pretty much where ever I end up at a party, I'm looking forward to doing it more around the world more and more while taking in the sights.

Interests

Travel and making my way around the globe meeting interesting people and pushing myself to try new and unique experiences.

Playing music: Guitar, fiddle, tin whistle and drums.

Writing. Currently working on two books. One on travel and one on tech/life balance. Working on a new blog called www.readyforroad.com to document wellbeing and travel stories....basically somewhere to put my memories and maybe, just maybe someone might find them useful.

Having a good time, cocktails, experiencing the unusual and travelling.

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a fan of world music as well as everything from David Bowie to Buena Vista Social Club. It's diverse and I don't expect everyone to like it...however, I love learning about new music and exchanging artists to look up.

Movies are a thing I never get enough time to go through but I love a good epic, gangster, prison and travel movies.

Books: Movie Night in Kathmandu, Secret Memoirs of Lord Byron, Shantaram, Siddharta, Unravelling the Mind and many more. Love a good book swap but currently all out of reads so any hosts who want to give me a good book, I'll love you forever for it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekked the Himilayas to 5416m
Lived as a Buddhist Monk in South China
Swam with turtles in Indonesia
Vipassana meditation
Elephant Mahout training
Trekking through Pakistan
Couchsurfed Iranian Opium Dens
Backpacked to an Iraqi warzone (long story)
Started a global entertainment enterprise

There are lots of stories but you'll need to share a drink with me before I tell them all :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Proficient at:
Marketing
Business Development
Event Management
Communication
Leadership
Mechanical Engineering
Social Media
Networking

Would like to learn:
Anything at all, you gotta skill? Show me :D
Saxophone!!!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Premium Craic (Irish term used for everything)
Extensive knowledge of Dublin and its nightlife
A very central location
An interesting and very laidback host
Low down of the best spots for food

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Monaco, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United Kingdom

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