About Ticket-To-Ride and The Safari Shop

Ticket-To-Ride, a team of professionals

Something about the founder?
Name: Lars Walkler ( born Ohlsson – changed family name in 1980)
Place of birth; Solna, Sweden, 27th June 1962
Resident in Marbella/Istán, Spain since 1989

Languages:
Swedish mother tongue, English, Spanish, German

Education:
University of Stockholm; Graphic Institute graduating 1983-1985
IHM Business School, Stockholm 1987-1989
Certified canoeing instructor by Swedish canoe Federation since 1976
Licensed Ice hockey referee for the Swedish Hockey Federation 1984

Business achievements:
Marketing assistant / Ericsson Informations Systems 1985-1987
Marketing assistant / Team Sportia-head office(sports boutique chain) 1987-1989
Sports coordinator, Marketing dep. / Atalaya Park hotel 1990-1996
Marketing director / Las Dunas Beach Hotel & Spa (Leading hotels of the World) 1996-1997
Founder & Director of Ticket-To-Ride Event & Adventures since 1997 till todays date.

Sports achievements:
Ice hockey player, goal keeper, AIK/Stockholm 1969-1979, Djurgarden/Stockholm 1979-1980
Competition Canoeist since 1975-1995, clubs: Brunnsvikens KK / Stockholm 1975-1995, CP Los Rapidos (Arriondas-Asturias): 1990/91
50 medals in ICF regattas, Scandinavian & Swedish championships between the year of 1980-1992, including:
3rd place K-4 10.000mts. Düisburg International Championship, Germany 1982
5th place K-4 10.000mts. World Championship Tampere 1983

3rd, + 5th place K-1 1.000mts. Olympic Selection races Sweden 1984
3rd place at K-2 1.000 mts, Olympic Selection races in Sweden 1984
4th place K-1, European cup Marathon kayaking “Tour de Gudenâ/Denmark” 1985,
K1 Scandinavian Champion in Whitewater Kayaking 1989
3rd place in K1 men senior racing category in Decenso de Sella 1986
5th place in K2 men senior racing category Decenso de Sella 1991,
2nd place at the “Rio Nahlon International regatta”, K2 men senior racing category
20th Place at Quadriathlon Worlds Championships 1996
Andalusian Champion in Inline hockey every year between 1997-2001
Goal keeper in Swedish National Team of Inline Hockey at World's Championship 2001 (Final ranking 5th place)

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