I was born in Southport, UK. Countries I've been, not in any particular order: Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Switzerland, America, Canada, Mexico, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia, China(including Hong Kong and Macao), Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam. South Korea, Japan. And next year I intend to visit Australia, as a return visit to an Australian friend who came to see me in Beijing.