René Seindal rowing a gondola

About

Name

René Seindal

Background

Danish, but I’ve been living in Venice for close to ten years now.

Family

Martina Sola, my wife

We have two dogs:
Stella, adopted at 18 months (mixed beagle/Jack Russell)
Giubba, adopted at about 10 years (mutt)
Penny, adopted at 14 years (Scotch Collie), left us in January 2019.

Work

I do history themed walks and boat tours in Venice at History Walks Venice.

I founded Venice Kayak in 2008 and ran it for about a dozen years.

Languages

Danish, English and Italian fluently.
I understand some German and French.
My Venetian is deplorable.