CURRENT MISSION

to accumulate as many countries visited as years lived

ABOUT ME

Curious and open-minded, I consider myself a European; I try to fit in with the place I'm in.
Moved to France from England in 1998; lived in Paris for 6 years (in 4 different areas), then moved to Strasbourg. Now working and living in Lyon.
I'm always planning the next trip, whether it be a day-trip or a longer one. I love meeting people from different countries as I learn not only about their country but also the countries they've visited. And everyone is different, which makes it interesting.

PHILOSOPHY

Go as far as you can see, then you can see further.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Available for dinner / a drink; definitely information on destinations.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

loads of stays around France and the rest of Europe but also in Australia.

Interests

Travelling, photography, football, rugby, cricket, running (I did my first marathon in Berlin in 2007), pool, snooker, darts, pub quizzes, board games. Wine, beer (8 years professional experience has meant many free samples) - I've worked in sales for the leading beer producer in France, the second biggest in Europe.

• fish
• photography
• wine
• beer
• marathon
• running
• drinking
• pub crawls
• boating
• board games
• traveling
• billiards
• socializing
• darts
• fishing
• sailing
• cricket
• soccer
• rugby
• languages
• snooker

Music, Movies, and Books

Films that create or recreate a specific environment such as Gladiator, Goodbye Lenin, Braveheart, Amélie Poulain, King Arthur, Lost in Translation etc
Music: pop, rock, electronic (Chicane, Faithless, Above and Beyond, Anjunabeats, Paul Oakenfold, Dave Pearce, Ministry of Sound etc), classical
Books: don't get much time to read but when I do: Frederick Forsyth, Ken Follett

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

3 days sailing around the Whitsunday Islands in the Great Barrier Reef. Waking up and seeing dolphins playing by the boat, floating amongst colourful fish, watching the sun go down with a glass of red...

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages: I'm currently working on my Spanish; I can teach English or French.
After 13 years living in France (and travelling around it at every occasion), there's not much I don't know about France and the French; I'm willing to pass on any tips or information.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United Kingdom

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