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Rome and the Vatican

I visited Rome with a friend in December 2002. This was my first visit to the Eternal City. Rome is the capital and largest city of Italy. In the center of the city is the Vatican City State, which is…

Namibia by car, airplane and parachute

I visited this beautiful country in October 2002. The country has some clean and scenic cities, a varied wildlife and lots of space. I tried a tandem sky dive while in Namibia as well. Windhoek I arrived in Namibia through…

Touring South Africa

In October, 2002, I visited South Africa. I stayed most of the time in Cape Town, and also travelled to the nearby Cape of Good Hope, Simonstown and Stellenbosch, as well as Sun City and Johannesburg farther away. Cape Town…

Visiting Dublin

On a trip to Dublin I visited the Guinness Brewery, Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Temple Bar and other places.

Hiking to Roque Nublo

Together with 3 friends from Norway, I had a one week vacation in Gran Canaria, off the coast of West Africa. We hired a car and drove to the Roque Nublo mountain in the center of the island.

Constitution Day in Oslo

While living in London, I made a weekend trip to Oslo for Constitution Day in May, 2002. While I was there I also went on a boat trip with friends.

Hiking in Montserrat

At the end of February 2002, I spent almost a full day at the Montserrat mountain not far from Barcelona.

A few days in Uruguay

I wanted to spend some days at the beach, and travelled to Montevideo. That turned out to be a bit of a mistake. The beach was the worst one I have ever seen. Montevideo Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, is…

A quick visit to Paraguay

While on a vacation in South America in November, 2001, I made a quick trip to the border town of Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. Ciudad del Este ‘Ciudad del Este is the second largest city in Paraguay, and it…

3 days in Chile

I was three days in Chile, and visited Santiago, Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. I really loved what I managed to see of this country, and have decided to go back there later. Santiago I had a short stop of…