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Overview

  • 16 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Russian
  • 50, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Test Engineer
  • electromechanics
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I have always loved travelling by Bike since I was 16 years old:
I love discussing and talking and sharing stories with other bike travelling enthousiasts.
1979: my first bike ride without side wheels �
1990: travelled for 1 week through Belgium by means of youth hostels.
1991: travelled for 1 week through Belgium and Luxemburg by means of youth hostels
2000: biking through India from Calcutta to Siliguri on a Indian HERO bicycle
2007: go from Belgium to Morocco through France and Spain (2821km in 23days)
2008: go from Belgium to Saint Petersburg in Russia (2800km)
2009-2014: go from Belgium to Compostela (every year part of it)
2015: go to Paris
2016: France: canal du midi from Sete to Toulouse
2017: participate in Sun trip tour 2017, a challenge for ebikes powered by solar energy (in France, Switzerland and Italy)
2017: Pisa-Rome-Pisa
2018: participating Sun trip 2018 edition, a solar powered ebike race from Lyon (F) to Ghuangzhou(CN) website: www.thesuntrip.com
2019: sun trip tour edition 2019
2020: ???
2021: suntrip 2021 planned

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new here. Just checking out things and hoping to meet new people here from all over the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just starting to experience and I just love the concept. It makes the world really a better place without boundaries. Everybody has his own beautiful story to tell, no matter where they are born or raised on this planet.

Interests

bike travel, nature, mountains, sports, ...

  • running
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • trail running
  • sports
  • languages
  • rivers
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

lord of the rings
music: u2, bob Marley, Creedence clearwater revival, the Doors, Beatles, simple mines, Acdc, and almost anything else.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

2007: go all the way by bike from belgium to morokko, 2821km. It was an incredible feeling to finally see the sea just north of malaga after 24 days on steel horse...
2008: bike ride from Belgium to st Petersburg in Russia
Sun trip 2018 go by solar powered bike from Belgium to China: www.thesuntrip.com

Teach, Learn, Share

Something about fixing things? Fixing bikes. Electricity.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Listen to their stories, chat, drink some beer (or coffee or tea), eat some chocolates,...

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Iceland

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