General Information
Languages- English (Australia)Expert
- NorwegianIntermediate
Groups I Belong ToCouch Information
Couch Available: Yes Preferred Gender: Any Max Surfers Per Night: 4
Shared Sleeping Surface: No Shared Room: DependsThere are 4 spare beds available in 1 room... with plenty of spare mattresses and floor space for couchsurfers! I live in Newcastle (about 12 mins drive from the coast)with my dad and brother (http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/terrymclery/), with lots of beaches and shopping opportunities nearby.
Newcastle is almost 200km north of Sydney - 2 hours driving or 3 hours with train.
I am generally pretty busy, but usually have chunks of spare time.
My house is very close to, and a part of the cities' train and bus network. I am also very close to a few different forest and bush regions with great bushwalking and other outdoor activity possiblities, which i will be happy to show you =)
I have a pet budgie that flies around the house but no other pets.
Before requesting to surf this couch, please make sure that you:
-have a full completed profile
-mention the code word 'weasel' in the subject of the request
Friends (32)
Tony Batterham 26, Male Sawtell, New South Wales Australia Friends since January 1990 "Grew up together and had many mad surfing, kitesurfing and camping missions" Friendship Type: Best Friend
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Jackson Kelly 21, Male Newcastle, New South Wales Australia Friends since January 2000 "since the start of high school" Friendship Type: Best Friend
5 3 10 |
Grant Gibbins 22, Male Newcastle, New South Wales Australia Friends since June 1992 "Played soccer and went to school together" Friendship Type: Best Friend
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Brendon Farrar 21, Male Newcastle, New South Wales Australia Friends since January 2000 "went to high school with him, bloody good bloke" Friendship Type: Best Friend I vouched for Duncan McLeod
30+ |
Julie Sommerseth 21, Female Ballangen, Nordland Norway Friends since January 2008 "Duncan came and surfed my couch in Narvik, I came downunder for the same, only I never really left..." Friendship Type: Best Friend
30+ 30+ |
Terry McLeod 25, Male Newcastle, New South Wales Australia Friends since August 1987 "He's my little brother." Friendship Type: Best Friend I vouched for Duncan McLeod
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Clemens Kanonier 20, Male Dornbirn, Vorarlberg Austria Friends since May 2008 "surfed at his couch" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Yang Cui 26, Female Oslo, Oslo Norway Friends since January 2008 "CS meeting in Oslo" Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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Niko Ackermann 25, Male San Rafael, California United States Friends since March 2008 "We met through couchsurfing and had some times" Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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Stevi-lee Alver 25, Female Ubud, Lesser Sunda Islands - Bali Indonesia Friends since October 2007 "I shared a house with his cousin" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Personal DescriptionI enjoy being outdoors and active.
As long as i'm not stuck inside, im usually a happy chap- especially around mountains and snow!How I Participate in CSI have a wide variety of bedding and couching options at my house.CouchSurfing ExperienceHave surfed with some great people and enjoy returning the favour and meeting interesting peopleInterestsHuman flight, Hiking, camping, climbing, orienteering, kitesurfing, surfing, mountain biking, cross country and telemark skiing. Homebrewing good beer and just kicking back. I like to design and build thingsPhilosophyIm stoked to be able to have so many choices in life, Its why i try and make the most of every situation and learn from my mistakes. I'm never a fan of regret!Music, Movies, BooksI have a pretty wide range of music, and enjoy seeing the odd local bands or two. I also like reading the odd book or two.
I am a great fan of 'International' movies from all around the worldTypes of People I enjoyAll types, especially cultured individuals and people with interesting stories to tell with a real excitement for lifeTeach, Learn, ShareSomeone important to me once showed me how good a good smile can be. I'm keen to share this knowledge. A good quality smile can make a world of difference- it's true!One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneSwam in the ocean at Svalbard (very north Norway-78degN) in the middle of winter- It was exceptionally cold!Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectI love the fact that people from all over the world can easily share experiences, couches, culture and good times.
in other words... i love the conceptLocations TraveledTRAVELED: Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom LIVED: Australia, Norway References
From Renaud Pichot Paris, France Jul 25 Positive My first CS experience on the pacific side of the world, and a great one. Duncan showed us newcastle and the surrounding, teach us with his brother to play lawn bowling. I also learned to dry my food and make my own beer :) Hope the snowy mountains trip was nice !
From Cheney Dallas, United States Jul 25 Positive Duncan is way cool! He is into everything, and has a passion for life that is infectious. He also brews his own beer too, and makes beef jerky! He also knows Norwegian, and and and... you get the point. There is never a lack of anything to talk about with this guy. My stay in Newcastle was amazing! Thanks for everything.
From Terry McLeod Newcastle, Australia Dec 14, 2008 Positive Duncan knows how to live it up. He's a genuine good bloke and is the ideal couchsurfer. If you're looking for a mission, something exciting or just some good drinking times, Duncs is your man!
From Pauline Schröter Dortmund, Germany Nov 23, 2008 Positive I was introduced to Duncan by a friend of mine and fortunate to taste some of his home brewed beer while hanging out with his friends. He is definitely one of the nicest Australians I've met, easy-going, active and ready to help whenever he can. He is absolutely trustworthy and already helped us out various times, e.g. lent me his camera when mine was broken or gave us a lift to and from the airport. Thanks heaps for everything, Duncan! I'm really glad I got to know you!
From Jody Hesch Albuquerque, United States Nov 23, 2008 Positive Duncan is one of those people who go far and above the hospitality, generosity and good times already associated with CouchSurfers in general. He was very helpful with transport around the city, helping myself and a couple friends out a number of times, organizing events in Newcastle, introducing us to some tasty homebrews, and always willing to help out in some way or to show us a good time. Bummed we didn't get to hang out more, but way stoked that we did get to meet up; have fun on your trip around Oz, and give me a shout when you make it over stateside! cheers duncan
From Stevi-lee Alver Ubud, Indonesia Nov 10, 2008 Positive Duncan is a down-to-earth, easy going, adventurous guy. I really enjoyed having him stay with us, and would highly recommend meeting him.
From Julia Höller Detmold, Germany Sep 14, 2008 Positive Duncan really is very friendly and open minded person who has lots of interesting and funny stories to tell from amazing things he has done!! He is very active and interested in many things it'd be a pleasure to meet him again!
From Natalia Eiriz Melbourne, Australia Jun 29, 2008 Positive Duncan organised an awesome meeting in Newcastle and a party at his place the next day!
He is friendly and always up to share some good beers!
Hope to meet you in Oz or Spain!!
From Aaron Schultz Melbourne, Australia Jun 20, 2008 Positive Dunks was an awesome host!!!
Mere Fest! Mere Fest! Mere Fest!
The party he threw turned into quite a hilarious evening... Homebrew was amazing... only matched by his hospitality :)
Cheers for everything bro!
Seeya in Melbs.
From Jono and Suminda Finch Newcastle, Australia Jun 18, 2008 Positive Dunks is one of the most active members in Newcastle and is proactive in orgainising CS gatherings for the Newcastle group.
Dunks is a keen home brewer and was kind enough to invite all the Newcastle group around to his home to sample his produce.
Cheers mate.
From Symone Isles Newcastle, Australia Jun 16, 2008 Positive Met Dunks at the CS pub meet he organised, and most of us went to his place the next night for a few bevs, and lots of good times. The weekend was my first firsthand experience with couchsurfing, and it could not have been a better introduction! Thanks for teaching me how to open and pour beer :-P.
From Clemens Kanonier Dornbirn, Austria May 17, 2008 Positive I stayed three nights at Duncans couch and we had an awesome time! He loves to chill, showed me around Newcaste and took me with him to do some surfing and freaky unicycling with his friends. We also had "a few" beers and an amazing weekend! I hope to meet you again either for trying your black beer or for showing you some real mountains!
From Niko Ackermann San Rafael, United States Apr 16, 2008 Positive Duncan is an awesome guy and he has a sweet place for hanging out, I met him through the Newcastle group and we chilled out and had some beers. Duncan is a great guy evidenced by the fact that 5 or 6 of his friends came over that night to hang out. Talk about a relaxed environment, I felt like I was at home and wished that I was staying with him, but that was my last night in town. Definitely host Duncan if you can, and if you are in or passing through Newcastle, I highly recommend that you stop for a night or two. Newcastle is good surfing with Duncan is better!
From alexis-veerle Verstraelen Antwerp, Belgium Apr 7, 2008 Positive Thanks for having me, I had a lot of fun in Newcastle! Duncan is a very active and helpful person. Fun to spend time with... Nice beers and fun surfing (and a cool dad). See you soon!
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From Remco De Geyter Antwerp, Belgium Apr 7, 2008 Positive Ending up on Duncan's couch in Newcastle was a wonderful experience. From first email contact onwards this guy had a relaxed and openminded feeling. He is basically into everything and that makes him very interesting. Want to know more, be sure to surf or host him. Cu again really soon for more adventures.
From Gerard Calle Barcelona, Spain Mar 19, 2008 Positive I will never forget the 2 days in Newcastle with you, your friends and the other members of CS. It was one of my best nights in Australia. And He and all his friends are very funny, open mind and interesting. Sangria and Calimocho forever!!!!
From Agneta Eriksson Oslo, Norway Jan 30, 2008 Positive Duncan is a very friendly and open person. I met him at a CS meeting in Oslo. He invited me to come to Newcastle if I'll be in Australia. Of course I'll come! See you then. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! :)
From NARVIKING Narvik, Norway Jan 18, 2008 Negative One of the most unserious persons I have come across on CS. Thanks to Duncan I refused FOR NO REASON to host other CS members, members who at the same time Duncan was enjoying himself, because of him had NO PLACE to stay while in Narvik!!
From Grant Gibbins Newcastle, Australia Jan 18, 2008 Positive I've known Duncan since about 92 when we played soccer and later went to school together. He is an awesome bloke who knows how to have a good time. I would definately recomend him to anyone.
From Meg Eberle Hong Kong Island, China Nov 25, 2007 Positive duncan was a first-rate chap! i thoroughly enjoyed hosting him here in hong kong. open-minded, ready to try anything new, great sense of adventure, very generous, always easy to talk to - all of these things describe the dunks-tron. i highly recommend you meet him!(duncan: i'm watched 'the castle' and thought it was AWESOME - now i feel more educated in aussie 'culture' - thanks for that! and good luck with your rug weaving)
From Dietmar Holzhammer Islands, China Nov 25, 2007 Positive Duncan is an active and smart guy who is always open to ideas and will take on a challenge just for the fun of it. I'm sure he will do well in anything he tries and hope I'll kitesurf or ski with him one day.
From Cola Ho Hong Kong Island, China Nov 24, 2007 Positive Duncan is a very nice guy with Scandinivian experiences to share. Hope that we can go hiking together in the near future!
From Brendon Farrar Newcastle, Australia Sep 13, 2007 Positive duncan is one of the nicest blokes i know, he has been to norway for a year and has rubbed his love for this culture onto me and has me wantinng to go there. duncan is the most outgoing peerson i know. he loves to meet new people and experience different people. |