Others may not see: "I'm still a kid inside. I still enjoy the simple, little things, it doesn't take much to make me happy." 
 
I've been known to ... "dance by myself while making dinner." 
 
Interests: "Surfing, triathlon, politics, film." 
 
Turn-ons: "Healthy, clean living. I love that the best things in life are free, like going for a surf, watching a sunrise or a sunset, just enjoying the beach or the little things like having a barbeque in your backyard. A woman who is always truthful, who always speaks her mind and is not afraid to go after what she believes in, what she wants, her goals. Someone who is driven." 
 
Turn-offs: "Smoking, fast food chains, how we are judged on what we wear, what our post code is or what car we drive. Girls who can't stand on their own two feet, who need someone holding their hand constantly. Girls who are too worried what other people think instead of just doing what makes them happy." 
 
Special Talents: "Cooking, my specialty is stir fry. I'm great with a wok .Making up a bed time story." 
 
Charities: "Greenpeace & World Wildlife Foundation." 
 
15 minutes of fame: "A rescue I did last summer. I brought a girl back after drowning and the media got hold of it." 
 
Travels: "I've been to Europe, USA, Pacific Islands and Japan. I spent two years in the Army." 

Spirituality: "I believe in Karma. If you do the right things, then later in life, that's how life will treat you." 

Fashion sense: "Relaxed - jeans and a T-shirt (oh & I love flip flops)." 
 
Staying healthy: "I train every day for triathlon and also for my job as a lifeguard (swim, run, bike, board, etc.). I eat very healthy." 
 
What touches my soul: "People who open their eyes to the world. Instead of just looking at some synthetic mainstream news, to actually look behind the story and then make up their own mind instead of taking it from one source. I try to see things through different points of view and look at both sides of the story and then make up my own mind." 
 
... on WOMEN
 
I first notice ... "her smile and her eyes." 
 
Attention getters: "A woman who speaks her mind. Also a  smile or a cheeky wink." 
 
Ideal woman: "Someone who is easygoing and loves the beach. Someone who is driven, who has views, a good conversationalist and who isn't afraid to try new things." 
 
I can't resist a woman who ... "drives an old car (e.g and old beetle or mini) I like someone who has a little bit of style and chooses a car with character." 

Most important quality in a woman: "Honesty. Life's too short to be playing games and mucking around." 
 
Ideal date: "I like it very simple - just a coffee at a good cafe is nice." 
 
What makes me call a woman back after a first date: "Someone who speaks her mind and cares about what is happening in the world." 
 
I would never date a woman who ... "throws rubbish out the window or wouldn't stop to help a person in need." 
 
How I show I care: "I always tell her and do the little things that make a big difference (e.g. running her a bath in the evening, cleaning the apartment and the small gift for no reason but to show how I care). I'm romantic in my own little way. I'll make dinner and have a glass of red wine ready for her when she comes home. I'll buy flowers and write a little note and leave it in one of her shoes, silly little things like that." 
 
What makes a woman unforgettable: "The little silly things that no one knows about her (e.g. the way she holds her face before she sneezes or the way she looks at you when she's sad)." 
 
I wish women understood ... "we don't have to tell someone about every teeny little thing that is on our mind. Men are happy keeping it simple and getting to the point whereas women, you ask how their dinner was and they'll start by saying how they woke up in the morning and then go through their complete day. And I'm asking what you had for dinner, not what time you woke up, what you had for breakfast, who was at the gym in the morning and what your boss asked you to do at 9:45." 
 
... on RELATIONSHIPS
 
On relationships: "A relationship is important to me. If it's the right girl,  it becomes the most important thing to me. I love having someone there who I can talk to and who you can tell anything to. You can just see yourself through them. There's no holding your guard up, it's just free. I would very much love to be married and have 2 kids and two Labradors one day." 

Top relationship keys: "You must be best friends to start with. You have to laugh at your faults and each other's faults. You should never take every detail too seriously. Doing things together that you can't see yourself doing with anyone else. Like playing backgammon in a cafe or playing tennis and being happy running from one side of the court to the other because she can't play tennis, but you're happy to spend the entire hour running after every ball at 100 miles an hour." 
 
A woman in a relationship with me can expect ... "a lot of time at the beach, a lot of meals cooked for her, the odd bad joke and a lot of time in the bedroom." 
 
What I expect: "The truth, always. And I'll give it in return" 
 
When I'm in love, I ... "always think of them whenever they're not by my side." 
 
What makes me feel close to a woman: "When we don't have to talk for comfort and when we can run around looking our worst and not worry what the other one thinks." 
 
Greatest relationship lesson: "Always be there for your partner. Always. I think in the past I haven't been there for some of my old girlfriends and because of that I've lost a few girls. So I'm always there now." 
 
What makes a woman marriage material: "I think you just know deep down inside that she is the one." 
 
... on SEX
 
What makes sex good: "Being completely open to each other and knowing your girl is the sexiest girl in the world." 

I feel my sexiest when ... "I'm fit and have my fave pair of jeans on." 
 
Most sensual part of a woman's body: "Her neck." 
 
Sexiest thing a woman can wear in private: "High heels & boy shorts." 
 
Surefire way to seduce me: "Talk softly to me. Just to tell me what she really thinks." 
 
... on LIFE

Making my mark: "To do what makes me happy and drives me inside. From that, things will come of that." 
 
Responsibility to society: "To act as you would wish others to act." 
 
Valuable life lesson: "1). Every person is different, so don't judge everyone by where they came from, or what they wear or what job they do. 2) There is always another mountain to climb. Always find new ways to drive yourself and to better yourself. I'm always setting new goals. " 
 
I must ... "Wake up every morning with a smile on my face, push myself every day to do the best I can and go to bed every night knowing I gave it my best." 
 
Best advice received: "The easiest path is in most cases the wrong path." 

Best advice given a woman: "There's not the perfect man out there."

... on HIS FAVORITE THINGS
 
Movie: "The Big Blue." 
 
TV Show: "I have to say Baywatch because I'm a lifeguard." 
 
Book: "Bio on Che." 
 
Music: "Cat Stevens, Difranco, Ben Harper." 
 
Food: "Thai." 
 
... final THOUGHTS
 
Wheels: "I drive a Kombi." 
 
Always in my refrigerator: "Salsa, Turkish bread, vegetables, fruit, vanilla yogurt and vodka." 
 
Hottest possession: "A pair of camel-colored cowboy boots. I bought them in Milan and i just them, they're so comfortable." 
 
I'd love to change places for 24 hours with ... "an around the world solo yachtsman, just to experience life in the middle of the ocean with no land in view." 

I would most like to hang out with ... "Nelson Mandela. He's had so much life experience. To get a view of the world and to see the bigger picture." 
 

Celeb I'd love to take on a date: "Sinead O'Connor. All of her lyrics are so powerful and she's had a lot of experience and she'd be very interesting to talk to. And what she says wouldn't just be 'tea and biscuits,' it would have some substance."

Why I'm such a great catch: "I'm just a little different from everyone else. I don't follow the norm. I really do my own thing and I have my own opinions. They're not that different, they're just not the main road, they're just the side street. I just have my little wacky sense of humor. I'm motivated and I wake up happy every morning." 
 
Me in a word: "Simple."