Koen

Koen

I am Koen Vandezande, I was born in Leuven, a city in Belgium in 1968. It is also the city where I grew up and got my degree of Information Technology. After my military service I worked for 19 years in a hospital in Brussels, where started as a junior programmer and ended my career in IT as an IT manager in the same hospital. In 2008 I moved to Brazil and I decided I wanted to do something completely different in life and follow my passion, travel. So, I started a new career as a local guide in Rio de Janeiro and as a trip leader in South America and Western-Europe.

My interests: Photography, Architecture, Art, History, Nature, Science, Biology
For me, travel is: Life
I have lived in: Belgium ,Brazil
I have been in: Belgium, Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Greece, United Kingdom, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Kenia, South Africa, Swaziland, Canada, USA, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru
I currently live in: Brazil
My dream destination: Antartica
I want to learn about: to much for a lifetime
3 extraordinary experiences in my life: Moving from Western Europe to South America, Seeing the AA plane flying over my head in Canal street New York on 9/11 and seeing the second plane hit the other tower, visiting the Galapagos Islands
My favourite country: Brazil
Most interesting continent for me: Americas
I cannot travel without : My camera
What I like least about travel: The jet lag
My favourite food in my travels: Sreetfood
If my travels become a movie, it would be: comedy
Travel solo or with someone?: with someone
Backpack or trolley suitcase?: backpack
In plane, window or aisle seat?: aisle
Travel in summer or winter? : summer
Mountain or beach?: mountain
10 cities or 3 cities to visit in 2 weeks?: 3
Plane, train, bus, boat, car, motorbike or bicycle?: bicycle
5 days without internet and phone or 5 days without shower? : without internet and phone
1 year home quarantine without international travel restrictions afterwards or no quarantine and no international travel for the rest of your life?: 1 year quarantine
Weird local food in a local restaurant or well-known dish in a popular spot : weird local food
20 million Euros / USD with lifetime international travel restrictions or 20 thousand with no travel restrictions? : 20 thousand
One way free travel to Mars. Would you go? : No
Martians visit your hometown. What would you do? : Rio de Janeiro
Life on earth will finish in 6 months. Enjoy last moments locally with family and friends or travel the world one last time: enjoy locally

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