CURRENT MISSION

Ownership of most things is overrated. Ownership of worldly experiences is not.

ABOUT ME

I enjoy the outdoors, writing, photography, mountain climbing, meeting people, and experiencing other cultures. What could possibly combine all these varied interests....why, travel of course! Check out my travel site: http://www.davestravelcorner.com

I enjoy wine tasting and founded The Napa Wine Project - I've visited and reviewed over 1,150 unique commercial Napa wine producers: http://www.napawineproject.com

Wrote a book one year titled, "The Freeways of Los Angeles" Oh yea!

PHILOSOPHY

Travel the world with only a small backpack.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Check out: http://www.onecouchatatime.com/

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I use Couch Surfing & IM programs and have done so successfully to meet and stay with people around the world.

Interests

Travel, Bike Riding, Snorkeling, Mountain Climbing, Tropical fruit fanatic, the outdoors. Very comfortable in out of the way places - most at home in Bangkok, Los Angeles, the Napa Valley or California's Eastern or far Northern Sierra Nevada mountains.

• writing
• books
• photography
• wine
• wine tasting
• running
• gardening
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• backpacking
• surfing
• snorkeling
• boxing
• rock climbing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Lost in Translation, Unfaithful, Nobody's Fool, Little Miss Sunshine, Children of a Lesser God, Outsourced

SONGS: Buffalo Soldier, Clocks, Voices, Its Good to See You, Orinoco Flow, Imagine, One Night in Bangkok, Kryptonite, Rains down in Africa, Fast Car

BOOKS: Touching the Void, Into Thin Air, Alive

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed some amazing mountains, seen some spectacular scenery and met some wonderful people.
Some of my favorite climbs are in the Andes
http://www.davestravelcorner.com/photography/gallery/daves-galleries/reasons-why-we-climb/

Teach, Learn, Share

The most important word you learn from traveling is "perspective".

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bangladesh, Côte d'Ivoire, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Namibia, Nepal, Peru, Tanzania, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United States

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