Name Daniel Hoffer
Who? One of the co-founders of Couchsurfing. He’s also Couchsurfing’s current Chairman and COO. His other full-time job is Group Product Manager for the Symantec Corporation. Want to know more about how Couchsurfing started? Here’s an interview with Daniel at Harvard.
Age 31
Countries Visited 28
Titanic Nominations
1. Worst Toilet On a ferry in Borneo. It was a hole in the floor leading to the river. And the boat was rocking.
2. Worst Stay A motel for truckers in Arizona. The bed bugs were visible.
3. Worst Meal Unidentifiable “delicacy” in the hills of Sicily. I believe it was something ham related.
4. Worst Flight Chicago to San Diego. Was barely able to breath due to the size of the person next to me.
5. Worst Overland Segment A bus ride on the island of Java. I sat on the roof and was hit in the eye with a low-hanging electrical cable.
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Name Larry Habegger
Who? Co-founder and executive editor of Travelers’ Tales publishing, editor-in-chief of Triporati.com. Has edited or contributed to more than 100 books, including: The Best Travel Writing 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, Travelers’ Tales Australia, The Gift of Travel. Also co-creator of such travel sites as BestTravelWriting.com, WorldTravelWatch.com, WhozHereNow.com and the editors’ site ProseDoctors.com. Syndicated columnist since 1985.
Age 56
Countries visited 50+
Titanic Nominations
1. Worst Airline Bangladesh Biman. Passengers blowing snot on floor, one pulled out a camp stove ready to make tea.
2. Worst Toilet Tower of filth in a long-forgotten guest house in Yogyakarta, Java (but I sure remember the squatter!).
3. Worst Border Crossing ZhangMu, Tibet to Kodari, Nepal, detained 8 hours because they felt like it.
4. Worst Beverage Tibetan tea after day five.
5. Worst Meal Grilled Zambian chicken, literally too tough to bite, and we were famished after rafting the Zambezi, and remained so.
6. Worst Place to “Visit” a jail in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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