Krakow, Poland

In January 2012, I moved to Krakow in Poland to escape the Norwegian winter. After living here for four months, I decided to write about my views on the city… What to see? Krakow is an old, European city. The best way to experience it is to get a hold of a free map in a tourist information office, and just walk around in the streets. Get lost, wander down to the river, find a cozy bar in...

Learning a new language

Cześć! I am currently living in Poland for a couple of months, and I have decided to spend some of my time here trying to learn Polish. Looking back on my life, I realized that I have never attempted this before. I was practically forced to learn English in school and through various media sources, and I have never voluntarily made an effort to learn a new language before. I can easily make my...

What to bring when traveling

You’ve saved up enough money, bought the plane tickets, planned your travel route and done the preparations. There is only one thing left to do – pack your backpack! But what exactly do you bring? How much clothes do you need? Where should you keep your valuables? How big should your backpack be? In this post I will explain how I packed my backpack when I traveled internationally....

Summary: Prague, Berlin and Krakow

Prague Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic, and is often cited as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, and rightfully so. Unlike in other European cities, most of the buildings are intact after the second world war. If you look at the city from a height it looks like an over sized, otherworldly fairytale town.  I really wish I had more to say about Prague, but I only spent one...

More links and resources

The links and resources was looking a bit shabby, so I updated it several new sites you ought to check out.

20 tips for cheap traveling

I found this youtube-video randomly today, and thought the advice given was brilliant. Check it out. The description reads: Graham Hughes, the world’s most travelled filmmaker, offers his expert advice on how to travel the world on a shoestring budget.   He had a well phrased quote in the description which I also wanted to include: Travel isn’t a question of being loaded,...

The feeling of diving!

So this is not specific to a certain local. It is not a documentary of a single adventure. I simply mean to enlighten those that are not divers in this world what they are missing out on. Consider one amazing fact that always permeates my mind… even if you could explore the entire face of the world you would only see 1/4 of what this amazing planet has to offer. And so now sit back and...

Coron, Philippines – Diving

Picture the date as 1944. The Americans and Japanese are in a standoff for control of this area of the world. Fleets of ships from both sides play strategic games trying to take a foothold in this water wonderland peppered with islands of all sizes and shapes. As the American force started to gain supremacy it conducted a ruthless and lethal attack against the unaware Japanese. Dozens of ships...

Malapascua, Philippines – Diving

My eyes flutter open with crusty residue stained in the corners – barely cognitive after a sleepless night bathed in the sweet aroma of my own sweat. I notice that the tranquil, yet disturbing, sound of my alarm going off has beckoned me to awake to this new day and proceed to extricate myself from my damp bed through the web of mosquito netting surrounding me. First stop is the cold water...

Dos Ojos, Mexico – Diving

It had been a month and a half of traveling with Kris and Kate, two Brits we met on our travel through Honduras. We had been talking about diving the Cenotes since our diving adventures around Utila Honduras. The day had finally arrived and the anticipation and excitement welled up within each of us, our blood racing thru our veins in exhilaration. Our minds were not ready for what was about...