From saying - I'll never do that,...
...famous words when seeing a Japanese tourist cross the arid bush-lands of
Australia, to self getting out in mountainous regions of Europe (where the
first three-week vacation asked plenty of vaseline), the thought of doing
a real overland journey in the saddle slowly started to develope.
Spinning is to Renate, what football is to the rest of Holland - serious
stuff! Second to day long ice-skating tours on natural ice and horse riding
only. Where possible, this webdesigner get's to smoke the competition at work
in squash duels... As a Graphic Designer, Renate's qualities are put to good
use at the local TV-network, where she either edit footage or makes her own
items with the camera in her hand.
As long as she can lay her hands on a cheese-sandwich, there is always a smile
on her face. Usually spending spare-time in-line skating, gardening, oil-painting
or reading, when volleyball is up - there is no mercy to be expected!
As you can see she is an exellent webdesigner and editorand looking
for a job at the moment. Take your time to look at her portfolio at www.67huis.nl
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Number one of my favorite places is West Australia, never did one km on a bike though... |
| Backroad to CUE, real outback
feeling, marvelous stone statues and clay caves, true aboriginal country.
Beautiful sunsets and long empty roads, flies and the smell of dust | |
| Kakadu National Park, a beautiful
park with streams and rock formations, like travelling back in time to
the dreamtime | |
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Sri Lanka, famous for their Ceylon Tea |
| Sunny beaches, thick jungle, diverse wildlife, and the largest number of waterfalls of any given country. |
| The Tamil people
are fighting for their own part of the island for years
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| Colombo is a beautiful
but hot place, go by foot around and don't forget your camera. | |
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Maldives, excellent Scuba diving |
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From Sri Lanka the getaway to the Maldives is a short step away, to
one of the most beautiful places for scuba diving. |
| It is pretty expensive and not really the place for backpackers, but spend some time and you might find an island that is a bit cheaper then the others. |
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Holland, the Veluwe in bloom |
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Of course we love travelling to other countries and see things we do
not have at home, but Holland has got some beautiful spots as well.
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| Holland is perfect
for skating, flat (very flat) country and bitumen everywhere! | |
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Mountains, in this case, Kebnekaise in northern Sweden |
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Lapland is wild. Cold and dark in the winter though exciting!Warm in
the summer and spectaculair in de fall, nice biking as well! |
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Abisko is the start/end
point of Kungsleden, the 400 km trail through the swedish mountains |
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| Sweden by train | |
Loves: Be outside when it rains | sleep under the
stars | the sound tires make on bitumen | first coffee in the morning | train
stations | swimming in the ocean | springtime...
Hates: Flies in my mouth | wet shoes = wet feet
| no food when hungry | waiting for a bus | being patient | instant coffee
| stains on my computerscreen,...