Hola!

Somos Mariam y Wouter de Bélgica. Desde el primero de Mayo '24, estamos viajando en bici con nuestro hijo Rafael (que tiene casi 2 años).

Arrancamos el viaje desde casa nuestra en Gante, y la meta de este viaje es Lisboa.

Mariam es panadera, trabajaba en panaderías 'masa madre'.

Yo soy carpintero y mecánico de bicis.

Ambos vegetarianos, con un gran amor y preocupación por la naturaleza. La idea de este viaje es de estar juntos en familia y tener experiencias enriquecedoras, sin dañar a la planeta.

Saludos!
Wouter

ABOUT ME

I am Wouter Cocquyt, 31 years old. After I finished secondary school I took a gap-year to cycle to Malaysia. After I got back I started studying photography.

After 1.5 year I stopped it, because I realized it's much more interesting to travel and to actually photograph instead of being in a studio. So I left again, this time to cycle to South Africa in about 15 months time.

Then my last trip took me to South and Central America for about 2.5 years.

I speak Dutch, French, English and Spanish.

PHILOSOPHY

"The world is a classroom"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By hosting whenever I can at home and by surfing in some far-flung countries (like congo!) from this beautiful planet. We are also active on warmshowers.org to host fellow cyclists.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

See references

Interests

Cycling, travelling, culture, nature, sports (basketball), photography, woodwork

Music, Movies, and Books

Into the wild, of course ;)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

First big trip with a friend in the summer of 2010 kickstarted it all: Cycling to Rome and back, no plane, no train, just freedom!

Teach, Learn, Share

As a bike mechanic, I like to fix bikes during my trip, or teach people how to do it.

I really enjoy speaking some words of many foreign languages, so you will have to teach me some of yours!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories/tips.

Fixing something around the house.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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