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On the border between Uganda, Rwanda and Congo (DRC)

December 2, 2019August 26, 2020 / in: Africa, Hiking, Travel, Uganda

In 2019, I made a goal to teach myself to say “no” more. Naturally, that didn’t work. As the year …

Semuliki National Park: Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.

November 17, 2019December 28, 2019 / in: Africa, Travel, Uganda

Guys, do you remember that time our van broke down near the border between Congo (DRC) and Uganda? Not just …

The Defenders

September 28, 2019December 27, 2019 / in: Africa, Travel, Uganda

Let’s play a game of association: Hemingway. The British Empire. Safari. Adventure. War. Afghanistan. Africa. Big game hunting. British countryside. …

Porto: So much art, so little battery on my phone.

September 15, 2019December 28, 2019 / in: Europe, Portugal, Travel

The last weekend of August, friends from across the world gathered to participate in a great wedding party in a …

Amsterdam: Bicycles, 29°C and wine

September 7, 2019March 8, 2020 / in: Europe, Netherlands, Travel

Amsterdam will forever be my transit city. As a Sky Team member of the last decade and a half, Schiphol …

Walking on a ridge line in the snow

Switzerland: Home away from home

September 3, 2019March 8, 2020 / in: Europe, Switzerland

I’m not the only person in the family that has a problem with staying put in Norway. Both my parents …

Moi je joue

June 26, 2019December 2, 2019 / in: Europe, France, Travel

By a lot of measurements, I’m rich. Travelling the world primarily on my student loan (and what little salary I …

The good, the bad & the ugly

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 / in: Asia, Emirates

With a suitcase full of “locals only” tips we ventured to Dubai (and Abu Dhabi) to play tourists for a week.

When in Berlin…

January 3, 2019January 7, 2019 / in: 365 Days, Europe, Germany, Travel

I don’t like New Year’s Eve. On December 31st, Norway is usually cold, dark and (most often) wet. People are doing their utmost to make the party be as …

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