I am a laid back guy and a world traveller. I used to work as a teacher, but I have left teaching in order to have even more free time. In the summers I work freelance for the company "G Adventures", leading travelers around in the Norwegian mountains. The main hike beeing to "Trolltunga". I love sports, and I love to travel. I combine those quite often. I enjoy nature and hiking too. I used to work as a tour guide and have therefore lived in eight different countries. Seems like the travelbug does not want to leave me alone :D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Hosting, surfing, hanging out, just about anything.

If you are in Oslo and want to try some typical food then let me know. If I have time I can prepare something. If you want to check out some of the best nature Oslo has to offer then I might be able to take you out on a short hike. And if you play disc golf then that is something I would be up for as well.

If you want to be hosted then have a look at the section under "my home".

Interests

I am usually up for anything that is fun. I like sports and activities a lot, especially beach volleyball, free diving, snowboarding and hiking to mention a few of the many activites I enjoy. Feel free to check out my youtube channel. Just write "Karl Brobakk" on youtube and you will see some of the things I do when I am out and about :)

• culture
• board games
• traveling
• socializing
• karaoke
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• sports
• extreme sports
• history
• food
• mountain biking
• nature
• adventures
• freediving
• ultimate frisbee
• beach volleyball

Music, Movies, and Books

Seinfeld...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Most people seem to get the word "one" wrong. I`ll be no better myself :)

-Biked the death road, La Paz, Bolivia
-Ate a tarantula, in the middle of nowhere, Cambodia
-Played table tennis with a movie star, LA, USA
-Been surrounded by dolphins, Red Sea, Egypt
-Walked into a pole while reading a map, Riga, Latvia

And when it comes to traveling then my words of wisdom are:
"It`s not about where you go when you travel, what really matters is who you are with and what you do".

Teach, Learn, Share

Sure, I`ll share this lunch, you want a piece?

https://www.facebook.com/karl.brobakk/videos/vb.529590626/10156265976145627/?type=3&theater

What Oslo has to offer by region:

Bygdøy area:
-The holocaust center
-Viking ship museum
-Kon-Tiki museum
-Fram museum
-More museums
-A few beaches

City center:
-Akershus fortress (with museums)
-Nobel peace center
-Guided tour of the parlament (free)
-National gallery (free on Thursdays)
-The opera (worth seeing even from the outside)
-Guided tour of the royal palace (only during summer)
-Some churches that might be open
-Visit islands in the fjord of Oslo
-The botanical gardens (free)
-The Munch museum
-The Ibsen museum

Majorstuen: (any subway line going West)
-Frognerparken (the best park in Norway)
-Norwegian wood music festival (June)
-Ice skating at Frogner stadium (winter)

Tryvann,Holmenkollen and Frognerseteren: (subway line 1 going West)
-Zip lines (not all year long)
-Cross country skiing (winter only)
-Skiing/Snowboarding (winter only)
-Korketrekkeren https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-zxXBWkGYI (winter)
-Ski-museum by the skijumping hill (at Holmenkollen)
-Zipline down the skijumping hill (at Holmenkollen)
-Great views of Oslo

Other places:
-Hiking and biking in the forest
-Drink and BBQ in any park or at Sognsvann
-Øya music festival in August (Tøyenparken)
-Swim in the river (upper Akerselva) or the ocean (Huk)
-Hop-on, hop-off bus tours roam the city in the summer
-Telthusbakken or other places with interesting architecture
-Worls biggest soccer tournament (early August at Ekebergsletta)

And having a kebab is a must while you are in Oslo :D

For more information on Oslo check these links:
http://www.visitoslo.com/en/activities-and-attractions/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Oslo

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good laughs, good stories, travel experiences and maybe some typical Norwegian food :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Scotland, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, India, Norway, Spain, Turkey, United States

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