Posts from year 2019
Found 20 hits, currently showing 11-20.
Way Out West 2019
Here we go again for another year at Way Out West. It’s getting a bit predictive, but there were a few new additions to explore.
Book signing event
My travel book “Här finns inga drakar” was released about a week ago. It’s been a wild ride to work on it for so many years and I’m thrilled to finally be able to share it with everyone.
My book has arrived
I am happy to announce the release of my book “Här finns inga drakar” (Here be no dragons). After many years of work it has finally been completed. The book contains 300 pages with assorted accounts of my travels during three decades, a lot of countries and even more cups of coffee.
Walking to Slovakia
After a tedious train ride to Esztergom we had finally reached the river Danube, separating Hungary from Slovakia. Over a thousand years ago, this was the capital of Hungary.
Ruin bars in Budapest
It has been almost a decade since my last visit to Budapest. Back then, ruin bars weren’t as much mainstream as they are today. The first of them, Szimpla Kert, opened up way back in 2002 but it really took off in later years.
The layers of Belgrade
I was curious to what I would find in Serbia. For obvious reasons, many of the surrounding countries are vary of Serbia, to say the least. When I was visiting Bosnia-Herzegovina some years ago, the locals all but spat every time I happened to mention the country.
The harbor of Hamburg
The historical port area of Hamburg is on the rise these days. The districts of HafenCity and Speicherstadt are once more buzzing with people and cranes.
The bricks of Gdansk
As I was strolling along the pier Dlugie pobrzeze next to the Motlawa river, I was admiring the Hanseatic buildings of Gdansk. These majestic facades of brick and mortar have sheltered the inhabitants for centuries. Or have they?
Movie locations around the world part 7
This is part 7 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Jason Bourne, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Inferno, Moonraker, Way of the Dragon, A Room with a View, Mission Impossible 4, Eat Pray Love, National Treasure, Night at the Museum, XXX, Depeche Mode.
Wonders of the Vatican
The Vatican City State is the smallest state in the world, confined by the bustling metropolis of Rome. We made our way to St. Peter’s Square where a large crowd had gathered surrounded by the imposing pillars.