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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
"Travel with Kids!"
ABOUT ME
I am from Vancouver, Canada and have travelled to 74 countries on 6 continents. I have lived and worked in London, England; Tokyo, Japan, and Sydney, Australia. We are currently traveling around the world with my wife Anne and have 3 kids (a daughter and 2 sons). We would love to meet you during our #DaddyBloggerWorldTour
You can find out more about us on our Daddy Blogger website:
http://www.DaddyBlogger.com/About
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I am a passionate networker who believes meeting locals is the best way to travel. I used to organize Networking Parties for backpackers when I was living in Sydney. I
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I have stayed with all kinds of people: Singles, Couples, Families, Gay Nudists, Lesbians, Hippies, Vegans, Rastafarians, Scientologists, Atheists, and even Mormon Missionaries.
Interests
Traveling, Photography, Film/Cinema (especially Documentaries), Music (all types), Reading (non-Fiction), Volunteering, Learning Languages, Linguistics, World Religions, Theology, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Political Theory, World History, etc.
- photography
- documentaries
- partying
- movies
- reading
- traveling
- music
- scuba diving
- paragliding
- divinity
- history
- languages
- psychology
- religion
- sociology
- volunteering
Music, Movies, and Books
The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Matrix, The Usual Suspects, American Beauty, Sixth Sense, Memento, Once Were Warriors, Kite Runner, The Visitor, Life is Beautiful, Motorcycle Diaries, The Beach, Into The Wild, Forrest Gump, Rudy, Before Sunrise/Sunset, Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, Monty Python, Little Britain, Parodies/Satire, Documentaries, etc.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Paragliding in Pokara!!
Bungy Jumping in Queenstown!!
Sky Diving in Taupo!!
Zorbing in Rotorua!!
Para Sailing in the Bay of Islands!!
Shark Cage Diving near Cape Town!!
Teach, Learn, Share
"If you want peace, work for justice." (Mother Teresa)
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." (Jimi Hendrix)
"You can't love humanity in general, you can only love people in particular." (Anonymous)
"Without people, you're nothing." (Joe Strummer)
"Happiness is best shared." (Into The Wild)
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." (Ghandi)
"We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are." (Anais Nin)
"Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something we would never want to be, if only we knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things which, if we only stopped to think about them, are just the opposite of what we are made for?” (Thomas Merton)
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State
Countries I’ve Lived In
Australia, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom