G'day! I'm from Tasmania, the little island down the bottom of Australia.

Travelling is my one of my greatest passions. I did my first big trip through South East Asia in 2013-2014, visiting 11 countries over 14 months. It was never my intention to stay so long, I just fell in love with the Asia. In early 2015 I set off on my Europe Trip. I ended up spilling into the Middle East, the Causcaus, and Central Asia, my Europe Trip becoming my Eurasia Trip. I went home in late 2017, finishing on day 1000, having visited 78 countries.

To me the purpose of travelling it to explore new places, to experience new cultures, to learn about the local history and inhabitants, and meet amazing people.

I little bit of my philosophy; most people, whether they know it or not, live to work. They are a part of the machine that is society. Working, paying taxes, paying bills, paying off a mortgage, providing for a family. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with the above mentioned, some people are extremely happy living life this way. I know you may not see yourself as living to work but that is what it amounts to. You must work to make your world function. This is how I see a lot of people around me living. They work so they can get their paycheck and make the wheels go round. For me that can wait. Opposed to this is working to live. You still need to work to make money, but its not in control of you. You're free, at any time you choose you could drop everything and go on a crazy adventure. Every dollar you earn goes toward getting you closer to your dreams. A mindset or a reality? For me, I want to see as much as this amazing planet as possible!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting people from around the world and to explore new cultures, places, and experience new things.

Interests

Travel, bushwalking, rockclimbing, mountaineering, photography, music..

• photography
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• mountaineering
• rock climbing
• travel
• climbing
• bushwalking

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Alt-J, Avicii, Blink 182, The Chainsmokers, Dropkick Murphy's, Foo Fighters, Imagine Dragons, Lifehouse, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Lostprophets, No Devotion, M83, Placebo, Sum 41, System Of A Down, Third Eye Blind, Tycho, The Used, The XX, Yellowcard, 3 Doors Down, 30 Seconds to Mars... many many more.

MOVIES: Ace Ventura, Aladdin, The Avengers, Batman, Braveheart, Bill & Ted, Eternal Sunshine Of A Spotless Mind, Iron Man, Lethal Weapon, Lion King, Lord Of The Rings, The Man From UNCLE, The Matrix, Men In Black, Star Wars, Transformers, X-Men, Zoolander...

TV: Adventure Time, Arrow, Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Chuck, Firefly, The Flash, Game Of Thrones, Mr Bean, The Office, Sherlock, Stargate, Vikings...

BOOKS: A Song Of Ice And Fire, The Alchemist, The Climb, High Crimes, Into Thin Air, Into The Wild, Jerusalem (Simon Sebag), The Longest Climb, Lord Of The Rings, No Way Down, The Romanovs, Shantaram, Touching The Void, Tracks...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Mountaineering in the Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand.
- Climbing Mt Semeru, the highest volcano in Java.
- RFWMF 2013 & 2014 in Sarawak, Borneo.
- Exploring Thailand, Lao, and Vietnam by motorbike.
- Exploring the ruins of Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
- Sunrise over the vast ruins of Bagan, Myanmar.
- Trekking the Annapurna Circuit and the Three Passes in Nepal.
- Learning to scuba dive in the Perhentians.
- Experiencing a total solar eclipse in the Faroe Islands.
- Seeing the Northern Lights and incredible nature in Iceland.
- Riding a horse for the first time in mountains of Kyrgyzstan.
- Incredible two day adventure in Afghanistan.
- Flying over the Pamirs in Tajikistan.
- Experiencing the incredible landscapes of Norway.
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What I Can Share with Hosts

- Stories and experiences from my travels.
- Discussions on global politics and issues.
- Insight into Tasmania and Australia.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia