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Pearl Jam Albums Ranked From Not So Bad To Totally Epic!

Pearl Jam – seventh grunge father in the houseOn the eve of their debut album «Ten» 30th birthday, let us run through Pearl Jams epic backcatalogue of albums. Article published in Norway Rock Magazine 21.08.2020 A grunge child was born in Seattle in 1990. There must have been something in the Washington State water in…

Himeji Samurai Castle

As a part of our Japan In 9 Days trip, we decided to stop at one of the best surviving examples of a samurai castle in Japan. It was simply stunning! Why Himeji? The nerdy reason is that the Himeji Samurai Castle is a wonder in the game Civilization, so I did some research, and…

A Short Visit To Granada, Spain

We would like to call this a short visit, just because we did not have too much time in Granada, just two nights, and the majority of one day was used at what most people come to Granada for, the Alhambra palace. The Alhambra palace and fortress from the 13th century is the most visited…

Kyoto! The Philosopher’s Path, Fushimi Inari Temple and the Golden Pavillion are just a few good reasons to see the ancient capital of Japan!

Kyoto is one of the best-preserved Japanese cities, due to not being fire-bombed like so many other Japanese cities in WW2. Kyoto is considered the cultural capital of Japan, and a major tourist destination. It has a plethora of Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, palaces and gardens. On arrival we checked in to our hotel in…

A random awesome stop at Melbourne Beach, Florida.

Random stops for food and rest can go both ways we have experienced. There is nothing worse than a hangry driver and co-driver looking for places to stop and rest, and not finding a viable option anywhere in sight. Often this ends up with a stop at a bad fast food place, or worse, at…

The magic of Miyajima Island, Japan

Just south of Hiroshima lies Miyajima island. Easily reached by local train in about 1 hour from the Hiroshima train station, and the ferry from the mainland is included in the JR railpass. The small island is best known for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. It’s…

The medieval town of Pals on Spain’s Costa Brava

The small medieval town of Pals is probably one of the most charming and cosiest small towns we have ever visited. It could easily be a location for Braavos or King’s Landing in Game of Thrones, it is like travelling back in time. It lies a few kilometres from the coast of Emporda bay in…

Highway 1, the ultimate US roadtrip for beginners!

It’s the classic American road trip, first taste for many tourists of the open road in the US. The stuff dreams are made of. It tops many lists of best roads in the world, and rightly so. Highway 1 has breathtaking views around every corner. The road itself starts on the border of Oregon and…

Route 66, The Mother Road!

Riding the western parts of Historic Route 66 in USA. It’s THE American dream, it’s the backbone of the world’s popular biker culture. Its embedded in the minds of every Harley rider across the globe. The mighty Route 66, running from Chicago to Los Angeles. The highway, which is of the most famous roads in…

Tokyo, the coolest city on earth!

After the devastation of the second world war, Japan rose to be one of the economic superpowers in the world, in just 40 years. So maybe therefore the strong traditional and religious beliefs are so extremely juxtaposed with the new neon modernism, especially in Tokyo. It’s the birthplace of Japanese Zen Buddhism, that emphasizes self-restraint…

USA roadtrips top 5 epic moments

There are som many epic moments to be had while on the road in the US. We have done a few fantastic trips on a motorbike and in a car. To try and collect a few highlights is more or less impossible. Some times is the strange that you remember, some times it is the…

New York, November 2000

It was our first visit to the most enthralling cities of them all, New York. It was a dream come true. To visit that most magical of big cities, we had seen it in countless movies, tv shows and on album covers. The home of the skyscraper, CBGBs, the Ramones, Taxi Driver, the Godfather, Seinfeld,…

The Galapagos Islands, the number 1 bucketlist destination!

Galapagos, just saying the name conjures up images of David Attenborough frolicking with giant turtles while surrounded by baby seals and marine iguanas. A must see and must do on many a bucket list around the world. It had been high on our list ever since we as small kids saw programmes from those strange…

The El Paso loop, 3 epic days motorbiking in Texas and New Mexico via white deserts, Billy the kid shootouts and alien encounters.

From El Paso, Texas via White Sands National Park- Cloudcroft- Alamogordo- Three Rivers Petroglyphs- Valley Of Fires- Lincoln- Roswell- Carlsbad Caverns- Guadalupe Mountains and back to El Paso This is a nice 3 days and 2 nights loop starting in El Paso, Texas, going into southern New Mexico then back into Texas again. We took…

Shop `till you drop in New York!

New York is a shopper’s mecca, no doubt about it. Anything from high street fashion to streetwear to cheap and vintage at the markets that pop up around town on the weekends. And depending on what kind of shopper you are, you will find like us, that different areas offer different kinds of experiences. Our…

Oh well, whatever! 31 years of Nevermind!

It is today 31 years since Nirvana released their second album “Nevermind”. It was the band’s first album on a major label, and of course there were expectations from the record company that Nirvana would bring home the bacon in a literal sense. In retrospect, many have claimed that they “just knew the album was…

Norwegian Music Noir, perfect autumn music!

Can you name a Norwegian band, except A-ha? Probably not. Norway is not what you can call a prolific maker of Billboard hits. Compared with our neighbour Sweden, our escapades in the world of music is bleak at best. I will not try to explain why this is, the numbers speak their own language. Norway…

Top 5 moments on the road in USA

There are som many epic moments to be had while on the road in the US. We have done a few fantastic trips on a motorbike and in a car. To try and collect a few highlights is more or less impossible. Some times is the strange that you remember, some times it is the…

Costa Brava, our favourite part of Spain!

Costa Brava is our favourite part of the Spanish mainland coast. Costa Brava boasts some of the best beaches in Spain, from golden sandy stretches of beach to rocky hidden coves and isolated beaches only accessible on foot. There are some incredible hidden beaches to be found. We fell in love with the area after…

Himeji Samurai Castle

As a part of our Japan In 9 Days trip, we decided to stop at one of the best surviving examples of a samurai castle in Japan. It was simply stunning! Why Himeji? The nerdy reason is that the Himeji Samurai Castle is a wonder in the game Civilization, so I did some research, and…

Walking in London: Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens

Set right in the heart of London is Hyde Park and its “sister” park Kensington Gardens. Hyde Park is one of eight royal parks in London and covers 350 acres. Kensington Gardens lies on the west side of the Serpentine lake that divides it from Hyde Park. Kensington Gardens is 265 acres, so combined with…

New York’s Meatpacking District, a great urban regeneration project and excellent destination for food, drinks and shopping

The Meatpacking district is sandwiched between Chelsea and Greenwich village. The area is roughly situated between Horatio Street in the south and 16th Street in the north. Compared to the orderly grid system of most of Manhattan, this area is a rather confusing mix street names, numbers and no avenues. For first time visitors just…

Hiroshima 6th August 1945

On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Today marks the 77th anniversary…

Driving the Tamiami Trail from Miami to Tampa, Florida

When opened in 1928 the Tamiami Trail was the only route between Miami on the Atlantic coast and Naples on the Gulf Coast of Florida. It was at the time considered a major achievement of engineering, it took 13 years and 2,6 million sticks of dynamite to construct the road that crosses the Everglades. It…

The El Paso loop, 3 epic days motorbiking in Texas and New Mexico via white deserts, Billy the kid shootouts and alien encounters.

From El Paso, Texas via White Sands National Park- Cloudcroft- Alamogordo- Three Rivers Petroglyphs- Valley Of Fires- Lincoln- Roswell- Carlsbad Caverns- Guadalupe Mountains and back to El Paso This is a nice 3 days and 2 nights loop starting in El Paso, Texas, going into southern New Mexico then back into Texas again. We took…

The magic of Miyajima Island, Japan

Just south of Hiroshima lies Miyajima island. Easily reached by local train in about 1 hour from the Hiroshima train station, and the ferry from the mainland is included in the JR railpass. The small island is best known for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. It’s…

Kyoto! The Philosopher’s Path, Fushimi Inari Temple and the Golden Pavillion are just a few good reasons to see the ancient capital of Japan!

Kyoto is one of the best-preserved Japanese cities, due to not being fire-bombed like so many other Japanese cities in WW2. Kyoto is considered the cultural capital of Japan, and a major tourist destination. It has a plethora of Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, palaces and gardens. On arrival we checked in to our hotel in…

Pearl Jam Albums Ranked From Not So Bad To Totally Epic!

Pearl Jam – seventh grunge father in the houseOn the eve of their debut album «Ten» 30th birthday, let us run through Pearl Jams epic backcatalogue of albums. Article published in Norway Rock Magazine 21.08.2020 A grunge child was born in Seattle in 1990. There must have been something in the Washington State water in…

Masai Mara, Kenya, the perfect safari destination!

We have been so lucky that we have had the opportunity of going to Africa twice. Two very different places, and two very different vibes. It was a dream for the both of us to see all those animals that David Attenborough had shown us on countless programs from the savanna. To experience live a…

Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, a beach and movie buff paradise in Spain’s southeastern corner

Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park in the south-eastern corner of Spain is Andalusia’s largest protected coastal area, a wild and isolated landscape with some of Europe’s oldest geological features. Spain’s southeast coast, where the park is situated, is the only region in mainland Europe with a true hot desert climate. The park is located between the cities of Alicante and Malaga…

A Short Visit To Granada, Spain

We would like to call this a short visit, just because we did not have too much time in Granada, just two nights, and the majority of one day was used at what most people come to Granada for, the Alhambra palace. The Alhambra palace and fortress from the 13th century is the most visited…

Two Game of Thrones nerds goes to Girona, Spain.

Girona is the hot little sister of Barcelona, situated north east in the Spanish province Catalunya, just an hour’s drive from Barcelona, and if you drive past it is only one more hour and you are in France. It is a small but mighty town, just around 100 000 citizens, and it is an extremely popular…

Venice, Italy, the ultimate bucket list city!

Venice is in our humble opinion the ultimate bucket list city for any traveller. It is perhaps the most spectacular city we have ever visited, and it could be argued that it is one of the most spectacular cities in the world. Venice, in Italian Venezia, is a major seaport, and capital of both the province of Venezia and…

Route 66, the epic western parts of The Mother Road, USA!

Riding the western parts of Historic Route 66 in USA. It’s THE American dream, it’s the backbone of the world’s popular biker culture. Its embedded in the minds of every Harley rider across the globe. The mighty Route 66, running from Chicago to Los Angeles. The highway, which is of the most famous roads in…

Around The World 1997 Travel Diaries, prologue.

This is the prologue for our Around The World 1997 diaries project. We had out first big real taste of the world in 1997 when we embarked on our first around the world trip as a couple. We both wrote diaries, and took photos. We had great fun transcribing diaries and digitizing old photos. Hope…

Go to Karpathos! Our favourite Greek island!

Some years ago we went to a travel fair in Oslo, it is always nice to talk to the different people at different stands, get some gossip on where to go and what destinations are up and coming. And since Ørjan was in the industry back then, it was a place to meet new contacts…

The Sakura, Japan’s Cherry Blossoming Season

The cherry blossom is Japan’s unofficial national flower. It holds a prominent position in Japanese culture. There are many dozens of different cherry tree varieties in Japan, most of them only bloom for a few days in spring, making the cherry blossoming season (the Sakura) a busy one in the Japanese social calendar. The Sakura…

This year, you should go and celebrate easter in Alicante, Spain

For most northern Europeans Alicante is a well-known charter destination for the sun worshipping sun starved northerners. It is more known as a destination than a vibrant Spanish town with great food, plazas and wonderful narrow streets filled with cafes and bodegas. Alicante is blessed with a beach in the city centre, so to combine…

Costa Brava, our favourite part of Spain!

Costa Brava is our favourite part of the Spanish mainland coast. Costa Brava boasts some of the best beaches in Spain, from golden sandy stretches of beach to rocky hidden coves and isolated beaches only accessible on foot. There are some incredible hidden beaches to be found. We fell in love with the area after…

The Galapagos Islands, the most enchanted place on earth

Galapagos, just saying the name conjures up images of David Attenborough frolicking with giant turtles while surrounded by baby seals and marine iguanas. A must see and must do on many a bucket list around the world. It had been high on our list ever since we as small kids saw programmes from those strange…


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