Bergen and Sotra

As every year, I also made several trips to Sotra in 2017, including some visits to nearby Bergen. Sotra I visited my family at Sotra several times during the year. Bergen Bergen is the second larges city in Norway, and…

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.