PHILOSOPHY

Carpe diem

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

To extend the sort of travel experiences and welcomes I've had the privilege of experiencing while on the road myself.

Interests

-nature
-sailing
-surfing
-diving
-food/wine
-photography (my website: indopacificphoto.com.au)

• wildlife
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: fav authors Herman Hesse, Tim Winton, Aldous Huxley, Iain Banks, David Malouf...Photographers: Tim Laman, David Doubilet, Frans Lanting, Steve McCurry, Art Wolfe...
Music: wide ranging

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Sailing: north Australian coast & between Australia/Indonesia several times
-Lectured on eco-cruises throughout the Pacific and northern Australia
-working with indigenous people of northern Australia, New Guinea & the South Pacific
-wildlife & environmental research projects in Australia, Pacific & South America
-diving/surfing New Guinea & south Pacific
-worked in the Marqueses Islands and Tuamotu archipelago

Teach, Learn, Share

Natural history of Australia/Pacific
Cooking

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, French Polynesia, Poland