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 […]
KLM hand-luggage holdup in Amsterdam and Barcelona.
How arilines now face too much hand luggage in their cabins when flights are fully booked.
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 […]
Pearl Jam Albums Ranked From Not So Bad To Totally Epic!
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 […]
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 […]
Eagles Of Death Metal at L’Olympia, Paris, 16th February 2016
I was on a business trip to Paris in February 2016, a site inspection for a client I was arranging […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
The Norwegian tourist roadtrip hyperloop, how to see some of the best fjords and sights of Norway in less than 48 hrs
Welcome To Norway and the Norwegian tourist roadtrip hyperloop! This is how you can start in Oslo and see some […]
Visiting Kennedy Space Centre!
Visiting the most exciting space place on earth, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida!
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 […]
New York, November 2000
It was our first visit to the most enthralling cities of them all, New York. It was a dream come […]
Warning! SIXT car rental Miami/Florida toll fee overcharge!
Be warned about a fee scam by SIXT rent a car in Florida!
Witnessing a rocket launch! Artemis 1 moon mission lift off from Kennedy Space Centre.
Watching a rocket take off from Kennedy Space Centre is not something of an everyday event. We were so lucky that we got to see the Artemis 1 take off for the moon!
Swimming with manatees in Crystal River, Florida
Swimming with manatees in Crystal River, Florida, was a dream come true. Our first post covid adventure was spent with 2000 pund mammals eating seagrass!
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 […]
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 […]
Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age, the meanest nice guy you’ll ever meet!
After having finished reading Mark Lanegans book «Sing backwards and weep, a memoir» I thought I should repost my interview […]
Driving Florida’s epic Overseas Highway, across the Florida Keys to Key West.
A trip to Key West is a must when you visit Miami and Florida! You can easily do it as […]
London shopping! A brief guide to the best areas for some retail therapy
There is no doubt that London is a shopper’s mecca. The amount of high street retailers, flagship stores and department […]