Vienna Girls’ Trip

February 23, 2026March 17, 2026Leave a comment

“Runway 3 4”
– That dude flying the plane

Birthday present for Marie this year was taking her to a surprise destination for a weekend. I chose Vienna since none of us had been there before. I was hoping to go see an opera at the famous Opera House, but unfortunately “Carmen” was completely sold out when I checked and the only alternative was something I’d never heard of that was about 5 hours long… I decided against that and instead booked tickets for the “Light of Creation” light show in the Votiv Church, opting for a nice hotel within walking distance.
(Radisson Blu Style Hotel, Vienna)

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Edinburgh Girls’ Trip

November 9, 2025February 13, 2026Leave a comment

“It’s that building, the one with Nazi Robbie Williams.”
– Barbro

Birthday present for Barbro this year was taking her to Edinburgh, taking a tour of the Chocolatarium and generally engaging in fried food ’til the point our stomachs decided we didn’t need more meals after breakfast ;-P The weather forecast said 100 % chance of rain the whole time we were there, but we only really saw proper prolonged rain the same day we decided to walk 30 mins to find Barbro’s grandmmother’s childhood home… With our shopping in paper bags… Souvenirs in need of washing after that debacle, but oh well, it’s just water and a little street grime.

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Edinburgh to see Greg Davies (and Micky Overman)

March 16, 2025June 21, 2025Leave a comment

“I’m not letting my husband f*ck me with my brother’s dick!”
– Sian, Greg Davies’ sister (according to Greg Davies) 😉

Went to Edinburgh March of 2025 to catch Greg Davies‘ first tour since 2017, “Full Fat Legend”. I wasn’t allowed to film or take pictures while he was on stage so I’m not posting any of the ones I definitely do not have on my phone at all because they don’t exist.

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OKTOBERFEST IN MUNICH

September 18, 2023June 21, 2025Leave a comment

“The wiesn I came is because of the beer!”
– Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest (also called Wiesn or Oktobafest) is the world’s largest Volksfest, featuring a beer festival and a travelling carnival, and is held annually in Munich, Germany, from mid- or late-September to the first Sunday in October. And when my excellent and admirable friends decided I should go to… Well, what choice did I really have? ❤

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Iceland

August 30, 2023Leave a comment

“The Icelandic lava show in Vik recreates a volcano eruption by pouring molten lava into a room full of people. The red-hot lava flows and solidifies.”
– The Geothermal Energy Exhibition, Iceland

I think maybe I would’ve chosen a different route with regards to giving people up close and personal experiences with a volcano eruption, but I guess that’s just me. Maybe the elves took it too far… If you know, you know.

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AdventureBuddy Trip to Seoul, South Korea

May 3, 2023October 15, 2024Leave a comment

“In South Korea, they believe that when you turn 60, you’ve become a baby again and the rest of your life should be totally about joy and happiness, and people should leave you alone, and I just think that that’s the height of intelligence.”
– Alice Walker

Andreas and I finally went to Seoul together, after I went solo in 2011. Did much the same things as last time, but Seoul is a wonderful city with so much to see and do and it was amazing experiencing some of it again with my bro.

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Travels with my dad… Sort of

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022Leave a comment

It dawned on me today that the Instagram post I put out on what would have been by dad’s birthday was something I wanted to save for posterity. As this day is the anniversary of his passing and this blog is like my diary, specifically related to travel it felt natural to add it here.

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YEAR 3 :: My last year of travel

December 14, 2021November 7, 2024Leave a comment

“The journey is my home.”
– Muriel Rukeyser

February 26th 2020 I had officially been travelling for three years straight. My “Round the World Adventure” was drawing to a close and even though I was incredibly happy (and a little proud) that I managed my stated goal of travelling full time for three years, the nostalgia was setting in… I don’t like it when things are drawing to a close, I don’t like it when things end…

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Colombia :: Bogotá, food poisoning & the end of my adventure

October 4, 2021October 5, 20211 Comment

“A developed country is not where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.”
– Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogotá

I only got to see the cathedral in Bogotá and have lunch with my new, French friend Laura, before succumbing to food poisoning… It was bad. It was real bad.

But that’s not really Bogotá’s fault, so let’s not judge.

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Colombia :: Medellin’s Comuna 13

September 27, 2021November 11, 2021Leave a comment

“Once one of the most dangerous places in the world, Comuna 13 is now a cradle of art and culture.”

The city of Medellin is divided into communes. Comuna 13 consists of thousands of brightly colored houses at the top of a very steep hill and is different from the other 15 comunas because of the enormous amount of colorful street art and graffiti.

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