NPL: Oslo to Lindesnes
The starting (or ending) point for the NPL (Norway cape to cape) is Lindesnes. I could have taken a bus/train from Oslo, but I had never seen much of the south coastline before, so why not cycle this part too! Read more »
NPL: Stryn to Oslo
The main reason for cycling from Stryn to Oslo was to buy a good map of Norway and maybe get some spare parts for the bike. I could have made it easy and taken a bus, instead I chose the hard way, to cycle the 470 km to Oslo. Read more »
Cycling around Norway
After a longer period of travels abroad, I have finally decided to explore my beautiful home country on two wheels. The bicycle trip will last for approx 6 weeks, and be close to 4000 km in lenght. Read more »
Negros Island
My last week in the Philippines was spent roaming around Negros, the third largest island in the country and prime producer of sugar. From Dumaguete and Sipalay in south to Bacolod and Silay City in the north. Read more »
Siquijor Island
Siquijor is a tiny island in the Philippines, and holds a reputation for being a place of sorcery, black magic, and generally strange people and rituals. But instead of hunting witches, we spent the entire time on Solangon beach. Read more »
Bohol
Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines, but still large enough to offer a lot. We enjoyd the famous Chocolate Hills, a river cruise, spotting tarsiers (commonly dubbed the world's smallest "monkey") and finally a couple of days rest on Alona Beach. Read more »
Palawan
The island of Palawan, also dubbed "The last frontier in Philippines", is where Alex Garland found inspiration to write his book "The Beach". We spent 10 days exploring white beaches, hidden lagoons, razor-sharp limestone cliffs, spooky underground rivers....and horrible roads. Read more »
Northern Luzon
Just few hours by bus north of Manila, the Cordillera rises to almost 3000 meters above sea level. The deeper we penetrated the mountains and valleys of Northern Luzon, the more it reminded me of Nepal. Read more »
Leyte to Manila overland
After having traveled 2 months in Philippines in the end of 2008, I promised myself to return as soon as possible to this lovely country in the far east. Early April I was back in Maasin City (Leyte), where the first leg of our backpacking started 8 days ago. Read more »
El Teide
Mount Teide, rising 3718 metres above the Atlantic ocean, is an active though dormant volcano off the coast of Africa. The island of Tenerife is Spanish territory and Teide is thus considered the highest mountain in this European country; my main reason for visiting charter tourist hell in Tenerife. Read more »
