Worked in Travel:

Started in 1984

Worked at Reho:

Started in 1992

Favourite Places:

Melbourne, Falls Creek, Havana, Peru, Colombia, Israel, Zimbabwe, Borneo, New York, Buenos Aires, Torres de Paine National Park (Chile) Sark (Channel Islands), Fratton Park (Pompey's home ground) & Front row at Etihad Stadium

Dream Holiday:

Sailing in the Caribbean, followed by snowboarding in Argentina, hiking in Chile, exploring in Colombia then partying in Cancun on the way home

Travelled To:

70 countries in six continents

Famous Encounters:

Suzie Wilkes, Delta Goodrem, The Queen Mother, Nikki Lauda, Chris de Burgh, Chris Grant and Mike Harwood

Ideal Dinner Party Guests:

Jimmy Buffett, Shakira, Fher Olvera (Lead singer of Mana), Megan McCormick (Pilot Guides), Asia Nelson (My Global Adventure) and David McGonigal (Friend)

Likes:

My Job and the Travel Industry in general, my family & friends, laughing, crazy ideas, inspiring, creativity, snowboarding, the gym, the beach, driving my WRX, Mexican rock & country music, bright colours, building websites, photography, writing, watching the Western Bulldogs and travelling as often as possible.

Claim to Fame:

I. Being in the winning Victorian team at the 1996 National AFTA Travel Trivia Championships held at Burswood Casino in Perth. 
II.Being on the receiving end of a Land, Sea and Air search after my family attempted to sail from Rockhampton to England in a rubber dinghy in 1973. Front cover of Rockhampton Morning Bulletin 20 January 1973
III. Representing Caulfield High School on "It's Academic" in 1979, I was first emergency and we came last
IIII. Standing in the middle of the SCG & MCG several times whilst holding the Western Bulldogs banner

Trip Reports:

• A380 - Karsten Oct 2008
• An old man in Malawi - Karsten Jan 2008
• A Big Time in Whistler - Karsten April 2008
• A Billionaire in Zimbabwe - Karsten Jan 2008
• Hope in the Delta - Karsten Jan 2008
• Just another death in Africa - Karsten Dec 2007
• Welcome back to Colombia - Karsten Horne April 2007
• All roads leads to Panama - Karsten April 2007
• Costa Rica - Karsten April 2007
• Tiananmen Square - Karsten Nov 06
• Karsten - On the road in India - Part 3 - Jan 2006
• On top of the world, Poetry in motion - Karsten in the Indian Himalaya Jan 2006
• Rajasthan Adventure January 2006 - Karsten
• Karsten's Vegas - A permanent reminder of a temporary feeling! - June 2005
• Karsten - A Cuban crime of passion - April 2004
• Karsten - A Pirate looks at 40 in Mexico - April 2004
• Karsten - Santa Semana in Guatemala - April 2004
• Karsten - Where on Earth is Belize? April 2004
• Karsten's Around the World trip with Monash Uni - January 2003
• Karsten's Holiday to Patagonia - October 2002
• Karsten's Educational to Dubai - November 2001
• Karsten's Educational to Queenstown, New Zealand - July 1999