Dan, center, grins proudly after negotiating another excellent cab fare from the airport in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

One smile from Dan and most people are hooked. With an insatiable appetite for socializing, if there’s something happening, he’ll probably be there and soon at the center of it. He first came to Thailand in 1995 to work on several teaching and consulting projects under the Thai Royal Family. You could say good connections left him with an urge to settle on a formal basis. After completing a Commerce degree at Texas A&M University, he returned to his home city, Calgary, Alberta, where he conquered the advertising world before trading in his tie for a life of adventure and moved to Thailand in 1999. The quintessential host, it was a natural step for Dan to get into the adventure travel business. In addition to leading people on life-altering adventures throughout the Kingdom, he dabbles in a myriad of other areas. A well-recognized figure in Thailand, Dan has appeared in a heap of print, billboard and television commercials across Asia and recently co-starred in Thailand’s first digital feature film ‘The Garuda’ in 2004. And get this – all of his lines were in Thai language! He’s worked as a TV presenter in Japan, business advisor in Singapore and team-building facilitator for such companies as Nokia, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and IBM. Dan has been a public speaker and emcee at eco-tourism conferences, international student-exchange forums and multi-cultural corporate workshops. In September 2005, Smiling Albino co-founder Daniel Fraser was chosen by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to be an Andaman Ambassador as part of their Andaman Recovery Campaign. His proudest accomplishment to date however remains out-eating every Smiling Albino client - watch your plate!

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