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Dry Tortugas, Florida, the least visited national park in USA
One of the coolest things we have done in the last few years was to visit the Dry Tortugas National […]
New York’s Central Park, the greatest public park in the world!
Central Park is, in our humble opinion, the greatest inner-city park in the world. Opened in 1876 the park gets […]
New Zealand’s North Island, there and back again (two Norwegians tales)
New Zealand’s North Island is a quite different place to its “little brother” the South Island. Home to about three-quarters […]
Brooklyn Bridge, walking New York’s most iconic river crossing
Perhaps the most iconic bridge of them all, one of the most beautiful and photographed bridges in the world for […]
The best Navajo frybread in the US via the magnificent Turquoise Highway to Colorado Springs
Last day on our magnificent Harleys. Previous posts will give you the first parts from Denver to Santa Fe, via […]
Japan Rail Pass, A Short Guide
On our Japan In 9 Days trip we booked a 7-day Green (first class) rail pass for 2. It may […]
Coasteering in Abereiddy Bay, probably the most fun you can have in a wet suit in Wales
Coasteering is probably the most fun activity we have done the past years of travelling. We did an extensive road […]
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 […]
The North Sea Road (Nordsjøvegen) RV44 from Flekkefjord to Jæren, a Norwegian Scenic Byroad
This road is a gem, running through extremely dramatic mountain coastal landscape. It is designated as the North Sea Road […]
Pulpit rock (Preikestolen) – Norway, one of the most spectacular treks and sights in the world
Pulpit rock is probably one of the most iconic destinations in Norway. On par with Munch’s “Scream”, Grieg’s “Morning Song”, […]
Driving from Denver to Santa Fe via Great Sand Dunes National Park and Taos Pueblo, a great long days drive!
We flew into Denver with Icelandair, a convenient hop via Iceland (you could do a stopover for free in Iceland […]
Norwegian scenic byroads, do you want to drive on a road with 20 feet of snow on each side? May and June are the best months!
There are plenty of scenic byroads in Norway, many of which are only open during summer, the reason for this […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Coda.
Well, that was it! This was our first great adventure together. Since that trip we have been back to Australia […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 19, Fiji!
Tanja 1 January 1998, Sandalwood Inn, Nadi, FijiHere we are in another paradise island, and all we want is to […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 18, Tonga!
Tanja 25 December 1997, Tony’s guesthouse, Nuku Alofa, Tonga:So both transport and lodging turned out not to be a problem, […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 17, Auckland and the tropical north
16 December, entry from Ørjan, no entry from Tanja We slept in until noon. It was raining quite heavily, and […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 16, the best day ever! Black Water Rafting in Waitomo, New Zealand.
Tanja 15 December 1997, Juno Backpackers, Waitomo, New Zealand:What a day and what a birthday! We’ve been going full tilt […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 15, the North Island! Taupo, Napier and thermal parks
Tanja 12 December 1997, Downtown Backpackers, Wellington, New Zealand:Won’t be seeing much of the capitol. Got here at 5.30 p.m. […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 14, nearly bungee jumping in Queenstown
8 December, entry from Ørjan, no entry from Tanja The only stop we made en route to Queenstown was at […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 13, hello New Zealand! Arriving in Christchurch, and having a bad taste party in the bush!
1 December, entry from Ørjan, no entry from Tanja Up at 05:00 to get the bus to the Sydney airport. […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 12, the Blue Mountains, Sydney and farewell Australia!
25 November, entry from Ørjan, no entry from Tanja Morning spent washing some clothes and posted a few negatives back […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 11, learning to surf in Byron Bay!
Tanja 18 November 1997, on the bus from Hervey Bay to Nimbin, Australia:Currently in Brisbane, glad we’ve decided not to […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 10, the unnecessary outback stop and Frasier Island.
Tanja 13 November 1997, Dingo cattle station, Australia:What an unnecessary stop! We travelled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. inland […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 9, the Great Barier reef and Pricilla, Queen of the Desert!
10 November, entry from Ørjan, no entry from Tanja We took a bus from the hotel to the docks. On […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 8, seeing koalas for the first time and driving a Moke!
Tanja 6 November 1997, Townsville, Australia:We went back to Cairns the day before yesterday, along some stops that felt unnecessary, […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 7, Cairns, Cape Tribulation and the Daintree Rainforest
1 November, entry from Ørjan, no entry from Tanja Australian motels have early check outs! Before 10:00 is normal. We […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 6, Kings Canyon, climbing Uluru and walking with giants in the Kata Tjutas
27 October, entry from Ørjan, no entry from Tanja On the 27th we had an early start to start the […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 5, Australia! Going to the red centre
20 October, entry from Ørjan, no entry from Tanja Flight to Darwin was good but no sleep. At Darwin airport […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 4, back at the beach and leaving Bali with an amoeba
13 October, entry from Ørjan, no entry from Tanja This day was used to do absolutely nothing! Beach, shade, swim. […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 3, The Gilli Islands, oh the disappointment!
Tanja 10 October 1997, Gili Trawangan:Went on a joke of a boat to Gili today. Since there was no boat […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 2, Bali and Lombok, it feels like a holiday at last!
2 October, only entry from Ørjan, no entry from Tanja. Travelling from Bangkok to Bali. After a night of little […]
Around the World 1997 Travel Diaries. Part 1, Jetlagged in Bangkok
Tanja 28 September 1997, flight QF002, somewhere above Turkey:So our great journey has finally begun. It was strange leaving Norway, […]
Around The World 1997 Travel Diaries, prologue.
25 years ago, we embarked on our first great adventure together. We moved to Oslo in 1996 after having met […]
On a Harley Davidson to Monument Valley, Arches National Park, Mesa Verde and Durango!
This is the continuation of our epic roadtrips in the US, first chapter was Roadtrip from Denver to Santa Fe […]
Dry Tortugas, Florida, the least visited national park in USA
One of the coolest things we have done in the last few years was to visit the Dry Tortugas National […]
Himeji Samurai Castle
As a part of our Japan In 9 Days trip, we decided to stop at one of the best surviving […]
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, […]
The High Line, New York, one of the greatest walks in America
One of the more unique and special city walks in the world must be the High Line in New York. […]
On a Harley Davidson from Phoenix to San Diego, a roadtrip on some of the most spectacular roads in western USA
From Phoenix via Sedona-Grand Canyon-Route 66-Lake Havasu-Joshua Tree National Park-Palm Springs- San Jacinto/Laguna Mountains and San Diego i 5 days. […]
From Seattle to San Francisco, The Pacific Coast Highway is the ultimate coastal drive!
This trip was done by car in July, just to be sure of nice weather. We started by flying into […]
Tarpon Springs, a small piece of Greece in Florida
The Greek sponge docks of Tarpon Springs, Florida!
The Ozello trail, short but epic road trip in north-western Florida
The nicest little byway in north west Florida, the Ozello trail is a short but epic gem of a road with delish food at the end of it!
From Albuquerque to Monument Valley via Route 66 and Canyon de Chelly, roadtrip epicness galore!
Santa Fe to Gallup An hour’s drive south of Santa Fe is Albuquerque. We only passed by to pick up […]
Totally Texas! The Lone Star state delivers epic roadtrip moments!
In Norwegian there is a word, that means that something is crazy, off the hook and states that something is […]
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 […]
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 […]
Taquiza, awesome tacos on Miamis South Beach!
The best tacos in South Beach, Miami!
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 […]
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 […]
Wremer Travels (yes, we do!) 