Skopje is the lively capital of North Macedonia, a river-valley city defined by the Vardar River, an Ottoman-era bazaar, modernist post-earthquake architecture, and, yes, a lot of statues. This easy read walks you through Skopje’s story, the must-see sights, and the controversial “Skopje 2014” sculpture initiative—with sources you can trust. A (very) short history Ancient…
Five days in Gambia, from the border crossing at Barra to Banjul, the Kachikally crocodile pool, the monkey park and the Atlantic beaches. A diary with photos and video.
Eight days in Mauritania, from the Rosso border to the desert towns of Atar and Terjit, and on the iron ore train from Zouérat to Nouadhibou. A diary with photos and film.
My third day in Dakar, I got bus tickets for tomorrow, and went to Yoff beach. Mostly locals, lots of men playing football on the beach. Some children and adults in the ocean. Very few tourists. The water was warm and lovely. I had lunch with locals and got bugged by street vendors trying to…
Two weeks by bus, ferry and tent in July 2022: from Denmark by ferry to the Faroe Islands, then around Iceland from Seyðisfjörður and Húsavík to Geysir, Jökulsárlón and Reykjavik. Photos and 3 videos.
I visited northern Sweden in January 2021. Kiruna church is a famous landmark with the traditional wooden architecture and red coloring. We visited the reindeers park in Jukkasjärvi and handfed the reindeers. kirunalapland.se/en/destinations/jukkasjarvi We experienced dog sledging with husky dogs in the cold magical landscape. Even though I was dressed in overall, proper winter boots…
Photos from Sardinia
December 2014 I travelled to Thailand for wildlife center volunteering for ca 3 weeks. This type of volunteering means paying for lodging and working as a volunteer, that is contributing your time and your money to help support the wildlife rescue work.
December 2012 by bus from Bangkok through Cambodia to Vietnam: Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh and Tuol Sleng, the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City. Photos and 4 videos.
A month near Hoedspruit, South Africa, learning to trace, track and understand wildlife on a private game reserve. Photos and videos from December 2010.
Photos from Switzerland
Two weeks overland in Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar in December 2009: the Masai Mara, the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater, the doors of Stone Town and the mangrove beaches. With photos and 10 videos.
I landed in Helsinki, took the train, then car, then boat over to Kadermo, Hangö in the Finnish archipelago for 10 day ashtanga yoga retreat. In december I felt that I needed to spend some time on my own and figure a few things out, as my “spiritual journey” got distracted by every day life…
My first trip was 5 days in Istanbul, I stayed with a friendly and admirable person Rifat. Istanbul expressions – it is truly a place where WEST meets EAST, and a lot of historical remarks are still visible in the city. I visited the tourist and historical sites, Sultanahmet mosque, Topkapi Palace (which displayed strange…
A 2006 overland journey from Zurich to Beijing: Minsk, Moscow, Siberia and Lake Baikal, Mongolia and the Naadam festival, then Datong, Pingyao, Xi’an, Shanghai and the Great Wall. A travel diary with photos and videos.
Photos from First Overland Safari trip
