Hi,
I have a family with two grown up sons and have now taken the opportunity to travel more, with family, independently and with friends. I have discovered the joy of long distance paths and in particular Spanish and Caminos to Santiago de Compostella. I've cycled 2 and am now cycling and walking the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome in stages over the next year.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like meeting people who are open minded and enjoy socialising.

I'm here to offer my home to travellers as well as to seek hosts for my travels.

Interests

• cooking
• sailing
• mountain biking
• cycle touring
• classic films
• wildlife watching
• american modern literature

Music, Movies, and Books

Most books by Cormac Mcarthy
Just about everything by Steinbeck
The Color Purple
Kafka
Umberto Eco

Films by Almodóvar and the Cohen Brothers

Films with Marlon Brando and Paul Newman in

Favourite films
On the Waterfront
The Hustler
All about my mother

Music
Acid Jazz
Indie esp Stone Roses, Portugal the Man
Blue Grass esp. Dead South

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled solo from Seville to Santiago over ten days in the pouring rain

Teach, Learn, Share

would love to share cooking, discuss literature and films, learn about other cultures

What I Can Share with Hosts

experiences, advise about travel in the UK, and be interested in them and their stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cabo Verde, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Israel, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States