Posts from year 2019

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Way Out West 2019

Way Out West 2019

Here we go again for another year at Way Out West. I think it’s the 8th time I visit the festival and it’s getting a bit predictive, but there were a few new additions to explore.

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Reine with book

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.

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Reine book

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.

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Walking to Slovakia

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.

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Ruin bars in Budapest

Ruin bars in Budapest

It has been almost a decade since my last visit to Budapest. Back then, ruin bars weren’t a big thing yet. The first of them, Szimpla Kert, opened up way back in 2002 but it really took off in later years.

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The layers of Belgrade

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.

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The harbor of Hamburg

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.

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The bricks of Gdansk

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?

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Venice

Movie locations around the world part 7

Welcome to part 7 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Bourne Identity, Inferno, Moonraker, Way of the Dragon, A Room with a View, The Tourist, Mission Impossible 4, Roman Holiday, Battleship Potemkin, XXX, Depeche Mode.

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View of the Vatican

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.

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