CURRENT MISSION

Travel to Asia and return on the Transsiberian railway.

ABOUT ME

Curious to meet people in the places I visit, open minded, interested in things 'different', like to understand other ways of thinking, love trying local foodlike almost any form of 'art', especially contemporary, exhibitions/photography/theatre/dance/movie/fashion/concerts...love big cities but also a couple of days trekking in the mountainscreative and management background, from designer to line and people manager in ICT with an interest in responsible tourism

PHILOSOPHY

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” (M. Twain)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just returned to Brussels after 9 months travelling along the Transmongolian railway.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed along the Transsiberian and met couchsurfers while travelling in India,.... Happy to meet travellers in Brussels to keep the travel spirit alive ...

Interests

Travel...of course ;-) preferably in 'unexplored' areas, other countries and cultures, especially in Asia,
contemporary art, design & architecture, movies & theatre, fashion,
intercultural differences, some politics as well, how the world is evolving, emerging world players and shifting powers,
new technologies (only a bit of a geek)
(local) food...

• arts
• architecture
• design
• fashion
• contemporary art
• photography
• concerts
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• boating
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• sailing
• tourism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

The Tao of travel, Aleph (Paulo Coelho), ...
Argo, Intouchables, Incendies, Persepolis, Breaking the waves,Amélie Poulain, Bullhead, Into the wild, Slumdog millionaire...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Entire trip overland along the Silk Road from Turkey, through Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgizstan, Tajikistan to China and Japan. And another one from the Indian subcontinent along the Transmongolian back home.
Teaching English in Iran, homestays in Turkmenistan, trekking in Kyrgyzstan, the home away from home B&B next to the Registan, Pamir highway & Wakhan corridor road trip, cattle market in Kashgar, a silk road full of ancient buddhist grottoes, China-Japan by boat, lovely trekking in the Burmese jungle, deserted Burmese beaches, temple hopping in South India, chilling on the Andaman islands, the buzz of Mumbai and Calcutta, the crowd jury in Bangladesh, the buddha trail, Mount Kailash kora at the time of Saga Dawa festival, the most stunning views in West-Tibet, monkey attacks on Emei Shan, impressive dino-expo in Inner-Mongolia, nadaam festival in UB and remote aimag, beautiful Olkhon island, Suzdal & Lviv,...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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