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
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
It is now 2019, and while the year has been off to a slow start in regards to travels, this past weekend finally put me on the road for the first time this year - and in the coming few months many more trips will follow! My first trip in 2019 was a small weekend … Continue reading Glimpse into Slovakia
My own country, Denmark, is quite small. In spite of this, we do have quite a few cool places to visit. Not so many epic nature scenes, as we're quite flat and urban, but we do host quite a few historical landmarks from our 1000+ year old history from viking times through to today. I've … Continue reading Denmarks Birth Certificate
Read the first part of the series of my trip to Svalbard here! The second day on Svalbard was also the one with by far the worst weather. Actually very non-arctic-y weather! It was overcast the entire day, with temperatures hovering at 1-2 degree celcius (yeah, not negative!) - in the deep arctic, in December. … Continue reading Polar night in Svalbard – Part 2
Last year I started a new "tradition" (or what I hope to turn into a tradition over time anyways) of going to to winter-y destinations in December, close to Christmas, to get into the Christmas spirit. Last year my choice fell upon the swedish capital, Stockholm, as I wanted a nice christmas market and christmas … Continue reading Polar night in Svalbard – Part 1
I just came back from a 3 day trip to the country of Moldova. A country that is not just one of the least visited countries in Europe (only beat by the micro-nations Liechtenstein and San Marino), but also the world. The world bank ranks it as the 18th least visited country in the world … Continue reading A weekend in Moldova
During my trip to the Republic of Moldova, my main interest wasn't actually going around Moldova, but rather visiting one of the last true communist states in the world, which is located right here in the heart of Europe. I am talking about Transnistria. Transnistria is a unrecognized break-away republic that is officially recognized as … Continue reading A day in the Soviet pocket of Europe
Hello world! My name is Rune, and I'm a viking from Denmark. I like to pretend that I'm a viking, but I'm also an avid traveller, hence Abandoning the Fjords (pstt don't tell anyone that we actually don't have fjords here in Denmark). I've been travelling around Europe, Caucasus and the Middle East fairly extensively … Continue reading The Journey Begins
Abandoning the Fjords 