COUCHISTA

Klaas is a great man and is a learning just to see the way he lives and manage his family life.
He hosted me and my best friend at his place on New Year's Eve and we spent that night with him, his lovely family and other two nice CS having dinner, dancing, talking, laughing, playing tradictional Dutch games, etc.
It was a great experience and one of the nicest New year's eve we had have. Very familiar and funny environment.
Her girlfriend Giedra is a very nice and cult person and is great to talk with her and his daughter Maan is a very talented girl. Amazing experience!! Thanks for your hospitality

Klaas and his family are great, very lovely and interesting people.
I had a perfect New Year Evening at his place. No better way to start 2010.
Thank you very much. Hope to see you soon again.

Klaas and I met through the Hospitality Club forum and spent a couple of days camping and rowing in the Lithuanian rain. Klaas has a good sense of humor (and more importantly, he appreciates my good sense of humor). He’s very easy going, open, and a stimulating conversationalist. Although he says that he won’t row a boat for long distances, when confronted with an unathletic travel partner, he will rise to the occasion. And that’s a good thing, because it makes up for his utter lack of competence as a hitchhiker.  Yet, in spite of his hitchhiking deficiency, Klaas is a good friend.

 

Klaas decided to do a roadtrip to Hamburg to see Trike playing as well. As Hamburg was on my list of cities to visit and i liked the idea of a (half) spontaneous roadtrip, i joined in. Klaas is an energetic and caring person. While i already felt pretty tired, he was up and jumping and dancing during the concert after so many hours of driving and even drove me to my host making sure i'd arrive safely. I'm looking forward to a next meeting organised by Klaas...
Enjoy the Live in Your Livingroom concerts in Haarlem and see you soon.

Some people call him God. Some people spread rumours about him. You never know before you meet him in real.
I do feel safe with Klaas. We easily invaded Hamburg.
I enjoy events organized by him.
We want more! We want more! We want more!

 

Klaas surfed my couch during the Trike-concert-dance-your-ass-of-weekend!

He organized the whole meeting and introduced me to Trike and their music (I will possibly be grateful for the rest of my life...). Being kind of a Trike-maniac Klaas floated the whole crew with his enthusiasm for the band and was a huge factor that made the night as mind-blowing and great as it was.

Klaas was also a really really good guest, he was thankful, friendly and absolutely amicable.
It was such a pleasure to have Klaas around, I would offer him my couch again and again and again!

Hope to see you again!! Sinterklaas!

 

I saw a nice kind of humor and ...
... next time more.

The best of my trip to Netherlands was all the amazing people, like Klaas, that I met there.
We met in Haarmel for a CS event. We share an amazing day full of concerts, museum, typical food, horror movie... and finally we were speaking during hours, I learn a lot listening and talking with him. He shared with me, not only his house, also his thinkings.
Take care and let me know your next steps, hope to see you again, when are you coming to Spain? big hug

 

Klaas was my guest with his daughter
Maan, and it was my first couchsurf
experience as a host.
They were very, very good surfers!
We have talked a lot, we had many
interesting topics to speak about,
we spent a lot of time together and
they were so nice...
That's why I wish to host them again!

I met Klaas through HC in July 2007.
Maria Grazia (anoroll) and I wanted to spend a long weekend in Amsterdam and asked Klaas for hospitality. He hosted us for three nights.
Klaas is one of those people that make hospitality networks the great place they are. All the good things that can be said about him have already been written, and I can only fully confirm that he is a smart and brilliant guy, with a HUGE and warm heart, a deep soul, a great sense of humour (and a great patience to bear other people's (bad) sense of humour :)) and an overwhelming spirit of hospitality. But, Klaas, I would also like to add that, if I sum all the cares and attentions you paid me and (for sure) all other guests, you have surely bought a place in paradise not only for yourself but also for the whole population of Haarlem! Last but not least, I would like to spend one word on your AMAZINGLY LOVELY cat, who would definitely deserve her own separate comment :)

Klaas and Maan hosted my daughter, my friend and me for 3 nights. klaas is a very friendly and open-minded men who has a very creative young nice daughter maan. it was a pleasure to met klaas and maan!:-) thank you again for the uncomplicated stay in your house and the interesting conversation!i hope we see us again sometime in zürich!you are always welcome!

Klaas and Maan were amazing guests, because they came by car, hehe. Kidding of course, overall i was amazed with their readiness to accept the culture they came into, with their attention to us (they brough us little souvenir from Netherlands) and to the history of Bosnia. Klaas has a huge life experience but yet we saw how he is using every situation to learn more. And Maan is so so sweet, my younger brothers-in-law fell in love with her and cant sleep at nights now :)))))
Hoping for a future meeting, guys, here in Bosna or up there in the "mountains" of Holland :))))

 

Klaas and Maan are truly great people, and they were great guest aswell! They only stayed with us for one night, but it was great talking to them about the Netherlands and Slovenia and couchsurfing in general. I would gladly host them again anytime! Thank you for biscuits and the postcards (you are both trully gifted artists!) and I wish you a nice and enjoyable trip through the rest of ex-yugoslavic countries! Don't forget to let me know how you liked čevapčiči. :D

 

Klaas and Maan were our first "couch-experience" and it couldn't have been better. Nice, helpful and very empathetic people. We had dinner with them and some friends in our garden and enjoyed their precence a lot.
Klaas and Maan, You will always be welcome in our house!

 

We could write a book (and we probably will) about our experience in Haarlem.
Still we believe words cannot fully describe how much joy, love and inspiration we received. We feel very privileged to meet such beautiful souls like Klaas and Maan. They will always have a prominent place in our hearts and we hope to meet them again often in the future.

Hell yeah Nathalie, Klass is a persdon to meet!
funny, laid-back and easy-going guy who made our day in Haarlem - both with breathtaking ride and photoshoot.
U're the man.
Hope to see u once and once and once again!!

met Klaas and oh my,this is one of the best memories of beautiful Haarlem! The ride on a roller-coaster-alike-bike-line still makes me shiver every time i remember it! we def should repeat ;)
and the photoshoot he made for me and my sister gave us many things to laugh about and we just had a great time.well,this is pure talent,man...Klaas dances like no one else (he kept on rocking in every bar we attenended),he jokes all the time and he is a very kind person. I am glad I met you,and hope to see you again many many times!!
p.s Cool Car! ;)

 

I surfed Klass's couch in Haarlem and had a great time with Him and Giedre. They took me to some nice Bars even when they were tired and sleepy :). Wish we had more time to spend together... may be in India next ;) ???

I went to Klaas his event on the beach around Haarlem. Thanks again for organizing this. I had a really good time.

 

We surfed with Mahn and Klaas for one night, they were very accommodating to us. Klaas showed us around Harleem and we had a nice dinner over a couple bottles of wine. Good to meet you guys!

 

Klaas and Maan were a fabulous -my son and I enjoyed our stay immensely-they kindly took us on a driving tour to the sea then we shared drinks and intriguing discussions-highly recommended-Robert and Dante

 

We act on impulse to spend two days in Haarlem. Klaas en Maan welcome us very spontaneously at their home. They were very friendly, open en trustful to us, so it takes no time to feel welcome and comfortable. They also showd us a little van the surroundings. Realy creative and nice people!

Klaas & Maan were wonderful. Maan played some Interpol on bass. Klaas cooked an incredible dinner. We shared wine and before bed Klaas caught a spider and expressed his love toward it. It was my first couchsurfing experience and I couldn't have has a nicer set of hosts. Woowoo!

Klaas and Maan were wonderful hosts. They both were very gracious and courteous. I felt very welcome in there home and got to enjoy a wonderful dinner they prepared. I learned many things from both of them and was glad to have gotten the chance to be hosted by them. Maan plays the guitar wonderfully. Thank you both very much for everything!

We spontaneously decided to spend the weekend at the North Sea- and Klaas and Maan were able to give us spontaneously a real home! We felt welcome to act like we felt and experienced a lot of freedom and trust. And the best is: He has got the complete Jacques Brel collection!!!

Klaas & Maan are such gracious hosts. We so much enjoyed our stay with them. it was all we could do to not take Domino with us. If the opportunity presents, I would love to stay again with them.

 

Klaas and Maan are exceptional hosts. Many thanks for a delightful evening! I'm in agreement with Maureen and Kayloh: Klaas and Maan are topnotch. Keep the events (and the Bols) coming! I hope to see you both again.

 

Thank you Klaas and Maan for your hospitality during your home dinner event! I really enjoyed your home cooked meal and the company of the group. So most likely I will see you again on your next organised event!

 

I can see that Klaas has made Couchsufing a significant part of his life and truly enjoys hosting travelers. He and his daughter are both smart, have a wide variety of interests and are a great resource to learn more about Haarlem. I hope to go back to there (this time in the light of day) to see more of the town!

Klaas is a very cool and laidback guy, with a really Dutch type of dry humor. He and his daughter have been very nice to us. And, not unimportant, he makes great coffee!

Klaas is great cs host. His experience shows very much - he is proactive and great with sharing all useful local information. Although my visit overlapped with other demanding activities for Klaas, participating in those made it even more exciting. Yet, I feel like there are still many unexplored lands in our friendship story. Please come over to Kaunas.

Klaas is the coolest human being anyone could ever meet. Trike loves him. Stephen has sexual dreams about him. Xania thinks he's God. Too bad all talent skipped his generation and went straight to Maan!

 

Hi Klaas, thanks for setting the really nice ice skating afternoon. Very enjoyable, and nice to (briefly) meet you too.

 

Thank you very much for the dinner, i really enjoyed the evening meeting a lot of new people and seeing TRIKE play live :)

Klaas organised a meeting for Haarlem's couchsurfers, whereby he hosted two guests from Canada as well.. It was my first time on such an event. Met some really nice people, had a great dinner and then we all together went to a concert of his two Canadian (couchsurfing) guests, band called TRIKE. Fantastic evening... Thnx Klaas!

 

Klass and his daughter hosted me for a traditional Dutch dinner in their home one cold night in January. I enjoyed my conversations with both of them and had a wonderful time touring the city. Klass is a great host and I would suggest him to anyone.

This was our first CS experience as guests and it was excellent!!!
Klaas is a great person, friendly, and helpful (he even picked us up after we got lost in the streets of Haarlem in a freezing night). His daughter Maan is a lovely and creative girl (keep up with with your art!).
They hosted us for three nights in a very nice room with a comfortable bed and made our stay SUPER!!
Klaas really deserves to be an ambassador. He and Maan welcomed us with open arms and lovely oliebollen, we also played a Dutch game which was real fun. Also, his New Years Eve Party with couch surfers and family was great.

Klaas and Maan: We wish you the best and we want to thank you again for your hospitality. We hope to see you in Barcelona.

Klaas hosted a NYE party at his house and we met in the party. It was a great party. Klaas and his families prepared a typical Dutch NYE party for us with Dutch snacks, Dutch dishes, Dutch games, Dutch celebrations and fireworks. I enjoyed my first NYE party here in the Netherlands a lot. Klaas also offered me a couch in the night. I like his kindness, caring and thoughtfulness. : )

Klaas and his daughter were my guests for 2 nights! I really enjoyed their company and willingness to get to know Polish culture. We did some some sigh-seeing with other HC members and at the end of their stay..Klaas fixed my bicycle!! Take care!

On a lovely summer Sunday in Berlin, I met Klaas and his girlfriend Giedre at Alex, and together with a russian friend we explored Berlin. From art events in Xberg to classic museums and street cafes, we had a great time. I really enjoyed showing them around, and I'm very sorry I was not in the best mood ever because of my damaged shoulder, and had to leave early. But thank you for this wonderful day!

 

Klaas and Maan were my first surfing experience with CS and I could not have asked for anything better.

Thank you for taking me into your home and opening up your lives to me; thank you for the lazy breakfasts together over numerous cups of Bosnian coffee and especially the chats that flitted from light to serious to hilarious. I loved the bike ride and getting to know Haarlem through your eyes.

If you make it to Bosnia while I'm still there, you definitely have a place to stay!! Actually, you will have a place to stay where ever I am :-)

Thank you so much for making my first surfing experience a rich one!

My best Dutch friend! And my native Dutch teacher! I can thank you so much.

I'm proud to be respected by you and proud to be one who can respect you, Big Dutch White Man :)

I had a really funny day and evening with Klaas and his sweet daughter Maan.

 

Nice people. Very nice people. And the daughter is an amazing young woman, couldn't believe her young age...
Having had Klaas and Maan at home was like having old friends from Holland over for a week-end. Thank you for the relaxed time we had together!

I hosted Klaas and his daugther for 3 days and I really enjoy it because they are so kindly and polite.
You are everytime welcome in my home! Maybe once in winter for skiing!

Hoi:) Klaas and Maan! You were great guests, i really enyoied to host you...You're so extreme nice and open mind people, we had very nice conversations and funny moments...It was a pleasure to meet you two and i hope we will see each other again, in (neverland:) holland...thanks a lot for the cds and the big list:)you have a really good music taste...and maan, i wish you always many muse to play the guitar and painting, you're really talented!And I wish you both another many good travel experiences and just nice people...loveley greetes (also from picasso, athena, shiva and luna:) take care

I had a real good time at Klaas' place. He's a nice person and so is his daughter! We made music together, went to a lake to go swimming, did a great outdoor photo shooting and had lots of good talks! I hope to meet you guys some time in the future! Be welcome at my home any time! Thanks for everything.

Fortunately, I attended two great CS events organized by Klaas. First, CS @ HoutFestival, then Midsummernight AfterCamp. Midsummernight AfterCamp was definitely the most fabulous CS event I have ever attended. Everything was very well organized by Klaas, so the only thing left us to do was enjoying
midnight by hearing the sound of the waves and feeling the sand. (Actually, I had still been feeling the sand till I went to doctor to clean them:-))
I highly recommend not missing any "Couchista event". I will not!
Klaas, thanks for HoutFestival, thanks for Midsummernight AfterCamp, and thanks in advance for the next:)

Again he did it to organize this Midsummernight Aftercamp! And it was totally super again :D
He is a good person to have a chat with and keeps on shaking great fun making campsite games out of his clothes! :)

 

Klaas and Maan -- what beautiful people. We very much enjoyed our time in the Netherlands- they opened up their home and their wonderful creativity to us, making for some everlasting memories. Klaas has also inspired us to throw night long parties with fellow couchsurfers - perhaps for the summer solstice :) Take care friends!

 

Klaas came to our house just for some few hours of sleep... but anyway Paul and Johanna had a good talk during breakfast with him. A nice chap, hope we meet again with more time...
See you!

One more good reference :-) Make no difference but it's true. a nice person, very nice conversation having dinner in Dusseldorf.

Klaas is the kind of person that is very into the spirit of Couch Surfing, w/ a lot of experiences to share and have fun together.
Was a pleasure to help him to organize a meeting for the Liberation Day.
Hope to have the chance to meet more times in my season here.
Cheers,
Mari

Klaas and he's daughter Maan host me even if it's a not really and perfect week for them. They are really nice peoples... But the cat don't like me I SURE! :P Seriosly, I'm really happy go in Klaas house. I just come for Amsterdam and finally I have see Amsterdam, Haarlem and alot of small cities around in bike! :) Thanks for your welcome!

 

Couchista was already known from some groupposts before I met, Later we met and were hosted by the same host in Groningen wich was great.
Now in May he organised the CS part of the liberation festival and his attitude about couchsurfing is something I really admire in him.
I share his thoughts about spreading the CS spirit around the world.

Met Klaas in Haarlem!He is a good meeting organizer and a person with good sence of humour!!!!!!He shared his CS experience with us!!!!!!!I think Klaas is a perfect host--that what I saw!!!!!
He likes ice cream even if he has cold!!!!
Hope you feel much better now!!!!!!!!!

He 'n his daughter Maan hosted us for 3 days! They were our first experience in couchsurfin'... and what a great experience!!! Klaas' the better host you can imagine! Even if we were a bit shy at once, they made us enjoy so well that we left them with a point of sadness!!! Hopin' they'll soon decide to visit us...
And don't hesitate, if your vertebras may cross Klaas' hands, they'll don't have any regrets;))))

Klaas and his daughter gave me a lot of help during my trip in the Netherlands. They are very kind people and they like help every guest as far as they can. I enjoyed very much when he sent me to the train station by his bicycle:)

Klaas and his girlfriend Giedre made theyr never ending honeymoon trip in my city. What did you say, Klaas about Dolce vita? He really knows how to keep and to share it. i had sooooo relaxed hours with that red traffic light abusing couple! see you at latest at your wedding!
update: i visit him and his daughter in Harlem. What a nice family, what a nice city!

He surfed my couch together with his girlfriend. It was really a great experience to have him over in our house, and the 3 days were actually too short. I hope to meet him again, either in the Netherlands, or somewhere else.

Klaas was a great host in Haarlem, he took us to the beach and to see an old windmill. We had a lot of fun walking around Haarlem and we also went out to dance Salsa at the train station. He is very trustworthy and a good person. Du musst uns in Wien besuchen kommen :)

 

Klaas is an incredibly nice, warm and open person, knows and has so much and shared his experiences and his joy of life with us unconditionally. He made our stay in Haarlem a wonderful time which we will never forget. I wish him all the best and that he can live the life he is dreaming of. Don't forget we're waiting for you in Vienna!

Update: Meeting Klaas for a day is like a week in a Kurhotel (health resort) for the soul. We met again at the little DuLac meeting in Amsterdam and then I went back to Haarlem for a day and a night, more or less. He is one of the nicest people I know, it's so good talking to him and I finally got the chance to also meet his daughter, which was cool too, she's friendly, polite and has a great taste in music :)

Update again: Finally had the honour to host Klaas and Maan in my humble home in Vienna - that was great!

See you again soon, I hope :)

 

Klaas is a very passionate couchsurfer. He has done a far bit in organising various cs events which I really find fantastic! I am looking forward working together with him to have some well organised cs events in and around Amsterdam.

Thank you because you've been a great city guide. It was nice to see both Haarlem and Amsterdam! It is so pleasant to feel the nice complicity you have with your daughter. Thank you again for your hospitality. See you in Montreal!

I could not host but my family did that.I came to see Klaas& his daughter one evening.We had a nice talk and I am glad Klaas& his daughter liked Eastern Slovakia.

Klaas is one of those people that makes you think: "If just everyone was like Klaas, what a wonderful world that would have been." He is a brilliant CS host, not only did he provide us with a place to stay and good food, he also, and more important perhaps, gave us inspiration and new ideas. I believe in your mission Klaas!

 

dear klass, you don't need any reference letters.
you and your daugther are cool!
you were and you are really welcome to Laconi...

My trip to and stay in the Netherlands was great due to my amazing host!!! He was really hospitable and we had some really nice conversations. Is very knowledgeable about the area and is willing to help make your stay in the Netherlands a comfortable and memorable one!!!

 

Klaas and Maan are a class act!

The reason I headed to Haarlem and requested to surf their couch was simply because it was COUCHISTA's profile that really inspired me to join CS in the first place. This being the case, I felt the need to meet my mentor and Klaas accepted happily. I was not disappointed and was enlightened from the first moment we established contact. My inadequacies became apparent soon enough and I was able to learn from that.

Klaas is a wonderful host. Very open, respectful and direct at the same time. He made me feel welcome from day one and prepared one of his famous recipes for dinner, accompanied by delicious red wine and quality conversation.

I was happily surprised when we had lunch one day at one of the local bagel cafes in Haarlem and I was able to appreciate Klaas's photography. His work is magical, he is a picture weaver.

Infinite thanks for shedding light along my path!

My first Couch Surfing experience ever and really a great one!!! Openminded and very interesting personality. Together with his cute daughter they showed us around and made our stay very comfortable. Wonderful hosts!!!

 

Klaas and his impressively smart and talented daughter Maan are travelwise and easy guests. It was nice to show them a little around in Barcelona, although we were not very lucky with the weather that weekend.

 

Peaceful was my night at Klaas'place. He gave me some good ideas to think about, I enjoyed looking at his photography, and we shared in the wonders of dutch peanutbutter at toast time.

Klaas and his impressively smart and talented daughter Maan are travelwise and easy guests. It was nice to show them a little around in Barcelona, although we were not very lucky with the weather that weekend.

 

Klaas was kind enough to let my daughter and me stay with him last summer. He made our visit very easy and comfortable. I apologize for not writing a reference much sooner.

 

It was such a big pleasure to host Klaas and his daughter!!!
It was just one night, but enought to understand that they are one of this real CS people.
Hope to see u soon.

 

Klaas and Maan stayed at home two days.

It was so nice to host them. We enjoy nice time talking about photography, global warming, Catalunya and Catalan...

Come back whenever you want.

With some people you feel that one night is just so short. With Klaas & Giedre I started some really interesting conversations and - oops! our time was gone :) They are funny, smart and special personalities that care much for the world outside, and great guests!!

 

good strong outspoken ideological,
me I like very much

nice guest; wil definetly meet again soon

 

klaas is intuitive, engaging and wonderful company. he has great positive energy and an obvious thirst for life and its possibilities. thanks for the thoughts klaas, hope to see you down the road.

What could I say about couchista? ... I could say that he's an open mind, nice, pretty, patient, true person, and all positive things you can imagine. All these things are true beyond doubt, ... he is a WYSIWYG person, What You See Is What You Get, and now he probably won't decide if he wants hug or fight me, again ;D
Klaas you are a person that deeply touch the soul of other person, I don't know why and how but this is what I felt when you hosted me and this is exactly what I'm feeling now.
Bear hug, this is the only way I know to explain it :)
See you again.
========
... some months after.
Meet couchista in person is always a particular experience for me and I'm not able to add more then this, too deeply experience.
Only one thing, "Il nous fallut bien du talent
Pour être vieux sans être adultes" ;)
Hug tightly.

If Klaas is not at home when you arrive at Haarlem, don't be mad at him and leave again, even if it's raining and if it rains exactly all the times you are sitting on the bench in front of his lovely house - he'll come and he'll make your stay in Haarlem really a heaven. He takes a lot of time for his couch surfes, even as he had had an enormous amount of them (over 70 in one year!) - we for example went picknicking with him on a lake in the dunes by bike, which was just really great. He's also always open for good conversation and has very true opinions on everything. In his house he's helpful with everything - might it be towels or a sleeping bag or dinner or breakfast. He's also like a child, loves to play with the sand and laugh a lot. Thanks a lot for everything.

Klaas and his daughter are wonderful, caring and interesting people (and the cats pretty good too!!). Klaas kindly allowed me and my friend (a non CS'er) in his house for 2 nights. Funnily enough his birthday happened to be the day after mine so we were able to party together twice :) Skipping along the beach is certainly something that was a highlingt of our stay, even if it was on a VERY windy, cold and dark beach!! Klaas has a lot of knowledge about Haarlem and the surroundings and is very happy to share it with you, which we were grateful for. We couldn't have asked for a better time in Haarlem and hope that one day he and Maan might stay with us (Australia, Spain or Holland, it doesn't matter which one!!!)
Happy CS'ing to both of you.

Klaas is a very nice person with a good sense of humor and big concern about CS idea. That's true and I would stop writing general description here if I didn't want to say more. Klaas is a very intellectual person with a wide experience in living on this planet. If you're not only interested in partying and relaxing, you'd rather skip it and talk about more elevated things with Klaas: philosophy, arts, life in general. Yes, and from the first time we met his house is the main thing of interest for me in Haarlem.

 

i stayed in his house for 2 days and he took me to a party in groningen (we stayed with another guest together). hi is a very interesting person with a real love for his daughter and for trips. it´s very easy to talk with him about everything. he has a very good sense of humor. we spend grate time together and i felt very comfortable while i was in his house.

 

We had a very pleasant conversation @ CS/HC-BBQ party in Groningen. Klaas is a very nice person with an excellent sense of humor! We were amazed by his knowledge, especially about our home country - Ukraine :) We hope to meet him again!

He organized a wonderful meeting near haarlem and hosted me and my parents and brother the next day. We had a really nice talk in the evening and found many mutual interests. Would be absolutely amazing to meet again, I'll look you up next time I'm in the area

Klaas,thank you so much for your hosting and for such GREAT time!!!I never can thought that such a big boy :)can be so sweet and can play as a child!:)
It was my first experience with couchsurfing and i am really very excited that I met you!When we meet people like Klaas then we really want to do something - just enjoy the life like him!!!See you soon:)

 

Klaas is so completley laid back and fun to be around. He organized an amazing party in the pastures that I was lucky enough to be invited to. He put up a good mud wrestling fight as well. I only wish I had jumped over the fire with y'all!

 

Klaas took care of me so kindly, offering me tea and bed and lift, friend, cat and humour, which i really appreciated. To thanks him, I haven't went to his party... Pretty relax big little boy, nice to meet you. :)

 

Klaas was a most excellent host who has a great sense of humor! He led us on a tour of his wonderful town and we were invited on a one hour canal tour with a guy who was getting his boat ready. We accepted and a little over three hours later returned back to shore! So let this be a warning to you... make sure to bring a jacket when walking with Klaas. You just might make an unexpected adventure!

This was one of meetings which prove that we do not need much time to get strong impression. I spend only a few hours with Klaas and other CSrs during a picnic in Amsterdam, but I got a feeling that I understand Klaas very well and we could be good friends. Our deep conversation about emotions and passions in different cultures made me thoughtful for next few days :). Funny, that I was supposed to leave Amsterdam in the morning this day and I was a bit upset that I cannot join CS people for this picnic. Due to several troubles on my way to the airport I missed the flight. And it seems that Amsterdam did not allow me to leave the city without meeting Klaas and other CSrs!

My first couchsurfing experience was with Klaas and i really couldn't have asked for anyone better. Klaas and his daughter are intelligent, engaging people who made me feel very welcome. They gave me the opportunity to see a different side of Amsterdam that you would not find in a guidebook. Good food, great music and a lovely cat, which i still want to adopt. Thanks again and i hope to see you again in the future, Jemma

Klaas gave me a warm welcome when I was getting pretty desperate for a couch. He's got a very wicked sense of humor. He took me and the other 2 couch surfers out and we had a great time talking about all sorts of things. Haarlem was a very beautiful area with a lot of old buildings, I couldn't believe such atmosphere change only 15 minutes after Amsterdam! I had a chance to have conversation with numbers of folks at his work as well. All in all, very good experience overall thank you so much Klaas!

It's very easy to get along with Klaas. Charming, full of energy and interesting stories, genuine, friendly, open-minded, very helpful... Nice to talk, laugh or dance with, or just stay in silence. Thanks for showing the real Haarlem. :) Hopefully I'll get more opportunities to hear about ur experiences and even to follow ur path straight to Africa. :D

I can't believe I almost feeling like giving up on Haarlem, after some very confusing train problems... Now I am really glad I went to be shown around by Klaas. We and a bunch of other couchsurfers had a very interesting midnight tour during a very unusual festival! Klaas really lives up to the ideal of what CS is about :)

 

Klaas hosted Alessandro and me plus two other girls. He is a very open person, willing to know different people, very receptive and owner of a wry sense of humor which I appreciate very much. I fell immediately at ease with Klaas, whom, besides besides being an interesting clever guy, can also make one of the best Turkish coffess I've ever tried. He guided us through the nightlife of Haarlem, always offering some explanations on interesting sites, contextualizing them in terms of History. He's got a nice photography work and is also a big fan of cats, like me. I loved being hosted by him and hope we can have the chance to meet again and talk and get to know each other better in the future.

Klaas has a wonderful sense of humour, i enjoyed his company immensely and he loved my cat! the thing that i really liked about Klaas apart from his sense of humor and love for my cat is that he is very interested in people he meets and this interest is genuine,
see you soon

Klaas is easy going, friendly, polite, open minded and you can have lot's of fun with him. This is the type of couch surfer you want to meet!
He's really a great photographer and he inspired me a lot.
Klaas, it was great meeting you!

 

With Klaas I had my first couchsurfing experience as a guest and it was a really positive one. I stayed at his place for three days. He is a really good couchsurfer, as he hosts and helps so many travellers, we would need more such members... We had some nice hours together speaking about our countries and he was the one who told me about the beautiful flower parade, so I could also attend this great event:-))

My daughter and me were having a bedroom in Couchista`s house for 3 days. We had alot of interesting talks about life, relationships and everything.
Couchista is a nice person and did some nice cooking for us.
He also had a little walk with us along the streets of his beautiful town and told us something about it.I got the feeling, that he would have liked to show us more of it, but time was to short.

I met Klass while looking for hosts outside of major cities
Klaas is a really intelligent guy, I can't quite find the words to describe his generosity, he's a very genuine and caring person, the kind that if the world had more of it'd be a much better place, he was a great host, I would suggest if you want to have a very meaningful host or guest experience you never let Klaas pass you by.

 

Couchista hosted me and some friends and we had some great conversation, food, and advice for sightseeing. He's got a good sense of humor and a wonderful family! A great introduction to couchsurfing.

Do you know how the sunrise looks like? So, you can imagine Klaas how I've seen him for the first time:)) A very sunny man. Very interesting to talk to (of course, we weren't be able to avoid some essential discussions on the subject who are better - cats or dogs, but who cares?); with maravellous sense of humor. A bit extravagant cooker:) He didn't answer when he is coming to Belarus (where Klaas is always welcome), so if he doesn't come to Vaukavysk in some coming years, I'll be obligated to visit Haarlem again, because usually such people you want to meet more than once during the life. Dank u wel, Klaas!

 

Couchista hosted me for 2 days. He was the perfect host for my first couchsurfing experience. Made me feel very welcomed and comfortable. Couchista is inspirational, sincere, and also intelligent. He will make you laugh with his humor.
He showed me around -- he is a great tour guide. Cooked a tasty meal. Far more than I could eat. Visiting Couchista was like meeting a family member you always heard about, for the first time. Peace and One Love to Couchista.

He's calm' intresting to help people and host them in his house.. open minded
He showed me around Harleem and i met Mayome by him He's nice person.

Mr Couchista!!! What I can said!!!??
This guy is very noble. Mr Couchista show me the african music and I thanks your help and hospitality.
Great Dutchhhh!!! I put the photos of your cat in my web page. Big hug for you and your daughter.

 

Klaas is such a wonderful person, I think very high of him and I've learn a lot (including how to cook spinach) during the days he hosted me in Haarlem . He is a friendly and generous person, and a wonderful father to his very smart daughter Maan. I wish you all the best!

Couchista is a very welcoming host and it was a real pleasure to share the evening and the morning with him. His sensitivity, his philosophy of life and his sometimes poetic way of thinking touched me a lot...It is so great to talk openly with someone you meet for the first time and that can understand you, whatever he is coming from. He and his daughter represent the ideal example of the welcoming philosophy of Couchsurfing : a world where we are all friends... The african hospitality is in his blood. I hope to show him the Belgian hospitality too :-)

 

Klaas was an excellent host for my very first couch surf- he already had another guest at his house, he hosted and fed us, AND he organized a great meeting with other CSers in the area- it was a big success and one of the highlights of my trip! The weather was horrible (surely not his fault) and so he took us on a great car tour of the area to see a windmill, some typical villages and... the Dutch Mountains (they're really high!) Haha!

What can i say! We had a great time, when he arrived to meet me i had my first ride on the back of a dutch bike! (It seemed to get easier the more beer we drunk!!) It was great to share our tales together and we had plenty of laughs. Very friendly and easy-going fella who im very glad to have met :)

 

Klaas, you're cool guy with an open and independent mind, a sensitive hart and a brain full of creativity. Me and Jeroen had so much fun with you! You're a great listener and also an excellent story-teller! With you, one can never be bored! Both Jeroen and me liked your company very much and found it sad you were leaving allready! We wish you good luck!

 

It was a very special experience knowing Klaas, is a horseman of great heart. From the beginning which it knew on my trip by Holland, he was in contact whit my. My best experience in Holland, was to know him. Thanks for your time and explanations on the wonders that exist in your country. I hope that we will meet again by the way. He is a great friend!

Klaas took my friend and I in at the last minute and not only let us have a comfy place to sleep, but took us out on the magical town of Haarlem and treated us to drinks in a local pub. My first trip to Holland would not have been the same without such a friendly face and pleasant conversation.

like one of my best friends. I stayed with my parents in his place. Although there were some language barriers between my parents and him, he managed everything very well to have a good time together. We had a lot of conversation and he showed us the town.
I'm very glad I know you and really want to see your little cute daughter.
Hope to see you, come on, you should come to Paris.

 

We had together, with my friend Fabien, a great hospitality experience in Ujghorod by Viktor. I discovered a very sympathic and open-minded man whose culture and humor make our short trip in Karpatie a great moment.

My first impression is that Klaas is a caring person. I was impressed by the number of surfers that he hosted at the time. Two were leaving his house, the backpacks of others were still there, more surfers were coming in the evening. And then next day also someone from Iran was visiting... Well, I guess, Klaas is a valuable member of this community :-)

 

great times in Haarlem... I 've been in Haarlem, visit the Haarlem music festival, got introduced to the queen of Haarlem, learned about the history of the area, talked about the history and politics of every other corner of this planet. Well... NO WONDER that Klaas is an Excellent host:))). Thanks a lot!!