For pictures from my whole trip to Pakistan, see the Flickr album at the bottom of this post. When researching places to visit in Pakistan, I stumbled across a city that I'd never heard about before, called Multan. Multan is in fact the 7th most populated city of Pakistan, with about 1.8 million people (in … Continue reading Multan, city of Saints & Uch Sharif
For pictures from the trip, go to the bottom of the post for a Flickr gallery. As part of my 2022 grand tour around Asia I decided to visit the controversial little sultanate of Brunei, which is the only country that is entirely located on the island of Borneo, and fully surrounded by Malaysia. Brunei … Continue reading Exploring Brunei
In September of 2022 I set out on my big 10 week trip through the middle east and Asia in general. The first stops would be Kuwait and Qatar, two small gulf countries, and as such it would be a short visit to each, with just a grand total of 3 days spent in total. … Continue reading Short stays in Kuwait and Qatar
My journey to become an independent solo traveler didn't look like an obvious path for me for many years. I was always a very introverted kid, more locked up in my basement with my computer than exploring anything. My parents never really thought I would be courageous or even caring enough to set out to … Continue reading Finding my feet in Albania & Kosovo
Introduction, and getting there Georgia is treasure trove of natural beauty. Located in between the greater and lesser Caucasus ranges, it hosts a mountain galore on both its northern and southern flanks. Most visitors flock to mount Kazbegi on the northern border with Russia, which is also easily accessible, even as a day trip, from … Continue reading Svaneti
During a recent trip to Bologna, Italy, visiting some friends, we decided to take a roadtrip to the nearby micro-nation of San Marino. San Marino is a tiny landlocked nation entirely surrounded by Italy. It lies near the adriatic coast, about 1,5 hours of driving from Bologna - so it is a easy day trip. … Continue reading San Marino – Kingdom in the clouds
Senegal is one of many west African countries that were used as a base to ship off slaves to the new world. Being located on the coast, and having a relatively central location mean't it was a good location for the European colonizers to organize their horrible slave trade. The history of slavery in Senegal … Continue reading Confronting slavery in Senegal
Gambia is essentially one giant wildlife park. The country is primarily made up of the Gambia river, with the country extending 300 kms from the atlantic coast inland, and with a few kms of land on either shore of the river. This means that the country is overflowing with an array of tropical animals. A … Continue reading Easy ways to meet wildlife in Gambia
In Senegal I had the option to either take a short flight down to the southern Casamance region of the country, OR taking a 15 hour overnight ferry. For a guy with an adventurous heart the choice was obvious! Ferry it was! The Casamance region is the very southern part of Senegal that lies below … Continue reading Ferry adventures in Senegal
This year I've started getting really seriously into running. It started out as a simple means to lose weight, and I expected it to quickly end like so many of my previous attempts at picking up running; in failure. But this time, somehow, it clicked and I got hooked on running and now actually not … Continue reading Yerevan Half Marathon 2019
Abandoning the Fjords 