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  • 8 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Chinese
  • 63, Other
  • Member since 2011
  • Independent film producers, Les is also an actor and dire...
  • Tammy: BA in Chinese language and literature, Les: BA in ...
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About Me

ON OUR WAY TO Italy 2017!

We are walking the Via Frangicena. It starts in England and goes to Rome, but we will only be walking a part of it. We loved walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela last year and as we LOVE Italian food, what better way to be in Italy than walking so we can eat all the amazing food there.

In Asia in 2015 we filmed our fourth low budget movie during the trip, and would loved meeting and staying with people interested in filmmaking and acting (and made some great friends)

Our latest movie is called "Asian Treasure" and is a drama/comedy about a man traveling in Asia to fulfill his mothers dying request. We filmed in the USA, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia.

We both love to travel and meet new people--and dogs. We LOVE dogs!

We like cats too, but Les is allergic, so we CANNOT stay in a house with cats. NO CATS please, sorry!

OUR BUSINESSES/PASSIONS

TOURISM:

www.coppercanyonadventures.com Mexico's Copper Canyon

www.mayaexpeditions.com Archaeology and Culture in Guatemala and Central America

ACTING/FILMMAKING:

http://www.lesmahoney.com/ Les acting/filmmaking site

http://www.vagabondentertainment.biz/ Our film production company

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2728001/ Les acting/filmmaking history

https://www.facebook.com/BIGKISSOFF "Mike Case in: The Big Kiss Off" movie facebook page (photos, trailer, etc)

https://www.facebook.com/Grannyshousemovie "At Granny's House" movie facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/Availablemovie "Available" movie facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Asian-Treasure/1608799679373801 "Asian Treasure" movie facebook page (brand new!)

PHILOSOPHY

By being yourself in a mindful way allows you to help others and be happy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We live in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico when we are not traveling and filmmaking. When we are in Mexico, we would love to have visitors!

We have couchsurfed ourselves several times, and they have been great experiences with new friends. We look forward to couchsurfing in Spain, Italy and Germany during this trip.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Our son has had many great experiences both hosting and surfing, and has a wide network of CS friends. We have couchsurfed a few times, in New Orleans, Winnipeg, Rosewell, Omaha and Kansas City, and have really enjoyed it.

Interests

whitewater rafting, Hiking, Long distance running, Yoga, disc golf, dogs, movies, reading, travel, languages, cooking, did I say DOGS?

NO Cats as Les is allergic to them.

  • cats
  • dogs
  • culture
  • film making
  • acting
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • running
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • whitewater rafting
  • surfing
  • golf
  • history
  • languages
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Stephen King, Stephen Ambrose Nothing like it in the world, Klondike, The King's Speech, Shakespeare in Love, children of God, Avatar, Reggea, Punta, classical, Spamalot, Les Miserables, and so much more!!! The hobbit, Animal Farm, Watership Down, 1984, Brave New World.
Movies -Too many to list.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

TAMMY:

Rafted the Yangtze River in upper Tibet (9 days on the river, a month traveling in China)

LES:
With a friend, sailed a 36' sailboat from Puerto Rico to Venezuela (85 hours straight!)

Teach, Learn, Share

We love to pass on our knowledge to others, and believe firmly in the timebank system and the CS idea.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel, film and celebrity stories, we both like to cook, and love to go to local places to eat.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Honduras, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala, Mexico, United States, Venezuela

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