CURRENT MISSION

Finding the Craic between the Jigs and the Reels...

ABOUT ME

I live by the bright side of the road... concocting beverages from all kinds of amazing plant allies...

PHILOSOPHY

Tóg é go bog é =)

The Best Things in Life Are FREE!!!

Tous les jours à tous points de vue je vais de mieux en mieux...

La Vita è BELLA =D

A beber y a tragar, que el mundo se va a acabar!

Carpe diem...

May All Beings Be HaPpY!

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, guesting, meetings & gatherings...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have been a member of CouchSurfing & Hospitality Club since summer 2006. I've made great friends and met lots of really fantastic people who have enriched my traveling experience. Most of my experiences have been positive. On the negative I've had guests who I've gone out of my way for and got nothing back in return not even a thank-you email - but these are rare!

In the early days couchsurfing was a community to be proud to be part of... the Casey Fenton & co underhandly turned a charity run by volunteers into a B-corporation and sold it to venture capitalists for millions...

My wonderful guests and hosts (includes Hospitality Club, HelpX, BeWelcome & Warm Showers):
Libby - Tasmania, Australia
Lachlan & Callum - Western Australia
Viera - Stara Lubovna, Slovakia
Sylvie - Urville-Nacqueville, France
Tanja - Saarbruecken, Germany
Marie - Neuvic, France
Alex - St Petersburg, Russia
Malina - All Over
Eoin - Sneem, Kingdom of Kerry
Jonathan & Alyssa - Washington State, USA
Lann - Montreal, Canada
Neil - Dublin, Ireland
Carlos & Thibaut - Brasil & France
Barbara - Zurich, Switzerland
Simon (return visit) & Kasia - Clara, Co Offaly & Poland
Siggi & Justyna - Iceland & Poland
Gemma - Catalunya
Alan - Rockchapel, Cork, Ireland
Machi & Gabi - Buenos Aries, Argentina
Elsa - Elvas, Portugal
Mark - Glasgow, Scotland
Cécile, Albert & Jerome - France
Maren - Frankfurt, Germany
Kate & Helena - Kolin, Czech
Pascaline et Charlotte - France
Sofi & Madalena - Wales & Portugal
Dieter - Ulm, Deutchland
Yohan - Noirt, France
Nadia - Toulouse, France
Jean-Jaques et Monique - Bretagne
Alec & Caitlin - Toronto, Canada
Julien (2nd visit), Philippe and Nick - France & USA
Silvia - Roma, Italia
David & Emily - USA
Brigid - Cape Town, South Africa
Addie & Ayden - USA
Christian - Kinsale, Ireland
Veronique - Bessancourt, France
Justine & Konstantin - Stuttgart, Germany
Christiane - Marseille, France
Barbara - Pau, France
Kenny - Seattle, USA
Christine - Toulouse, France
Sue - Montreal, Canada
Virág - Pomaz, Hungary
Ronnie - Taulov, Denmark
Anna - Kaliningrad, Russia
Natalie - Melbourne, Australia
Chris - Ohio, USA
Emeline - Nice, France
Gaelle - Brittany, France
Cat & Erica - USA
Petra & Peter - Austria & Netherlands
Laureen - Niort, France
Chris - Republic of Seattle via Donegal
Victoria - Belfast, Ireland (return visit)
Leandra - Trier, Germany
Evgeny & Dima - St Petersburg, Russia
Katerina - Praha, Czech Republic
Rayna - Vancouver, Canada
Ashley - New York, USA
Alexis - Alsace, France
Julien - Bretagne, France
Ketao - Shandong, China
Tom and Helen - Bretagne, France
Angelo & Giuliana - Sardinia, Italia
Fenja - Westphalia, Germany
Amélie - Toulouse, France
Magda - Warsaw, Poland (2nd visit)
Breige and Frank - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Michaël et Jean - Paris, France
Terence - Minnesota, USA
Eli and Sharon - North Bohemia, Czech Republic
Julie - Montreal, Canada
Genia - Osnabruck, Germany
Lauren - Florida/Colorado, USA (2nd visit)
Brynn - Brighton, England
Lauren - Florida/Colorado, USA
Anna - Adelaide, Austraia
Manuele - Roma, Italy (return visit)
Paul - Brisbane, Australia
Julie - Dingle, Ireland (return visit)
Céline - Paris, France
Patricia - Malaga, España
Benny - Kilkenny, Ireland
Johanna - Feldkirch, Austria
Judy - Dingle, Kerry, Ireland
Vic - Dingle, Kerry, Ireland
Javi - Ronda, España
Gosia - Gdansk, Poland
Kim - Seoul, South Korea
Dwight - Gold Coast, Australia
Sandor - Budapest, Magyar
Maria - Мoscow, Russia
Dima - Brooklyn, USA
Julien - Fribourg, Switzerland
AgaK - Warszawa, Poland (return visit)
Ayden - California, USA
Vincent - Capetown, South Africa
Matthieu - France
Nick & Jasmin - Germany
Eva - Sweden
Céline - Paris, France
Luke & Gautier - France
Jessica & Fergal - Dundalk, Ireland
Bashka - Praha, Czech Republic
Christiane & Brandy - Ohio, USA
Emily - California, USA
Niki, Eamon & Amile - Berlin
Marta - Riga, Latvia
Rory & Danielle - Hawaii
Birute + 2 friends - Vilnius, Lithunia
Magda & Ania - Warszawa, Poland
Marie - Clare, Ireland
Desmond & TT - Tampines, Singapore
Lana & Vesna - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Masha & Tomasz - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bill - Seattle, USA
Yuliya - Boston, USA
Brett - Alberta, Canada
Anthea - Tasmania, Australia
Christiano - Faro, Portugal
Stéphanie & Martin - Rhône-Alpes, France
Monica & Pere - Barcelona, Spain
Uri & Ifat - Israel
Katka, Xana & Veronika - Dubnany, Czech Republic
Nicole & Markus - Dresden, Germany
Toni, Francisco & Anna - Sevilla, Spain

Super HOSTS so far:
Maria - Gondomar, Galiza
Jota y Lupe - Vigo, Galiza
Mariely - Ponteverde, Galiza
Estrela - Illa de arousa, Galiza
Xesús y Lori - Santiago, Galiza
Bea y Natalia - Burgos, España
Victor - Pamplona, España
Mikel - San Sebastian, Basque
Jean-Marc - Bayonne, Basque
Chantal - Léon, Acquitane, France
Patrick - Biscarronne, France
Rachel - Audenge, France
Anik - Rochefort, France
Lioc - La Rochelle, France
Sam - La Vanneau, Marais de Poitivin, France
Joseph - Sables-d'Olonne, France
Alexis - Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, France
Fanny et Tancrède - La Plaine-sur-Mer, France
Damien - Nantes, France
Véro et Jacky - Nantes, France
Gaël & Mathilde - Plessé, Bretagne, France
Edwige - Redon, Bretagne, France
Jacques - Redon, Bretagne, France
Pierre-Louis - Rennes, Bretagne, France
Marie - St Malo, Bretagne, France
Zoe - Avanches, Normandie, France
Jacqui - Carteret, Normandie, France
Nicholas & Noelle - Cherbourg, Normandie, France
Jim - Beara, West Cork
Chin Ling - Dublin, Ireland
Jimmy & Judy - Co Sligo, Ireland
Mike & Yvonne - Oughterard, Co Galway, Ireland
Pierce - Cork, Ireland
Gemma - Palma, Mallorca, España
James - Cork, Ireland
Simon - Clara, Co Offaly, Ireland
Alan - Rockchapel, Cork, Ireland
Izzy - Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Stephan - Bristol, England
Mark - Bristol, England
Andrew & Claire - Cwmcarvan, Wales
Jon & Sylvia - Bracon, Wales
Paula - Dingle, Kerry, Ireland
Iris - Allihees, West Cork, Ireland
Csilla & Séan - Monachil, Andalusia, España
Allana & Austin - Granada, Andalusia, España
Patricia & Cian - Malaga, Andalusia, España (return visit)
Ian & Sally - Malaga, Andalusia, España
Mike - Macroom, Weshhht Cork, Ireland
Fiona - Ballydehob, Weshhht Cork, Ireland
Jimmy & Judy - Ballymote, Ireland
Gaia - Dunfanaghey, Ireland
Brian - Letterkenny, Ireland
John - Derry, Ireland
Rosaline - Downhill, Derry, Ireland (2nd visit)
Victoria - Belfast, Ireland (2nd visit)
Trevor - Gort, Co Galway, Ireland
Chris - Dublin, Ireland (return visit)
Mehmet - Istanbul, Turkey
Serdar & Ibrahim - Izmir, Turkey
Mehmet & Ibrahim - Selçuk, Turkey
Onur - Istanbul, Turkey
Jim - Dublin, Ireland
Carlene - Derry, Ireland
Victoria - Belfast, Ireland (2nd visit)
Isabel - Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Teresa(13A) & Mariana - Lisboa, Portugal
Zizzey - Cloonee, Westport, Ireland
Sophia - Oughty, Westport, Ireland
Jan - Ahakista, West Cork, Ireland
Victoria - Belfast, Ireland
Rosaline - Downhill, Derry, Ireland
Holly - Castle Cove, Kerry, Ireland
Dean - Kenmare, Kerry, Ireland
Miranda - West Cork, Ireland
Jim - Dublin, Ireland
Robbie - Waterford, Ireland
Grant - Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland
Eli - Wexford, Ireland
Sayano - Granada, España
Sue - Granada, España
René - Cordoba, España
Tomas - Praha, Czech
Bashka - Praha, Czech (return visit)
Susy - Langedoc, France
Julie - Dingle, Ireland
Bobby - Kenmare, Ireland
Niki - Berlin, Deutchland
Navi - Berlin, Deutchland
Manuele - Ostia Antica, Roma, Italia
Nathalie - Roma, Italia
Monica & Pere - Barcelona, Spain (return visit)
Emile - Galway, Ireland
Petra - Praha, Czech Republic
Katka - Brno, Czech Republic
Katka & Xana - Dubnany, Czech Republic (return visit)
Anna - Praha, Czech Republic
AgaK - Warszawa, Poland (2nd time)
Magda - Warszawa, Poland
Olia - Warszawa, Poland
AgaK - Warszawa, Poland
Patryk - Kraków, Poland
Francisco & Anna - Sevilla, Spain (return visit)
Arthur - Kerry, Ireland
Cecilie & Jonas - Copenhagen, Denmark
Maura & Frank - Darrien Gap, Panama

GATHERINGS:
Barley Cove, West Cork - April 2011
Dingle Walking Festival - February 2011
New Years Eve, Istanbul - December 2010
Porto-Gaia City Tour, Portugal - October 2010
Comeragh mountains hike, Ireland - August 2010
North Coast Summer-Solstice Roadtrip, Ireland - June 2010
CS Summercamp, Wicklow, Ireland - September 2009
Oceansurfing weekend, Waterford Ireland - August 2009
Kilcrohane Music festival, Cork, Ireland - April 2009

兴趣

Making compilation CDs for any hosts good enough to host me =D

The Island of Ireland: a green and magical place: the People, cities, towns, villages, countryside, accents, features, history, geography, mythology, pubs, festivals, beers, whiskeys, language, music,
ocean & sea, rivers, islands, swimming in the sea, exploring, getting off the beaten track, sessions, lock-ins, nuttiness, joking, taking the piss, jigs, reels, hornpipes, slow-airs
... sights, sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, experiences
... the CRAIC!!

Organic Gardening, Permaculture, Self-Sufficiency, Photography (Film & Digital), Kayaking (Sea & River), Sailing, Cycling (Commuting & Touring), Camper Vans, Building Stuff, Everything Al Fresco...

Snorkeling, Hurling (Fastest and MOST exciting field sport on the planet!), Magic, Nature, Silence, Peace, Yoga, Buddhism, Mediation, Print-making, Painting, Drawing & Art in all kinds of mediums, trees, walking barefoot in sacred places, walking on deserted beaches at dawn especially after a storm...

Glorious Dawns and Sunsets...

GOOD quality drink - Water (best drink on the planet), TEAS (all kinds), Kombucha, Natural Juices, Wine, Cider, Beer, Mead, Rum, Whiskey, Whisky, Vodka, Calvados, Brandy...

fungi, medicinal plants, crystals, camping on deserted islands, adventuring, second hand shops, Tibetan singing bowls, musical instruments, flea markets, watching plants grow, sustainability....making new friends, seeing and experiencing new places

I love discovering new dishes especially local, regional ones. I can knock up a good tasty meal in 30 mins and love to use organic homegrown vegetables... FOOD! GLORIOUS FOOD!

"It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle." Ernest Hemingway

音乐、电影和书籍

"Music has charm to soothe a savage breast"

I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT MUSIC !!
I NEED A SOUNDTRACK FOR LIVING...

Electric Gypsyland, Brian Eno, Rodriguez, Van Morrison

Dylan, Cash, Cohen, Waits, Marley, Springsteen, Reed, Hendrix, Presley, Berry, Lynott, Cave, Eno, Bowie ...
Björk, Polly Jean, Patti, Sinéad, Ella, Billie, Etta, Kate, Dinah, Aretha, Janis, Sandy, Joni, Emmy Lou, Lucinda, Patsy, Nina, Amy, Madeline Peyroux, Emiliana Torrini, Karin Dreijer Andersson, Liz Frasier, Joan as Police Woman, Hope Sandoval, Lisa Gerrard, Lucinda Williams...
Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Django Reinhardt, Rory Gallagher, Mississippi John Hurt, Solomon Burke, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Dr John, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, James Brown, Séamus Ennis, Willie Clancy, Martin Hayes, Gram Parson, Doc Watson, Hank Williams, Jimme Rogers, Bo Diddley, Lee Perry, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Sidney Bechet, Slim Harpo, Nick Drake, Tim & Jeff Buckley, Augustus Pablo, Stevie Wonder, ...
Pink Floyd, Beatles, Alabama 3, Faithless, Leftfield, Underworld, the Orb, Gogol Bordello, The Grateful Dead, Calexico, Kíla, Radiohead, Afro Celt Soundsystem, Pogues, Opa Cupa, Golem!, Chieftains, Clancy Brothers, Massive Attack, Sigur Rós, The KLF, Portishead, Cocteau Twins, The Knife, Fever Ray, Planxty, Waterboys, Byrds, Doors, Velvet Underground, Zeppelin, Zappa, Stereolab, The Besnard Lakes, Kinobe, Joy Division, Spacemen 3, Primal Scream, Chemical Brothers, Cinematic Orchestra, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Stones, Max Romeo, U2, REM, Stone Roses, Cramps, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, Green on Red, Blondie, Grappelli, Easy Star All-Stars, Zion Train, Dreadzone, Eat Static, Ozric Tentacles, Prodigy, Aphex Twin, The Band, the Temptations, B52's, AC/DC, Hayseed Dixie, Four Men and a Dog, Cowboy Junkies, Blonde Redhead, The Roots, The Stranglers... local bands ...
Arvo Pärt, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Ludovico Einaudi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Henryk Górecki ...

Rock n Roll, Folk, Ethnic, Trad, Funk, Jazz, Blues, Country, Gypsy, Soul, Classical, Reggae, World, Cajun, Rockabilly, Motown, Manouche, International, Soundtracks ...

Please bring me music from your own country something I've never heard before

Books - good stories told well and anything that can teach - history, culture, gardening, sustainability
My last few books:
"The Earth Care Manual" by Patrick Whitefield,
"The Moneyless Man" by Mark Boyle,
"A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini,
"La sombra del viento/The Shadow of the Wind" Carlos Ruiz Zafón,
"Full Tilt: Ireland to India With a Bicycle"(in 1963) by Dervla Murphy...
"Meeting the Other Crowd" by Séanachaí Eddie Lenihan
"the Artist Way" by Julia Cameron

Movies - anything with a good story, told well - Jeunet, Scorsese, Hitchcock, Miyazaki, Cohens, Wenders, Lynch, Tarantino ...
Good Documentaries by Pilger, TG4, Surplus, Baraka...
Films with a great soundtrack & cinematography

I DON'T / CAN'T WATCH TV !
TOO MANY STUPID ADVERTS TOO OFTEN !!
KILL YOUR TV !!! THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX !!!!

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Leaving Ireland on my bicycle "Saoirse" via ferry for France to follow the sun for the winter -> Basque -> Santiago de Compostella -> Algarve -> Catalunya -> France: Sept '14 - March '15 - amazing people, landscapes and hosts along the way - 6000km in 6 months..
Saving my 2 year old God-daughters life when a rogue/freak wave tried to take her...Driving up the west coast of Ireland in my van - from Skibbereen to Malin Head - sleeping by beaches, eating, drinking and laughing to the sound of the ocean and good tunes - 10 days 1000 miles and 10 mins of rain - Mediterranean conditions in June 2009 - hooray for unpredictable Irish weather and good company2 x 10 Day Vipassana Meditation course - living like a Buddhist monk for 10 whole days and learning to meditate...206 mile MaraCycle from Dublin to Belfast and back for a Peace charitySailed from Galway to Cork on the Asgard II tallship - seeing Éire from the sea...Kayaked from Coral beach, Connemara to Inis Mór camped there over-night and kayaked back the next day and lots more sea-kayaking trips - lots to deserted islandsChatting with Bono for 10 minutes after a Bob Dylan concert - he signed a Dylan poster I'd found: "Dylan is the main man, some need no side roads! Bono '89" and then helping to push-start his friend Gavin Friday's beat-up Harley =) Rock N Roll!!the stickiest situation since sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun!!!Every Beautiful Sunrise & Sunset... I think to myself,what a WONDERFUL WORLD...

教，学，和分享

I can teach gardening, herbalism, web development, photography, anything AppleMac

Want to learn more about herbalism and holistic medicines

我游览过的国家

Belgium, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

我居住过的国家

Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

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