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Overview

  • 13 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Swedish; learning Dutch, French, Spanish, Swahili
  • 41, Other
  • Member since 2007
  • Being happy and appreciating the wonderful complexity of ...
  • Environemtnal Management & Photography (Marcus); Coun...
  • From Katie: Byron Bay, Australia. Marcus: Stockholm, Sweden.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travelling around Africa in our trusty Land Cruiser!

ABOUT ME

Kate and I have spent our time together living in Australia (twice), Spain and kenya, with shorter stays in Sweden and France. And lots of travelling, of course. We've just finished a year of research and photography in the Maasai Mara, and are about to set out on a fairly epic journey through much of eastern and southern Africa. We're very much looking forward to meeting lots of people along the way!

PHILOSOPHY

Life is beautiful! Don't be narrow minded; make every view a panorama.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We hosted quite a bit when we lived in Australia, but we have been travelling (or without a proper home) for well over a year now, so currently we are just surfing!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Fantastic so far! Have surfed and been surfed and enjoyed them equally.

Interests

Photography, travel, writing, hiking, diving, camping, good books, tea, chai & hot chocolate (with accompanying chats!), good food, wildlife, handicrafts, serenity, natural beauty...

  • animals
  • wildlife
  • writing
  • books
  • photography
  • beauty
  • dining
  • chocolate
  • traveling
  • billiards
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • swimming
  • beaches
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything well-written, well-played or well-acted.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

To name but a few: Swimming in Devil's Pool, Victoria Falls. Any number of wildlife experiences in Kenya - just us and the animals, nt another person or car in sight. Camping in a tree and being woken up by rampaging elephants four meters below you. Spending a lazy afternoon on the hills below the Byron Bay lighthouse. Finding a completely deserted beach on a Thai island. Watching the sunset at the Rauks on the small island of Fårö off Sweden's east coast. Scuba diving in Lake Malawi or the Maldives. Chilling on a dhow off Zanzibar or Lamu. And lots more to come...

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belize, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, France, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden

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