- Born in Brugge, on the 30th of December 1958, the year of the World Expo in Brussels. My parents married in 1957, and I'm their oldest. I have two sisters, Christel (her daughter is Mariama) and Sabine (her daughter is Annaluna).
- My son, Jef, was also born in Brugge, on the 24th of April 1990.
- Member of Mensa since 2000. More famous members are/were Isaac Asimov, Scott Adams, Norman Schwarzkopf and Cindy Jackson.
- Trafalgar tour-director since 2000.
- Hobbies: traveling, genealogy, computer (see the Old Picture with the Commodore 64), reading, music, history. I was a boy scout for a looooong time. Occasionally we get together (about once a year) to do Breathtaking Things.
- Find old and new pictures of me in The Museum.
