CURRENT MISSION

To live and work anywhere in the world

ABOUT ME

Free, fun and carefree. We have been hit by the 'backpackers-virus' - bigtime! Symptoms: the desire for total freedom and the urge to escape the rat race and live, love and feel at home anywhere on the planet!

In August 2014 we took the plunge; we've quit our jobs, sold our stuff and gave up our home to travel the world. We have our very own travelblog about Thailand, http://www.tipsthailand.nl/.

We are here in Thailand for an indefinite period of time to live, laugh and blog! Who know's what will happen...?! We are every much looking forward to this new experience and meeting new, inspiring, people along the way - hopefully you are one of them!!! :-)

PHILOSOPHY

You can be anything you want to be

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

You can couchsurf at our amazing Jungle House in Pai. We can show you the secret spots of Pai on the motorbike!

We live about 10 minutes outside Pai near the White Buddha on the way to the Hot Springs. We can pick you up from town. Our house is in the middle of the jungle with an amazing garden! (check the pictures: http://tipsthailand.nl/ons-droomhuis-in-pai)

We have a seperate (double)bed for you which is in the same room as our bed. You can close the curtain for more privacy. We have pillows, blankets and towels.

In the evening we can make a campfire, drink a beer (or a wine) and enjoy eachothers company!

You can stay with us for 2 days, 1 night :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far we have only one Couchsurfing-hosting-experience yet, which was awesome! Laura and Giuilo, a lovely couple from Italy, came over to our house in Holland and we ate, talked, drank, played games, drank some more, and talked all night until we couldn't stand on our feet anymore :-). We feel blessed to meet such nice people, and are open to meet many more!

Interests

Traveling, backpacking, blogging, watching movies, hiking, bicycle racing, nature, the outdoors...

Sander: photography, filming, writing, doing all kinds of sports; especially football, but also tennis, squash and of course biking.

Mariska: writing, reading, yoga, cooking, healthy food, eating vegetarian, wine, cats, taking care of the environment, natural beauty, online marketing, building websites

• cats
• arts
• writing
• photography
• beauty
• flamenco
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• vegetarian
• yoga
• drinking
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• sports
• soccer
• tennis
• racquetball
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Into The Wild, Lord of the Rings, The Hangover

Music: Eddie Vedder, Bon Iver, Lana del Rey, The Killers, Natalie Lungley, Sade, Rye, Coldplay, Marco Borsato

Books: Conversations With God, all Paulo Coelho books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sander: driving from Ho Chi Minh to Hannoi in Vietnam by motorcycle, biking from Alkmaar to Paris, surviving the busrides in Nepal next to steep cliffs, living the bounty life in Fiiji, driving trough New Zealand in my own campervan, watching the daily sunset from our balcony in Holland every day.

Mariska: my first backpacking experience in Thailand, sleeping in a cave in a Malaysian jungle, visiting Findhorn Foundation in Scotland all by myself, hiking in Morocco and sleeping in a Berber village, seeing a Flamenco show in Madrid, eating like a local in Crete - and loving it!

Teach, Learn, Share

We can share travel experiences, go biking in Pai, do some yoga or art classes together, cook a typical Dutch meal, teach you a couple of words Dutch, share our knowledge on teaching, children, (copy)writing, blogging, online marketing, building websites and photography.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Thailand