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Overview

  • 24 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Japanese, Spanish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Pilot / Aircraft Engineer
  • Studdies/Diploma
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Living it large in my Tiny Home in wellington. Surfing. Diving. Cooking good food. Hiking. Mountain biking. Paddle Boarding.

Really keen to meet some cool travelers or locals. Make some friends, get into some amazing adventures in NZ and away. And always, have some good laughs!

ABOUT ME

Cant sit still for too long wherever I am. So what ever it is I'm up for it.
Getting amongst all the outdoor things around here. Its all just an Epic easy country really.
Come hang out in the Island have a good laugh cook some great food and see what adventures we can find.
Current activities I am into are Mountain Biking, Surfing and Kite surfing. Days away from Auckland camping with the roof top tent on the van.

PHILOSOPHY

Laugh and Love.
Try to make each day the best possible. Wake up loving life, happiness and always maximum humor.
Goose would still be alive if I was flying!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I do enjoy showing people around my country, wherever I am. Even just to give insight on all the quirky, hidden and best places travelers usually never find.

Weekly meet ups, food, coffee and beer. Good conversation and great people.

Currently building a tiny house inside my warehouse, so come help out if you like. Learn new skills and share this wicked project with me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

NZ, meeting travelers...learning new foods..showing travelers around.
Travelling - France, Spain and Italy. Awesome CSing Experiences with amazing food and amazing people.

Interests

Quite definitely anything exciting and new. Good people, good food and lots of laughs.
Hiking, diving, surfing, paragliding, flying, fishing, football, climbing, drinking/socializing, camping, skiing, music and Speedwing flying!

  • dining
  • beer
  • coffee
  • drinking
  • flying
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • skiing
  • rock climbing
  • soccer
  • paragliding

Music, Movies, and Books

No need to list all these, I'm not writing a dating profile.
The perfect recipe is good music with awesome people in amazing places.

Reading is a place to escape, daydream and learn. Everyone should exercise this skill daily.

Learn Laguages. Its good for the brain.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sailed around in New Zealand and the pacific Islands!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to share what is around me and teach anything I know.

What I Can Share with Hosts

All my knowledge on NZ travel and life experiences!
A great warehouse space to relax unwind or ever create. Great for building camper vans to keep travelling. Or even stop for a week and help put together my little tiny house.
And as always, listen to music, have a drink and share in some delicious food.
Slow cook charcoal BBQ is the flavour at the moment! ITS SUMMER

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Fiji, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Tonga, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, New Zealand

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