Travel with a purpose: Sightseeing and rock climbing lead adventurous couple to closer bonds
Ms Michelle Verma and Mr Mariusz Kozlowski's climbing trips include this one to the summit of Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MICHELLE VERMA
SINGAPORE – Ms Michelle Verma, 38, and her husband Mariusz Kozlowski, 34, have each travelled to more than 100 countries.
In fact, about 10 years ago, Mr Kozlowski, a data scientist, travelled solo overland from his home country of Poland to Singapore in six months, mostly hitchhiking and on trains. He celebrated the end of the road with a Tiger beer at the top of Marina Bay Sands hotel.
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