CURRENT MISSION

Love my brothers and sisters, the Earth. Preserve it.

ABOUT ME

A Canadian-Venezuelan vagabonding in Europe with a British SAAB vehicle, tent and bicycle. Contact me off website to make plans: hiking, camping, travelling, beach, rivers, snowshoeing, skiing, thermal baths, sauna world. Upon an honest invitation to cook a meal together on the grill, I'd be happy to bring wine and food over.

I have a manual standard Volvo V70 imported from Switzerland to Nova Scotia and driven to British Columbia.

I have five places I call home:
Montreal, Québec
Vancouver, British Columbia
Costa de Santo André, Portugal
Bern, Switzerland
Villarrica, Chile

I am convicing
my mother to move to Portugal in the Algarve (Costa Vicentina) to run a Pousada.

I need to reinvent myself to travel and make it part of my living. Would you help?

PHILOSOPHY

I like doing things money can afford, but my life is not about money! It's rather the experience, brotherhood, love, and freedom without interfering with someone's freedom.

Have been a naturist since 2001. What I think about it? It feels GREAT to get rid of the clothes... Unfortunately, a lot of people think it's sex oriented. If you don't know me well and want to jerk off, I am not into it (Otherwise, why would you ask me for a larger version of my photo?). I am here because I am a naturist, and it's something I should enjoy more.

Some other people think naturism is something that belongs to warm weather, the summer, the beach... wrong! It's truly a lifestyle and I don't limit it! The beauty about it is that you don't have to be rich or poor to be nude. If you are truly a nudist, say hello here.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

* I go to local CS meetings. That is, when I am in my own town or visiting.

* I want to host surfers.

* I want to go hitchhiking, backpacking and couchsurfing Europe NOW.

* I help other travellers figure out their travel patterns, costs, and give them a myriad of travel tips. From untold secret corners to helpful cost-effective tips.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My Most Recent Guest:
Sean, Edmonds, Wash, USA, Feb 2012
couchsurfing.com/people/MADENSKM

I Hosted:
Marty, Dallas, Tex., May 2008
couchsurfing.com/people/MARTYDALLAS

Christian, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, May 2008
couchsurfing.com/people/GROOVEMINISTER

Larry, Cambridge, Mass, USA, July 2008
couchsurfing.com/people/pdivo

Max, Cambridge, Mass, USA, July 2008
couchsurfing.com/users/324294

My hosts (2011):
Ian, London, UK, Jul 2011, May 2016
couchsurfing.com/people/bayacas

Thierry 'Misty' Alexandre, London, UK, Jan 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/thierryalexandre

Thomas, Lugano, Switzerland, Jul 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/thommy1972

Darius, SF, Calif, USA, Sept 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/dariusinsf

Fede, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/federicocelina

Jeffrey, London, UK, Jul 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/armeniacum

Renato, Trento, Alto-Adige, Italy, Jul 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/renixcouch

Antony, Glastonbury, UK, Jun 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/antonyb

Palmer, BRC, Nevada, USA, Sept 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/palmermi

Allison, BRC, Nevada, USA, Sept 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/nyvagabond

Pete, London, UK, Jan 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/vudu

Kirill, NYC, USA, Sept & Dec 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/Kirill_Tok

Paul, NYC, USA, Sept 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/brklyn-paul

Robert 'Bob', NYC, USA, Apr 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/BOB110ST

Marcus, Vienna, Austria, May 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/BONTOUR

Alex, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, 2011
couchsurfing.com/users/278111

Tomáš, Bratislava, Slovakia, May 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/HARUKI7

Stuart, NYC, USA, Sept & Dec 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/EYEMAN228

Szabolcs, Budapest, Hungary, Apr 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/POLO101

Mike, NYC, USA, Apr 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/BIGAPPLEMIKE

D.J., NYC, USA, Apr 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/NYCDEEJ

Everett, NYC, USA, Sept & Dec 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/EVERETTNYC

My hosts (2005-2007):
Brian, Pittsburgh, Penn., USA , 1998 & 2000 & 2004 & 2007 & 2012
couchsurfing.com/users/1560948

Antoine, Paris, France, Jun 2005
couchsurfing.com/people/tonio1976fr

Andre, Montreal & Neuville - Pont-Rouge, PQ, Canada, Jul 2006 - 2017
couchsurfing.com/people/routard

Max, Cambridge, Mass, USA, 2007
couchsurfing.com/users/324294

Brendan, Montreal, PQ, Canada, 2005 & 2006 & 2007
couchsurfing.com/people/canadian_boy

Coop Généreux, Montreal, PQ, Canada, March 2005 & March 2011
couchsurfing.com/people/coopsurgenereux

My hosts (2009-2010):
Laurent, Montreal, PQ, Canada, 2008 & 2009 & 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/lorenzomontreal

Martial, Lausanne, Switzerland, Jul 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/suizo_loco

Volker, Berlin, Germany, 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/glamberlin

Heinrich, Salzburg, Austria, 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/sleeping_sun80

Stefan, Berlin, Germany, 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/antares_berlin

Thomas, Vienna, Austria, 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/thgruber

Maxime, Montreal, Canada, 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/maxim...

Michael, Fonda, NY, USA, 2009
couchsurfing.com/people/mohawkvalley

Scott, Miami, Fla., USA, May 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/scotty37

Michael, Montreal, PQ, Canada, Jun 2009 & Jun 2010
couchsurfing.com/users/1695933

Maria, Santiago, Chile, Nov 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/mariamira

Sean, Tacarigua, Trinidad, May 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/brasileus

Mikka, Helsinki, Finland, Jun 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/csts

Oscar, Turku, Finland, Jun 2010
couchsurfing.com/people/OSCARRENE

Dimitris, Piraeus, Athina, Greece, Jun 2010
couchsurfing.com/users/359971

David, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., USA, Feb 2009
couchsurfing.com/people/TRAVELINGOTTER

McCray, Yosemite, Calif., USA, Sept 2009
couchsurfing.com/people/hikingguide

Paul and Junior, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 2009
couchsurfing.com/users/673596

Juan Pablo, Tunja, Colombia, Nov 2009
couchsurfing.com/people/jpcarvajal

My hosts (2008):
Larry, Cambridge, Mass, USA, 2008
couchsurfing.com/people/pdivo

Jairo, Miami, Fla., USA, 2008
couchsurfing.com/people/miamarin

Roger, Palm Springs, USA, 2008
couchsurfing.com/people/zenregor

Teddy, Gloversville, NY, USA, 2008
couchsurfing.com/people/belky

Dennis, London, UK, Oct 2008
couchsurfing.com/people/DENYB

Ariel, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Oct 2008
couchsurfing.com/people/arieldr

Gil, New York City, USA, 2008
couchsurfing.com/users/42746

James, Palm Desert, Calif., USA, Jan 2008
couchsurfing.com/people/couchcache

Interests

* I travel with my bicycle 80% of the time, even travel between cities with it.

* I have a keen interest in World History. Call me a nerd if you feel like it.

* I camp nude 80% of the time, either at campgrounds catered to it, or at the Radical faeries' Sanctuaries around the world.

* I develop software solutions and databases as an IT consultant. US Border Patrol asked me a few times if I ever worked, meaning why all the travel, to which I replied "Officer, i AM an IT consultant, that's what I said".

* I volunteer for events, namely: GNI gathering, Burning Man, Faerie Circles.

• beauty
• burningman
• glastonbury
• clubbing
• flying
• clothing
• traveling
• cars
• blogging
• backpacking
• camping
• history
• physics
• software
• hitchhiking
• volunteering
• beaches
• burlesque
• burning man

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Burning Man!

Teach, Learn, Share

I bought a SAAB in England.
Then I bought a Volvo in Switzerland.
Next vehicle can be from Sweden!

Partial Toll Route to Toronto from NYC:
https://www.google.ca/maps?saddr=10009&daddr=Warsaw,+NY,+United+States+to:M6H+3J4&hl=en&sll=43.008664,-78.740387&sspn=0.627632,1.148071&geocode=FdBzbQIdYCeX-ylDFl3Ek1jCiTGicqtQ88I6YA;FV0pjAIdzMlX-ykx97VoGsXTiTHDzBEt4FKWwQ;FXZFmgIdWOVD-yn5DCbhZzQriDFCnifq4rPEyQ&mra=pr&t=m&z=7

No Tolls to NYC from Albany and Montreal:
https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/10009/40.804584,-73.927174/40.943407,-73.851828/Route+203,+Chatham,+NY,+United+States/Valatie,+NY,+USA/Montreal,+Qu%C3%A9bec+H1W+2M8/@42.391009,-73.564453,5z/data=!4m30!4m29!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c25893c45d1643:0x603ac2f350ab72a2!2m2!1d-73.9800645!2d40.7275043!1m1!4e1!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x89ddf0dbcba0fc23:0xc02cc9b27e337cd9!2m2!1d-73.5811941!2d42.3548821!1m5!1m1!1s0x89ddee381d9caac5:0x5c11ec8cae26a94e!2m2!1d-73.6731749!2d42.4134168!1m5!1m1!1s0x4cc91bed4a46f8d1:0x2bbd05b34ee79d64!2m2!1d-73.5565546!2d45.5418082!3e0?hl=en

What I Can Share with Hosts

My unkept blog:
http://nakedtravelman.livejournal.com/

Check out my wiki user page!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Migmontano

And here is my Flyertalk page
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/montanom.html

Supertramp, with the difference that I didn't end up dead at the end of the movie like that poor kid did...

I survived Hungary with 40 dollars canadian. I used the Géllert baths to get cash out of my credit card every morning. Pretty good, huh? I also survived Mexico with cien dólares, or mil pesos, yes amigo! I didn't have a sombrero, but I made wonderful new amigos on my trip.

I went pretty often to California from Montreal at 300$, actually taking the bus overnight to Boston for 80$ r/t, then flying out of Boston to California and back for 220$ after tax r/t. That's what I call maximize the profit, minimize the cost... principles learnt from Operations Research at U de Montréal! But that's no longer the case with higher energy costs and all. Greyhound raised their fares way too much for anyone's pocket, so did the airlines by charging fees for everything. BUT so it seems that California is still cheap from New York Airports... quite a longer way than connecting from a bus to a plane in Boston, but it's pretty easy to get a rideshare to Boston or NYC, pretty easy to get it back to Montreal as well. And connecting to your cheap airfare is a matter of how many subway lines you've got to take...

SO to say that, after two years and some months of Greyhound and Amtrak, I think the best deal is to go on craigslist, get a ride or offer one, then fly out of Boston Logan or New York Kennedy/LGA to wherever you have to go!

Now, the surprise this year with a slowing economy: Flying out of Canada had never been so inexpensive. BUT, our federal government still thinks that air passengers are like cows to milk out all that money out of airport fees. Liberals, you lost my faith in you. You sold your souls to the Tory government! I am glad my riding went Orange (Outremont), then I was forced to move to a Bloc riding (Rosemont) urgh! Which is now and Orange riding, well...

I can go to Europe pretty inexpensive. Even with higher petrol prices... Anywhere if I had more time and resources. Switzerland was never expensive for me, even though I was a student then.

I was working as a staffer at Jewish General Hospital, about four blocks from my home. It was a very tense time ... Oh, I am glad I'm gone from there. I've got a scholarship, but I won't be wearing those funny clothes for graduation heheh.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Russian Federation, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, England, Germany, Switzerland, United States, Venezuela

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