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Deats
| Name: | Philip Deaton |
| Hometown: | Harrogate, England, UK |
| Location: | Daqing, China |
| Website: | www.couchsurfing.org/profile.… |
| Join Date: | August 16, 2006 |
| Contributions: | Deats has written about 502 places, shared 23,767 photos, left 5,417 comments, and smiled 4,130 times. |
| Interested in: | meeting new people, meeting other people to travel with, showing people around my hometown, sharing travel tips and blogs, just browsing! |
Travel Plans
ChinaMay 21, 2012 – Aug 25, 2013
Living and teaching in Daqing until August 2013. Doing trips during my 5 months of holiday each year.
Countries I've Traveled To
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macau, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese all to a basic level - including English ;)
Interests
Travelling, Photography, Football, Adventure sports, History, Scuba diving, Wildlife, Pushing my boundaries, Couchsurfing, Teaching, Learning
Books you might find in my backpack
Lonely Planet :(
Recently read: The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment (loving Fyodor!), The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Bill Brysons Tales from Downunder,
Currently reading: The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins
Music you might find me listening to while waiting for my plane
Powderfinger, Biffy Clyro, The Cranberries, Jack Johnson, The Calling, Badly Drawn Boy, Pink, Kaiser Chiefs
Most Memorable Travel Experience
www.bugbitten.com/Phil
Swimming with alligators and piranhas in the Pantanal, Brasil.
Sunrise and a full moon at Nemrut Dagi in knee deep snow and with only me to see it - magic!
Visiting a shaman in the Amazon basin in Ecuador and doing Ayhuasca... trippy
6 day trek to the table top tepuy of Roraima in Venezuala.
Sky diving (Lake Taupo) and doing the 'thrillogy' bungee jumps (Queenstown) in New Zealand.
Getting chased by Komodo Dragons on Rinca Island, Indonesia
4 day Salar de Uyuni trip from Tupiza to Uyuni, Bolivia
Swimming with Whale Sharks in Donsol, Philippines
Diving with Manta Rays in Malapascua, Philippines
8 days on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Scuba diving in Sipadan and Mabul, Malaysia
Angkor Temples in Cambodia
Ciudad Perdida, on a 6 day trek, Colombia
4 day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru
Kazakhstans sky
Wakhan Valley in Tajikistan
Iran - the best people in the World
Toroko Gorge in Taiwan, simply stunning
Whale watching in Patagonia, Argentina
Potosi Silver mines in Bolivia, heart wrenching
China - just wow, 3 months wasnt enough!
St Petersburg: Incredible city both day and night, oh and meeting Julia ;)
Football: Becoming a member of the 92 club (you must visit all 92 football grounds in the top 4 divisions and watch a competitive game at each).
Watching every home and away game of Leeds United in the 2005/6 season. That was commitment!
Swimming with alligators and piranhas in the Pantanal, Brasil.
Sunrise and a full moon at Nemrut Dagi in knee deep snow and with only me to see it - magic!
Visiting a shaman in the Amazon basin in Ecuador and doing Ayhuasca... trippy
6 day trek to the table top tepuy of Roraima in Venezuala.
Sky diving (Lake Taupo) and doing the 'thrillogy' bungee jumps (Queenstown) in New Zealand.
Getting chased by Komodo Dragons on Rinca Island, Indonesia
4 day Salar de Uyuni trip from Tupiza to Uyuni, Bolivia
Swimming with Whale Sharks in Donsol, Philippines
Diving with Manta Rays in Malapascua, Philippines
8 days on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Scuba diving in Sipadan and Mabul, Malaysia
Angkor Temples in Cambodia
Ciudad Perdida, on a 6 day trek, Colombia
4 day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru
Kazakhstans sky
Wakhan Valley in Tajikistan
Iran - the best people in the World
Toroko Gorge in Taiwan, simply stunning
Whale watching in Patagonia, Argentina
Potosi Silver mines in Bolivia, heart wrenching
China - just wow, 3 months wasnt enough!
St Petersburg: Incredible city both day and night, oh and meeting Julia ;)
Football: Becoming a member of the 92 club (you must visit all 92 football grounds in the top 4 divisions and watch a competitive game at each).
Watching every home and away game of Leeds United in the 2005/6 season. That was commitment!
Profile
Just finished 39 months traveling around Eastern Europe, North Eastern Asia, South East Asia, Central Asia, The Middle East and Africa! Now teaching English at a University for a few years, in Daqing, China.
www.bugbitten.com/Phil to see my travel photos from my first trip around the globe, which lasted 18 months!
Looking to meet any travbuddies along the way and share the experiences with them.
www.bugbitten.com/Phil to see my travel photos from my first trip around the globe, which lasted 18 months!
Looking to meet any travbuddies along the way and share the experiences with them.
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Deats's Travel Blogs
Jan 08, 2010 – Jun 26, 2011
Harbin, China -› Guangzhou, China -› …
China, Macau, Philippines, Mongolia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India. A blog detailing holidays i've taken whilst an EFL teacher in …
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Aug 25, 2009 – Jan 07, 2010
Daqing, China -› Harbin, China -› …
Photos and blogs about trips i have taken around China, whilst living and teaching here
Jun 02, 2006 – Aug 24, 2009
39 months, Europe, Asia the Middle East and Africa. Whale Sharks, Manta Rays, Pandas, Elephants, Bears, Komodo Dragons, Turtles…
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Deats's Travel Reviews
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Cheap "Hotels & Accommodations" in Tashkent, Uzbekistan 
Ridiculously Expensive "Hostels" in Beijing, China I must strongly advise that anyone thinking of going to Beijing, should stay well clear of Join Inn and its ignorant owner John.
I booked a room he…
Expensive "General Tips & Advice" in Seoul, South Korea 
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