Married with 2 Adult Children, Wife, 2 grandkids.
l travel for 4-6 months of most yrs since retiring in 2010.
l love to travel on a budget and enjoy meeting people and seeing spectacular sights.
l have spent most time in USA, Mexico, Sth America, SE Asia, but visited Spain, Scandinavia, UK, Germany and Singapore.
l travel as a backpacker mostly and contribute to trip advisor .

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To save money and get local information from people living in the areas l visit, l would rather spend money buying a host a meal, cooking, sharing a beer, or other gift.

Interests

Fixing things myself.
Finding the best possible travel deals.
Cooking.
Growing my own Vegs.
Taking awesome photo`s
Enjoying a great Wine.

• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• traveling
• socializing
• backpacking
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Sting, Latino, Cuban, and most middle of the road Music.
Travel Books
Bond and National Geo Movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Level 5 White Water Rafting on a glacier fed river in Peru. Nearly drowned, 1st and last time for that sport.

Teach, Learn, Share

Learning that people in other countries all have similar issues and need understanding and help for the lower paid class and indigenous peoples.
Giving a peso for food to a begging mother is our duty.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Local and international travel knowledge.
How to save money and not get ripped off by services and scams.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Jamaica, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay