Trips around southern Norway

Hiking in Dovre mountains Hiking to Gaustatoppen Summer in Oslo Møre og Romsdal In October I made a road trip to Geiranger, Åndalsnes, Trollstigen, Kristiansund and the scenic Atlantic Ocean Road. Bergen In November 2016 I visited Bergen, and took…

Exploring the Catalan Countries

The Catalan Countries are the territories where the Catalan language is spoken. It stretches from Valencia in Spain into the southern region of Pyrénées-Orientales in France. The area also encompasses the Balearic Islands and the Principality of Andorra. I visited…

A weekend in Riga

I spent a weekend in Riga in November 2016. The Chinese president Xi Jinping was also visiting Riga that weekend, and stayed at the same hotel.

A week in Antarctica

I went on an expedition from Ushuaia, Argentina, to the Palmer Peninsula in Arctactica, on the MV Sea Adventurer in January 2015. The return from from Antarctica was from the South Shetland Islands to Punta Arenas in Chile. MV Sea…

Argentina

I made a trip to Argentina in January 2015, on my way to Antarctica. Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina. Ushuaia I had one night in Ushuaia, in the far south of Argentina, before…

Hawaii

During a trip to Hawaii I spent time on both the Big Island and Oahu. Big Island Oahu