New York City
I went up to the top of the World Trade Center to enjoy the spectacular view from there.
Photos from the 1990s
A conference in Singapore
Singapore I spent a few days in Singapore for a conference in 1999. Singapore I also crossed the border into Malaysia to visit the Arulmigu Rajamariamman temple Johor Bahru.
Spring break in Tunisia
Spring vacation to the coast of Tunisia with my boyfriend, Erik, from 4 to 10 May, 1999. Besides swimming in the Mediterranean, we also travelled around the country. Hammamet We stayed in Hammamet, a tourist infected town at the north-eastern…
Road trip through Europe
In August 1996, I spent about two weeks travelling throgh Europe by car with some fellow students from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Czech Republic We stayed a few days in Prague on the way back home.…
A trip to Hong Kong
In September 1993, while I was working as a UN soldier in Somalia, I travelled to Hong Kong, Macao and China. Hong Kong Most of the time we spent in Hong Kong, which was a British colony until 1997. Macao…
A taste of India
In 1993 I travelled to India with a fellow soldier who also wanted to get away from Somalia for a while. We stayed in Bombay (later renamed Mumbai) and then went on to the former hippie paradise of Goa, now…
Army leave in Kenya
While working as a UN soldier in Somalia, I went on many shorter trips to neighbouring Kenya. Masai Mara In May 1993, I went on a safari to Masai Mara, a national park in Kenya. Mombasa
UN service in Somalia
From December 1992 until March 1994 I was working as a UN soldier in Mogadishu, Somalia. The United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM) was established to end war and starvation, and counted about 30,000 soldiers from all over the world.
Language school in Poland
Together with a Norwegian classmate and friend, I stayed in Poland for a month to participate at an English language course in for Polish students. After the course, we traveled around the country. Puławy UNESCO organized a summer camp for…