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Overview

  • 11 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, German; learning French, Swahili
  • 60, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Naturopath
  • University, travels & therapy
  • From De Haan, Flanders, Belgium
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Sharing is the future & gives me enrichment.

ABOUT ME

My father travelled the world and so did I. Met my - Belgian - wife in Madagascar, started a family and settled down here in Belgium. But our campervan gives us the much appreciated freedom :-)

PHILOSOPHY

Be inspired & inspiring others

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Exchange the couchsurfing initiative via digital communication.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Truckdrivers, fellow-travellers, oh gosh, I'm getting old...
Hosted 'Jack' from Britain
Hosted 'Ivo' from Antwerp
Hosted 'Victor & Deli' from Madrid/Galicia
Hosted 'Annie, Seppe & Charlotte' from Gent

Interests

Health, Nature, Travelling World Music, National Geographic, Apple, Sport (Cycling, running), Enjoying life on a beach (life is a beach!)

  • running
  • traveling
  • music
  • world music
  • cycling
  • sports
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Quentin Tarrantino, Steve McQueen, VS Naipaul, Laurence Vanderpost

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Started in Caïro I transversed the African continent in 18 months before reaching Cape Town. No airplanes involved...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Peru, Portugal, Rwanda, Réunion, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, England, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, South Africa

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