Keen walker, rambler, hiker, scrambler, camper, skiier, and all-round lover of hills and mountains.

Age: Let's just say that I'm well into Grumpy Old Man territory...so cutting down on a lot of the above sadly.

Interests: Jazz, History (especiallyWW1 & WW11), learning Greek, film noir, war movies, westerns, detective and espionage thrillers by favourite authors Len Deighton, Gerald Seymour, Philip Kerr etc.

Born: Southampton. Living now: London

Fav holiday locations: Greece, Hungary, Wales, Scandinavia

Food: Vege, Italian, Hungarian, Greek

Drink: Tea, Guinness, Red Wine, Carbonated Water, Lime Cordial and occasional real ales - usually on walks at the lunchtime pub just to re-inforce the hetero-image.

Languages: French, Norwegian, Greek, Hungarian (but only enough to get by in bars and cafes etc).

Height, Build, Looks, etc: Very average in an above-average sort of way if you know what I mean. You don't?

Education: A mixture of Clapham College and Brunel University with some odds and ends from Birkbeck etc.

Work experience: How long have you got? Think Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor etc but not Rich Man.

How others see me: Described variously as An Itinerant Musician, a Dilettante, Talented, Reflective, Hiding my Light under a Bushel, Gifted; typically English yet very Hungarian looking,

Interests: Walking (obviously), Music, Travelling, Conservation and Voluntary Work, Languages, Writing, Photography, Film-Noir and general knowledge.

Heroes: Bobby Charlton, Artie Shaw (I play clarinet but sadly not as well as the great man obviously), Gene Kelly, Patrick Leigh-Fermour, Burt Lancaster, Len Deighton (getting into fav authors territory now).

Hates: Gallagher Brothers, Chavs, Reality Show Contestants, Politicians, Self-Publicists!